The confidence game : why we fall for it... every time /

The confidence game : why we fall for it... every time /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Konnikova, Maria, author.
Imprint:	New York : Viking, [2016]. ©2016
Description:	340 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Swindlers and swindling. Fraud. Criminal psychology. Criminal psychology. Fraud. Swindlers and swindling.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10490053

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ISBN:	9780525427414 (hardcover) 0525427414 (hardcover)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Explores the psyches, motives, and methods of con artists to reveal why they are consistently successful, identifying common hallmarks of cons to share additional insights into the relationship between artists and victims.

Table of Contents:

The grifter and the mark
The put-up
The play
The rope
The tale
The convincer
The breakdown
The send and the touch
The blow-off and the fix
The (real) oldest profession.