Roger Cook Ten Greatest Conmen True Stories of the World Most Outrageous Scams Roger Cook Tim Tate 9781606711699 Books
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From the very first recorded con-the Elizabethan-era "Spanish Prisoner Scam"-to today's hi-tech online swindles, grifters have become ever-more inventive in their scope, scale, and ambition. This enthralling collection surveys the men and women who invented the most extraordinary scams of all time. Their stories are remarkable, including the tale of Gregor McGregor, the man who invented a fictional South American country, raised international loans on its behalf, and sold much of its nonexistent land to would-be settlers in the 1820s. Also included are the tales of Eric Hebborn, the master forger who conned the art world into buying thousands of his fakes; Arthur Ferguson, who sold Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, and the White House to gullible American investors; and Frank Abagnale Jr., the real-life Catch Me If You Can conman who successfully impersonated a pilot, a teacher, a lawyer, and a pediatrician while swindling $5 million across 26 countries. This insightful guide unveils how these professional swindlers fooled countless individuals into handing over their cash, and reveals the techniques developed by the police to bring them to justice.
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Roger Cook Ten Greatest Conmen True Stories of the World Most Outrageous Scams Roger Cook Tim Tate 9781606711699 Books Reviews
The Greatest Conmen by Roger Cook and Tim Tate is just as title implies, a book about conmen. Each chapter is the story of a different con artist. The only unifying theme is that each of the con artists had some connection to the UK. In most cases, the con artist weaved his deceit across multiple countries, but at least one of those countries was the UK. The British slant in some places made the book more interesting to read, in other places the British slant came off as a weak inside joke. Some of the stories, however, are quite dated, and all are pre-internet era cons.
With the dated stories, this reviewer cannot give The Greatest Conmen five stars. However, the stories are mostly interesting and the British Slant is not that much of an issue, so The Greatest Conmen rates better than a three star "OK" rating.
By default, this reviewer gives The Greatest Conmen four stars.
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