Confidence trick
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| - | A '''confidence trick''' or '''confidence game''', also known as a '''con''', '''scam''', '''swindle''', '''grift''', '''boo-boo''', '''bunko''' or '''flim flam''', is an attempt to intentionally [[Deception|mislead]] a person or persons (known as the "[[Mark (victim)|mark]]") usually with the goal of financial or other gain. (For confidence tricks dealing with information theft or computers see [[Social engineering (security)|social engineering]].){{GFDL}} | + | |
| + | A '''confidence trick''' ([[synonym]]s include '''confidence scheme''' and '''scam''') is an attempt to [[fraud|defraud]] a person or group after first gaining their [[confidence]], in the classical sense of [[trust]]. A '''confidence artist''' (or '''con artist''') is an individual, operating alone or in concert with others, who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as [[dishonesty]], [[honesty]], [[vanity]], [[compassion]], [[credulity]], [[Moral responsibility|irresponsibility]], [[naïveté]], or [[Greed (emotion)|greed]]. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | ==See also==<!-- Please respect alphabetical order --> | ||
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| + | * [[Badger game]] | ||
| + | * [[Boiler room (business)]] | ||
| + | * [[Catfishing]] | ||
| + | * [[Charlatan]] | ||
| + | * [[Confidence tricks in literature]] | ||
| + | * [[Confidence tricks in film and television]] | ||
| + | * [[Counterfeit]] | ||
| + | * ''[[Elmer Gantry]]'' (novel) – Fictional religious cons | ||
| + | * [[Gaslighting]] | ||
| + | * [[Hijacked journal]]s | ||
| + | * [[List of con artists]] | ||
| + | * [[List of confidence tricks]] | ||
| + | * [[List of criminal enterprises, gangs and syndicates]] | ||
| + | * [[Nigerian Prince scam]] | ||
| + | * [[Professional wrestling]] | ||
| + | * [[Quackery]] | ||
| + | * [[Racketeering]] | ||
| + | * [[Ripoff]] | ||
| + | * [[Scam baiting]] | ||
| + | * [[Scams in intellectual property]] | ||
| + | * [[SSA impersonation scam]] | ||
| + | * [[Social engineering (security)]] | ||
| + | * [[Technical support scam]] | ||
| + | * [[White-collar crime]] | ||
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A confidence trick (synonyms include confidence scheme and scam) is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence, in the classical sense of trust. A confidence artist (or con artist) is an individual, operating alone or in concert with others, who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonesty, honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity, irresponsibility, naïveté, or greed.
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See also
- Badger game
- Boiler room (business)
- Catfishing
- Charlatan
- Confidence tricks in literature
- Confidence tricks in film and television
- Counterfeit
- Elmer Gantry (novel) – Fictional religious cons
- Gaslighting
- Hijacked journals
- List of con artists
- List of confidence tricks
- List of criminal enterprises, gangs and syndicates
- Nigerian Prince scam
- Professional wrestling
- Quackery
- Racketeering
- Ripoff
- Scam baiting
- Scams in intellectual property
- SSA impersonation scam
- Social engineering (security)
- Technical support scam
- White-collar crime
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