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  2. Three-card monte - Wikipedia

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    Three-card monte – also known as find the lady and three-card trick – is a confidence game in which the victims, or "marks", are tricked into betting a sum of money, on the assumption that they can find the "money card" among three face-down playing cards. It is very similar to the shell game except that cards are used instead of shells. [1]

  3. Pigeon drop - Wikipedia

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    Shredded paper, which has been used as a decoy for cash in this scam [1]. The pigeon drop or Spanish handkerchief or Chilean handkerchief is a confidence trick in which a mark, or "pigeon", is persuaded to give up a sum of money in order to secure the rights to a larger sum of money, or more valuable object.

  4. Shell game - Wikipedia

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    An illegal shell game performed with bottle caps on Fulton Street in New York City. The shell game (also known as thimblerig, three shells and a pea, the old army game) is often portrayed as a gambling game, but in reality, when a wager for money is made, it is almost always a confidence trick used to perpetrate fraud. [1]

  5. Spanish Prisoner - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish Prisoner is a confidence trick originating by at least the early 19th century, as Eugène François Vidocq described in his memoirs. [1] [2] The scam.

  6. NYT ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers Today, Monday ... - AOL

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    Get ready for all of today's NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #540 on Monday, December 2, 2024. Today's NYT Connections puzzle for Monday, December 2, 2024. The New York Times.

  7. Scam - Wikipedia

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    A scam, or a confidence trick, is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using a combination of the victim's credulity , naivety , compassion , vanity , confidence , irresponsibility , and greed .

  8. Category:Confidence tricks - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to confidence tricks, attempts to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity , naïveté , compassion , vanity , irresponsibility , and greed .

  9. 50 Hilariously Cringe Posts Of Unshakable Confidence Gone ...

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    The trick is to snip the ego wire first. Keep the conversation focused on the idea, not the person. For example, saying ‘That’s wrong’ can feel like a personal attack.”