ConnedswiftyisNOTevil writes, "I have recently become obsessed with the BBC Three show 'The Real Hustle' - personally, I think of it as a 'How To' show for aspiring con artists."
Have you carried out a successful con? Perhaps you hustled a few quid off a stranger, or defrauded a multi-national company. Or have you been taken for the wide-eyed, naive rube that you are?
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chthonic, Thu 18 Oct 2007, 13:02)
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Don't fall for itA mate manages a hostel for smack-heads, who are only there (sponsored by the Council) because they're kicking the habit (yeah, right). My mate warned me to beware of any tale involving:
a member of their immediate family (usually sister or mum, hardly ever dad)
hospital (giving birth, dying)
shortage of funds required to reach hospital
That's it.
As soon as he told me, I realised I'd fallen for this at least twice in recent years.
So remember: Relative + Hospital + No money = SCAM.
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MisterPunch did it that way on, Mon 22 Oct 2007, 13:18,
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