How to Cheat at Everything: A Con Man Reveals the Secrets of the Esoteric Trade of Cheating, Scams, and Hustles
by Simon Lovell
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Gambling is more popular than ever, with multi-million dollar poker tournaments on television, gambling themed movies like Rounders gaining in popularity, and casinos opening in just about every state of the U.S. How to Cheat at Everything is a roller-coaster ride through bar bets, street hustles, carnivals, Internet fraud, big and small cons, card and dice games and more. You'll even find the exact frauds that the NYPD regard as the most common and dangerous today, and learn top tips on how show more to avoid each one. This inside information comes from Lovell's lifetime of experience in the field, along with additional information from both sides of the law. Not just a "here's how the con works" book; this guides you through the set up, the talk, the sell, everything about the con, and how you can be suckered into one. If you think that you can't be conned; then you are already halfway to being so! There is no preaching here, just a fun ripping ride through a world so few know about. You'll meet wild, eccentric and larcenous characters and you'll learn how they work their money-making deeds, all without having to risk a penny of your own money. show lessTags
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Interesting book about the number of ways a poor sap like me can get cheated. Heavy on the card/dice cheats, but with a few way cool chapters on how the carnivals are rigged and how people rip off restaurants and the like.
I am happy to say I only found con that I've fallen victim to- the well-dressed older guy who's just been mugged & needs to get to his sister in the hospital.
The card/dice chapters are full of odds and mathematical tables I think would be interesting only to real stats geeks and card sharps.
There were several failures of editing which grated upon my inner ear, but overall it's worth a look.
I am happy to say I only found con that I've fallen victim to- the well-dressed older guy who's just been mugged & needs to get to his sister in the hospital.
The card/dice chapters are full of odds and mathematical tables I think would be interesting only to real stats geeks and card sharps.
There were several failures of editing which grated upon my inner ear, but overall it's worth a look.
Sehr unterhaltsam, man erfährt wie man betrügt und wie man sich vor Betrügern schützt
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- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 364.163
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- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 364.163 — Society, Government, and Culture Social problems and social services Crime Criminal offenses Crimes of property Fraud
- LCC
- GV1247 .L69 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Recreation. Leisure Recreation. Leisure Games and amusements Indoor games and amusements Card games: Poker, patience, whist, etc.
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