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Definitions of confidence trick in various dictionaries:
noun - a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
CONFIDENCE TRICK - a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
CONFIDENCE TRICK - A confidence trick (synonyms include con, confidence game, confidence scheme, ripoff, scam and stratagem) is an attempt to defraud a person or group ...
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| Feb 13 2019 The Times - Cryptic |
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| A confidence trick (synonyms include con, confidence game, confidence scheme, ripoff, scam and stratagem) is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence, used in the classical sense of trust. Confidence tricks exploit characteristics of the human psyche, such as credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers Lindsey Huang and Barak Orbach defined the scheme as “a distinctive species of fraudulent conduct, . . . intending to further voluntary exchanges that are not mutually beneficial,” as they “benefit con operators (‘con men’) at the expense of their victims (the ‘marks’).” |