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The con man (confidence man). A person who gains your trust
and confidence and then plunders you. He may defraud you of
money, use you in some way, or whatever; but in some way he
plunders you. He is usually intelligent, articulate and
smooth, with a way about him that draws people to him and
makes them like him and trust him. He often possesses a
personal magnetism, a power over people. He acts like a
friend to you but in the end, after he has plundered you,
you realize he is a real no-good; a fraud, swindler, crook,
and a real heel; a person totally devoid of principles,
morals or conscience who thinks nothing of hurting other
people. At bottom the con man is a predator who cares
nothing for other people and preys off them.
This world is full of con men (and con women). They come in
all shapes and sizes. There is the con man who makes his
living defrauding little old ladies of their life savings.
But most con men around us don't operate in such daring,
illegal ways. They limit themselves to the type of fraud
and plundering that doesn't carry the threat of a prison
term. There are the womanizers who pretend to be in love
with one woman after another for what they can get from them
(i.e. sex). There are the many people around us who employ
the conning art to use people, manipulate people, in one way
or another. They use lies, deceit, and fraud to get what
they want from life and don't care who they hurt in doing
it.
Aug 1990
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