What is the oldest profession in the world? Some say religion, others go with prostitution. This book says it was the confidence game.
I'm not sure which one is the oldest because I'm not really an archaeologist, and I'm not getting to delve on this point.
But what this book makes me think that en-cashing others' hopes, beliefs, fallacies etc is something a con man does. And falling for a con is a human tendency. Humans are naturally programmed to trust others, and have hopes. We all want to have better future and anybody/anything that promises it can win us.
The book has lots of cases to quote from small time cons to large business scams, and overall it's a good read.
It doesn't equip you to identify a scam but next time you'll know what it was that made you fall for it.
I'm not sure which one is the oldest because I'm not really an archaeologist, and I'm not getting to delve on this point.
But what this book makes me think that en-cashing others' hopes, beliefs, fallacies etc is something a con man does. And falling for a con is a human tendency. Humans are naturally programmed to trust others, and have hopes. We all want to have better future and anybody/anything that promises it can win us.
The book has lots of cases to quote from small time cons to large business scams, and overall it's a good read.
It doesn't equip you to identify a scam but next time you'll know what it was that made you fall for it.
