conguide: a short and simple guide to fooling people

On February 25, 2026  By newswala   Topic: Scams, Simpleguide, Howto, Psychology

There is a sweet post about how people fool other people on PsychologyToday. Here's the 25 word version:

The key to a con is not that you trust the conman, but that he shows he trusts you.

Sweet.

How to con a con?

Watch Paul Newman and Robert Redford in "The Sting".

The con is just as much a fool as we are.


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