9781581602692. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 152. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 152 p. Contains: Unspecified. A fool and his money are soon parted so the saying goes. And if the job is done right the fool doesnt even realize its happened until the wily con artist has moved on to the next victim or the next town. In this entertaining and eye-opening book Dennis M. Marlock a retired cop and chairman of the board for the international law enforcement organization Professionals Against Confidence Crime takes the reader into the mind and greedy heart of the con man. Youll learn the mechanics behind famous swindles such as the pigeon drop the Jamaican switch bank-examiner schemes three-card monte and even fortune-telling. Youll find out why a good scam artist rarely gets caught and if he does how he gets away with the lightest punishment or no punishment at all. If youve ever read a news story about a sucker getting taken and wondered how he could have fallen for that you need to read this book before an honest-faced stranger offers you a deal too good to pass up.