Saturday, November 15, 2008

How to Run a Con

How to Run a Con | Psychology Today Blogs: "When I was in high school, I took a job at an ARCO gas station on the outskirts of Santa Barbara, California. At the time, I drove a 1967 Mustang hotrod and thought I might pick up some tips and cheap parts by working around cars after school. You see a lot of interesting things working the night shift in a sketchy neighborhood. I constantly saw people making bad decisions: drunk drivers, gang members, unhappy cops, and con men. In fact, I was the victim of a classic con called 'The Pigeon Drop.' If we humans have such big brains, how can we get conned?"