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Fraudulent Investment Scheme
A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust (emotion), trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, Moral responsibility, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of fraudulent conduct [...] intending to further voluntary exchanges that are not mutually beneficial", as they "benefit con operators ('con men') at the expense of their victims (the 'Traveling carnival#Games, marks')". Terminology Synonyms include con, confidence game, confidence scheme, ripoff, scam, and stratagem. The perpetrator of a confidence trick (or "con trick") is often referred to as a confidence (or "con") man, con-artist, or a "wikt:grifter, grifter". The shell game dates back at least to Ancient Greece. William Thompson (confidence man), Samuel Thompson (1821–1856) was the original "confidence man". Thompson was a clumsy swindler who as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confidence Game
''Confidence Game'' is a 2016 American thriller film written and directed by Deborah Twiss. The film stars Sean Young, Deborah Twiss, James McCaffrey, and Steve Stanulis with Stefano Da Fre and Robert Clohessy in supporting roles. Sylvie (Young) runs a crime ring on Long Island and violently manipulates her minions to exact a deep revenge on the notoriously unethical film producer David (McCaffrey). Cast * Sean Young as Sylvie * Deborah Twiss as Jessica * James McCaffrey as David * Steve Stanulis as Michael * Stefano Da Fre as Jingo * Robert Clohessy as Anthony * Brandon Tyler Jones as Carlos * Shing Ka as Corey * Bill Sorvino as Mack * Joe Pallister as Vinnie * Lawrence Whitener as Actor * Gaetano Sciortino as Jean Luc * Sydney McCann as Lola * José André Sibaja as Waiter * Jane Casserly as Ginger Porter * Bruce Hermann as Connor * Matthew McCann as Tommy * Drew Henriksen as Joey * Viktoria Tocca as Herself * Chase Hayden as Son * Marc Lebowitz as Amir Kreshing * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
