ConnedswiftyisNOTevil writes, "I have recently become obsessed with the BBC Three show 'The Real Hustle' - personally, I think of it as a 'How To' show for aspiring con artists."
Have you carried out a successful con? Perhaps you hustled a few quid off a stranger, or defrauded a multi-national company. Or have you been taken for the wide-eyed, naive rube that you are?
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chthonic, Thu 18 Oct 2007, 13:02)
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The FAKE Hustle?You know that "The Real Hustle" swear that all the scams are genuine and that all the victims are innocent members of the public, well...
An long time ex of mine is a sometime actress/model/extra (strictly above board) - has been since she was 4 and appeared on the original connect 4 box, other parts include girl running in corridor in Grange Hill and many others, anyway you can imagine my surprise when she (and friend) appear on the abovementioned programme being duped into giving a deposit for a flat to someone who was not the landlord - the classic "Fake Landlord Heist". Well through the magic of
An aside to this - another of my friends was caught by this very scam (a fake letting agent) and moved into an apartment (well flat) and having lived there for a few weeks she was surprised to find the owners turning up and demanding rent. It could have been a problem situation but my quick thinking friend told the real owner that she had paid rent up front for three months and wasn't leaving. Desparate to keep the place occupied the owner agreed.
I can't help feeling sorry for the buy to let suckers - apparently the same thing happened with the other three flats they owned in the building, and property prices now seem to be heading in the wrong direction - Scammed by the banks, the builders, the agents and the tenants - no wonder no one wants to burst their bubble.
That RH blonde would be worth losing some money for tho!
Length: probably only about 6 months if you get caught!
(, Thu 18 Oct 2007, 16:03, Reply)
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