The Real Hustle is definately bollocks
...ie what about the one with the car where they rent a car, take the stickers off and offer it for sale at a knock down price? There is a woman indoors who claims its her husbands car and blah blah getting people to leave a deposit on the car. Later all the depositers turn up and there is no car and nobody home. Now that is a great con...

...but first you have to steal a fucking house. They never explained that part.
(photot, Thu 18 Oct 2007, 16:12, 4 replies)

Estate Agents
They can't give everything away, but this con has the tricksters in cahoots with a local estate agent, splitting the profits with them. They simply take down the for sale sign and the agent makes sure the vendors aren't in all day. Simple when you know how.
(bigplums, Thu 18 Oct 2007, 16:37, closed)

Now...
...I didnt know that. The only way I ever learned to steal a house was Beverly Hills Cop 2 where Axel Foley pretends to be a building inspector and shuts down a site to move into the house. Somewhat more extravagent?
(photot, Thu 18 Oct 2007, 16:43, closed)

Or
Just break into someone's house who's on holiday.

Or a house that's for sale and is empty.
( Beve The Spaniard broke off his horse's head, Fri 19 Oct 2007, 12:06, closed)

Agreed
Most of the things they do involve something incredibly risky like impersonating a police officer for a tenner.

I very much doubt that the victims aren't in on the act, either. Can't imagine a production company getting permission/insurance to impersonate police officers, make dodgy banknotes, steal people's cars etc.
( Mitsy, Sat 20 Oct 2007, 18:14, closed)