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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Honest ConLiving near Greenock (a Scottish town full of more drug addicts than a Conservative party conference) I've heard many variations on the classic 'need money for my train fare' con. Including:
"Ah need money to pay the gas bill - they're gonnae shut my electricity aff"
"My Granny's been taken ill, and ah need to get the bus tae see her"
Or the perrenial favourite "Ah need 20p fir a cup of tea"
However, on a recent jaunt through town I was stopped by a typical jakey (Scottish slang for an alcoholic waster), who proceeded to ask me for some spare change.
"Why do you need it?" I asked, fully expecting some bullshit story
"Ah'm gonnae buy a bottle of Vodka" he answered
I was so impressed with his honesty, I gave him a quid. Just goes to show that honesty does pay
(, Thu 18 Oct 2007, 18:50, 1 reply)
Awsome!Live in Greenock and seen the eejits about a lot, usually kicking about the big tesco. Never heard that one mind you, must keep an ear out for it.
(, Mon 22 Oct 2007, 20:04, closed)
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