THE GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO
SCAMS,
SWINDLES
AND
CHEATS
DAVID BRITLAND
They say you can’t cheat an honest man but street hustles, pickpockets, ATM dodges, get rich
honest men are cheated every day. In fact there quick schemes, proposition bets, gambling scams,
has never been a better time to be cheated. consumer rip offs, cyber cons and more.
Faced with information overload and lives set on
But reading is not enough. Hands on experience is
fast-forward we have transformed ourselves into
what you need if you are to fully understand the
a nation of suckers. The world is a swindler’s
wiles of the con man. And The Gentleman’s Guide
paradise providing a thousand ways to part the
contains dozens of proposition bets and games
honest man from his cash. Wouldn’t it be good
you can’t lose that show just how easy we are
to know what they are? After all, forearmed is
to manipulate when the circumstances around a
forewarned.
scam are so carefully crafted as to make even the
That’s where The Gentleman’s Guide comes in. most outlandish proposition a safe bet. Warn your
Think of it as the good guy’s guide to the galaxy friends and practice on your enemies.
in which the sneaky scams of the con artists are
And always remember that if you can’t spot the
laid bare. Entertainingly written, it reveals the
sucker at the table, then it’s probably you.
secrets behind all the scams you are ever likely
to encounter as you wend your way through life:
David Britland is a freelance writer and consultant
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specialising in all areas of deception including, magic, the
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paranormal, con tricks and illusion. He has been awarded
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a Literary Fellowship by the Academy of Magical Arts in Los
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Angeles for his work on magic and magicians.
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He is the co-creator of The Real Hustle and works closely
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with Objective Productions, developing different television
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formats. Series to date include Secrets of the Psychics, Dirty
Tricks, Harry Price Ghost Hunter, Death Wish Live, People
Watchers and Derren Brown.
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