{"id":17235,"date":"2022-05-25T15:43:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T15:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.nahtnow.com\/?p=17235"},"modified":"2022-05-25T15:43:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T15:43:55","slug":"con-artists-thought-patterns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.nahtnow.com\/en\/con-artists-thought-patterns\/","title":{"rendered":"Con Artists: Thought Patterns"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Con Artists reveals all<\/h1>\n<h2>Venture inside the mind of some of the greatest scammers.<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Nick Pachelli<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>Read when you\u2019ve got time to spare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/cYTXJFshQM0woo1GzaVhvIQr52ctf3mbXFxLfpZmR_Wi-UwwDUsoJQCqORgFi6S05Lvpdt0mMwF4IjtQgUHe-ReA7WXhpyp_0B3slZ2WV8E-IdulEACCQWpS_wfMlaHiY-WIhGNqJf0xRoqB1jAr79GCqT8NnaZBDDMTGgWgNpZcncWjtqVgtZIlovvg5ArlTpsytx2KeeC7oGfPsTTwZitCDyROiP_hOXrjpanXbmJQX8FIp1N_XO_lwb6Arva7TNS6lrAiy0BW=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/pocket-image-cache.com\/648x\/filters:format(png):extract_focal()\/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fpocket-collectionapi-prod-images%2F088c1288-764e-42ca-95c3-2b2ff8586217.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"541\" height=\"422\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>In partnership with<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trulyadventure.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.trulyadventure.us\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653577536172000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2yD9N4pCbpWG7DpgJaNy-8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/GEWRHy79f8v-A55L5cXVsjN7dsIu1qY7PlO0N3BZpHof7rNkjfcoP_hQLZzNpBZvFSiM3zaNlki18ePeOlUxnKkC1pqzvi_QL8ELIZ4BHyy90t_17Xn-8dH2zisDKYlRBiqZ7KC9bGl46FXmrSiJ0ClfFV1T=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pocket-collectionapi-prod-images\/366e0057-9015-4cce-838a-8a5c09253407.png\" alt=\"Truly*Adventurous\" width=\"541\" height=\"246\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The summer of 2018 was affectionately nicknamed the Summer of Scam, as everyone on the internet devoured New York Magazine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/article\/how-anna-delvey-tricked-new-york.html#_ga=2.59388138.619128302.1652911541-684806776.1595524326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/article\/how-anna-delvey-tricked-new-york.html%23_ga%3D2.59388138.619128302.1652911541-684806776.1595524326&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653577536172000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ErK9b9nJv5HwrLdyjjP57\">Anna Delvey long read<\/a>\u2014and every other scam-themed article that followed. But four years later, Summer of Scam is still going strong. My team at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trulyadventure.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.trulyadventure.us\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653577536172000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2yD9N4pCbpWG7DpgJaNy-8\">Truly*Adventurous<\/a> has published a handful of features about con artists over the years, and we find that the best stories are the ones that give that coveted, special access to the swindler\u2019s thinking, their notes on the back of the napkin. Because why wonder \u201cwhat were they thinking?\u201d when you can have them tell you exactly that\u2014if you believe them, of course.<\/p>\n<p><i>Image by Boris SV\/Getty Images<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/cm49dNGthUrUv2ulSsawb_WASFFr99eLpRKTTl63xHq8pyqq97qqoQdN5OCXQOjr_AwzGOPHELT4144jLURMzCdaXSwOZZKSOR4bXIVAAxAAO7HvLL7KuHPEabKR7GCU8_pYw5xCRJQ6udd7IxSyhx9dVWEJj8JFP31tqMi7dhpnMlH2TGz5ogsUZje2Ef_NHs4cncANNvaJF79Pz4ogCLEw6-giMGY1Dve8435kYYjH2WmtsDnW2YfBGBkEUbq88pn-vp9mAv82hXrq=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/pocket-image-cache.com\/600x400\/filters:format(jpg):extract_focal()\/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fpocket-collectionapi-prod-images%2F5e2a183e-c484-42c3-a99a-a0f95ca0eb71.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>The Mind-Boggling Exploits of Australia\u2019s Craftiest Conwoman<\/h2>\n<div>Sandy Milne<\/div>\n<p><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trulyadventure.us\/conwoman?utm_source=pocket_collection_story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.trulyadventure.us\/conwoman?utm_source%3Dpocket_collection_story&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653577536172000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3s0RPgoUw03wuxHuyZyPEo\">Truly*Adventurous<\/a><\/cite><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><b>NP<\/b>: \u201cIf you read one story in a breathless sitting this week, make it this one. And yes, full disclosure: it was very fun editing this story. Just try to imagine having the guts of Jody, a conwoman who lifted a badge off an attendant and strolled into a police station like she belonged. Then proceeds to work her way in with five detectives and leaves knowing all about them and their cases. I won\u2019t give it all away but you\u2019ll be impressed by all the identities she assumes\u2014and shocked by who brings her down.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It&#8230; Every Time<\/h2>\n<div>Maria Konnikova<\/div>\n<p><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Confidence-Game-Fall-Every-Time\/dp\/0143109871?utm_source=pocket_collection_story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Confidence-Game-Fall-Every-Time\/dp\/0143109871?utm_source%3Dpocket_collection_story&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653577536172000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Tm8tPoImHEsvCK8VMt_G0\">Amazon<\/a><\/cite><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><b>Nick Pachelli<\/b>: \u201cYou might read these stories and think, <i>I\u2019d never get conned. No way.<\/i> But Maria Konnikova is here to prove you wrong. For this book, she took notes on several illustrious con artists and showed us why, in fact, we all <i>will<\/i> fall for it every time. (She\u2019s written a lot about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/science\/maria-konnikova\/how-stories-deceive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/science\/maria-konnikova\/how-stories-deceive&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653577536172000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2fbhUkAFkQIB55A7hFa8-F\">what cons reveal<\/a> about how we all see the world.) It should come as no surprise that Konnikova is now a champion poker player.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Jobfished: The Con That Tricked Dozens Into Working for a Fake Design Agency<\/h2>\n<div>Leo Sands<\/div>\n<p><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-60387324?utm_source=pocket_collection_story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-60387324?utm_source%3Dpocket_collection_story&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653577536172000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2cXA2NGr7iua4HzpTxGeyi\">BBC<\/a><\/cite><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><b>NP<\/b>: \u201cUnfortunately, with the pandemic also came the pandemic con artist. Exhibit A, a man who started a glamorous design agency with dozens of employees when\u2026 there really was no company at all. This BBC story gives us less insight into the con artist\u2019s mind but it does give us the live recorded confrontation with him, which is hard to resist.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/p_GEXfeFlbBH-Y_vpgi8VYVPdvD0bV6RK6XpVikUzhJLvyoaj7qgh4Fa57khBJVaex2rpXFoxFl2hI4I_c1VPM8JmWGaJIC7KU4_N-yptLgg-_UNo5mWZQOIy7mFy4G03FiDt5IF8E9HzXSAN8GcI7iWWnkiXjrH9-LXq7oLcFu6UPSXx65yl0LroRMxEBz60MUF8CY-RjY0ajfW-pFVXxaXBa1a8dT520rijeNZinnYk88no3gSlbHoJ8VEmXeURjGBb3MOrH5BzhmU=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/pocket-image-cache.com\/600x400\/filters:format(jpg):extract_focal()\/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fpocket-collectionapi-prod-images%2F449df992-cc19-44e2-aa48-b23f471b5f21.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"541\" height=\"361\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>The Rise and Fall of Toronto\u2019s Classiest Con Man<\/h2>\n<div>Michael Lista<\/div>\n<p><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/thewalrus.ca\/the-rise-and-fall-of-torontos-classiest-con-man\/?utm_source=pocket_collection_story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/thewalrus.ca\/the-rise-and-fall-of-torontos-classiest-con-man\/?utm_source%3Dpocket_collection_story&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653577536172000&amp;usg=AOvVaw12Ug1bo68QPDrLh_d5KxI2\">The Walrus<\/a><\/cite><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><b>NP<\/b>: \u201cWhen a writer tries to dig into the mind of a true scammer, they often posit that this person truly believes their own lies and believe that they\u2019re always at war with everyone around them. James Regan from Toronto is a prime example.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/GQFsmB2FXhckO9cnaXhv5gDb1G1fnPQpMmXtFV7vFUUz2Fy33BF6_ZHz3KT_vVoG1LW37MBy6MYorfgjzZdApSOM6iy3c_z-2hVqxn22mzcTJ7kfwy3cMWg2C1QrtoX-BTxVS8tO0mmWRDFH6jDTaV29preYCiB8h1AKNIPUW_UtJ8cfAav2rRcjUp03vGW0cZovEJk2PN3Stzm4RNLF9fBsGMbWKsDC9BPNJ9OLHvtqltU_gMP6S45hJlDwVsNQyTsIXpVU6hRmwQ7X=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/pocket-image-cache.com\/600x400\/filters:format(jpg):extract_focal()\/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fpocket-collectionapi-prod-images%2F8b9b5381-1fcc-4514-b3c7-d2aef811bc63.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"541\" height=\"361\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>The Stowaway<\/h2>\n<div>Matthew Bremner<\/div>\n<p><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trulyadventure.us\/the-stowaway?utm_source=pocket_collection_story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.trulyadventure.us\/the-stowaway?utm_source%3Dpocket_collection_story&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653577536172000&amp;usg=AOvVaw176dP2_3WcJV33Ad1qMplx\">Truly*Adventurous<\/a><\/cite><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><b>NP<\/b>: \u201cImagine executing high profile crimes and evading the best of the CIA, Scotland Yard, and Interpol. Now imagine getting away with it. Our con artist here is all gall and guts. And as you read this, know that your new favorite con artist is still out there. Somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/AnIKiTRUSjHBWM1dB7UIRmgskTKdiSU8uacSYkz4czaOQr8K9zNDR7tNEL1htdoNGyR49CQi67HBYyhZNlQsRivv6i19MkIJ_vHMd0eBFzYzEUqx2W6bKzEoWwqq8a4lKAKzEyRrcERB7JpWgTuJ_m9o7_R1xjCaYC-sMbSWM3SjtWlH76qIuopcWMSgQo-P882MEL5VvcdEzbEP1OLvsVXMQuICi-zsSGUe5bPHgV4eS09TZ5aiofZfSBRFplz7zfSuYYau9cHI4KVf=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/pocket-image-cache.com\/600x400\/filters:format(jpg):extract_focal()\/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fpocket-collectionapi-prod-images%2F9d33b7ae-9f85-48b1-8c15-ada0ef2bbee9.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"541\" height=\"361\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>He\u2019s a Liar, a Con Artist and a Snitch. His Testimony Could Soon Send a Man to His Death.<\/h2>\n<div>Pamela Colloff<\/div>\n<p><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/hes-a-liar-a-con-artist-and-a-snitch-his-testimony-could-soon-send-a-man-to-his-death?utm_source=pocket_collection_story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/hes-a-liar-a-con-artist-and-a-snitch-his-testimony-could-soon-send-a-man-to-his-death?utm_source%3Dpocket_collection_story&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653577536172000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2eN-1y23i-_Ka8jxcckTc_\">ProPublica<\/a><\/cite><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><b>NP<\/b>: \u201cFor a true investigative true-crime nut: Jailhouse informant Paul Skalnik managed to con countless authorities to try to wrongly, horrifyingly, send men to death row. Jail logs along with thousands of pages of other public records put Skalnik\u2019s manipulations in full view.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/lzfMe0RpJDSIIsdcG_MeZb753_3IEZNIfGP9Qu-nkDBeokemjOba4qAfIBV_uv6bdfE3n6OjkbuvceYrK4MCL2IhnrRC1zPBEfF90kOca4Rh5-FE1OvHSzTK_YO-GXATnvAMZ4MBsX3VeGTWrHAtEKlTWqcwwDcy_Zn8oC0YqX0Kz_MJzYpr4dcdXMSbQQn1RyHZKLCv0ySs5kbxWSdTJtP01z6SxGmlToWGFZWpETJ5xNIGPSWU9HxrPzoSyZwwTq5T21AuaWAKh372=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/pocket-image-cache.com\/600x400\/filters:format(jpg):extract_focal()\/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fpocket-collectionapi-prod-images%2Fb9e4e567-4b01-4310-998b-5ac971ef917d.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"541\" height=\"361\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>The Many Lives of Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bourdin<\/h2>\n<div>David Grann<\/div>\n<p><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2008\/08\/11\/the-chameleon-annals-of-crime-david-grann?utm_source=pocket_collection_story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2008\/08\/11\/the-chameleon-annals-of-crime-david-grann?utm_source%3Dpocket_collection_story&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653577536172000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0FnA8a3nACXlhiqpJbofDJ\">The New Yorker<\/a><\/cite><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><b>NP<\/b>: \u201cRarely does the writer get to sit down for a coffee in Paris with their con artist subject. But that\u2019s what makes this such a classic con artist story. In this <i>New Yorker<\/i> piece, you get to hear the truth straight from <i>The Chameleone<\/i> himself. Stay to the end for the full origin story of a master swindler. Because that\u2019s really what we want every time, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/xINJIBEbsILmVqtGb8X_JfGLGux3EL_GWHPSYiDUAYZj0Agxy0qrKXr4g0oxQ8vSp2ZJq3ADNK__PC9DCaqAtKRZOn5QpF94VeTocKHwXFtwK8264wJo37k-cWqubM0gvfr2Ya39DhB92xrzTGwgeO6F_jq9dZ1ueeMQK8Ep2bdYClyZ23MnfnSpzqk9xqJM2K6BYZZwgnDe_1IyizfCMoDHSaukt18ykyIiXZJ4hXpWmgq_Nv_PJJeMWbRixoKMrXSSjdyoUd0YnMQN=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/pocket-image-cache.com\/600x400\/filters:format(jpg):extract_focal()\/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fpocket-collectionapi-prod-images%2F1b65e601-256f-44c4-9983-15c2fe95f04b.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"541\" height=\"361\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>The Faker<\/h2>\n<div>Peter Ward and Sean Williams<\/div>\n<p><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trulyadventure.us\/the-faker?utm_source=pocket_collection_story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.trulyadventure.us\/the-faker?utm_source%3Dpocket_collection_story&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653577536172000&amp;usg=AOvVaw34Q3Qm5EpvXHihRoQWDwIo\">Truly*Adventurous<\/a><\/cite><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><b>NP<\/b>: \u201cPromise me you\u2019ll get past the halfway point on this one and see just how Alfredo Martinez left fraudulent footprints all over the art world. The fake Basquiat paintings are intriguing, yes, but stick around to witness the development of a conman from his days as a poor young guy hauling multi-million dollar art around galleys while sleeping in an East Village squat.<\/p>\n<p>Postscript: Martinez and the equally illustrious Anna Delvey <a href=\"https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/art-world\/anna-delvey-basquiat-forger-prison-drawings-show-2086858\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/art-world\/anna-delvey-basquiat-forger-prison-drawings-show-2086858&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653577536172000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1njFZxgkEDPMXJBc98GRpP\">teamed up recently<\/a> on another art endeavor. Seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/l3S36IalSISq87Z8ci6hjAL9zjvcs48_rgAswKBDR3_h3dtIM29L7TM8JOoeG9jIQs_6YFHg22EU9e4cW1feCYJ1YnLPzOWi2biADLnVKMWJ3GAFna632-q-yV5rBeODcwRTD9SgGzc7eDnQ2b3h_A55jT3seIYOnlZLc3lrqdRhch4_sp6t_CjMRV08glkXPARibwTXKfqbOBNhcoYmUCmh0CQar8DRlwtNTPDzaKIJK8vk3kI9EKl8QIypoC3JNpXk8OYJW0ruxKM=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/pocket-image-cache.com\/600x400\/filters:format(jpg):extract_focal()\/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fpocket-collectionapi-prod-images%2F39a8870b-95b3-41dd-871e-4a2bd1c8ac3c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"541\" height=\"361\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>11 of the Greatest Scams of All Time, Curated by \u2018Scam Goddess\u2019 Laci Mosley<\/h2>\n<div>Laci Mosley<\/div>\n<p><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/getpocket.com\/collections\/11-of-the-greatest-scams-of-all-time-curated-by-scam-goddess-laci-mosley?utm_source=pocket_collection_story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/getpocket.com\/collections\/11-of-the-greatest-scams-of-all-time-curated-by-scam-goddess-laci-mosley?utm_source%3Dpocket_collection_story&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653577536172000&amp;usg=AOvVaw196YiEmhA0aIpmho6HZFsC\">Pocket Collections<\/a><\/cite><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Not ready for the scams to end? Laci Mosley, host of the \u2018Scam Goddess\u2019 podcast rounds up her favorites here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><cite><img class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/LUssbBHsb9Ro9vRQ0VXXzXE56K_K0wvdVNfZc4U5pnixDgV7kRdHpnGWKY7OTxyyz33KuaTz-MC0LBTDMjVrmsBYx11DEm9sPyjmKG7-paN3kPvjwBP8Uo9kOXPSvcjQUeZoPEo5D0Oy_Fd0BFLHBe2Vyk5gxScPlHxrd4Rb_LubzkwdQhEkv_RJTImrhFvhsXgB2MLDYmum9Fz35wogBCejihRgceFcjOZ9e1rd25DVKK34mVPpYGiqwbBM8kQ0Or4cjeRzsrdTgN39=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/pocket-image-cache.com\/200x200\/filters:format(jpg):extract_focal()\/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fpocket-collectionapi-prod-images%2F86624143-90aa-42d9-862b-0cf58069d078.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/cite><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>Nick Pachelli<\/h4>\n<p><b>Nick Pachelli<\/b> is an editor at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trulyadventure.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.trulyadventure.us\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653577536172000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2yD9N4pCbpWG7DpgJaNy-8\">Truly*Adventurous<\/a>. He\u2019s written on crimes, cons, and more for a number of publications, including <i>The Guardian<\/i>, <i>The New York Times<\/i>, Slate, and others. A proud lifelong New Mexican, he feels somewhat guilty about the fact that he doesn\u2019t really like Santa Fe at all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Con Artists reveals all Venture inside the mind of some of the greatest scammers. Nick Pachelli Read when you\u2019ve got time to spare. 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