New Posts For Thread: Top Ten Conmenhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23476678/top-ten-conmen1. George C Parker (1870-1936) made a career of "selling" New York landmarks, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Statue of Liberty, to naive newcomers. His favourite was Brooklyn Bridge, which he flogged an average of twice a week for yJust read the whole wiki article on Charles Ponzi. A fascinating read. The denouement is great:Supported by his last and only friend who spoke English and had notions of Italian, the barber Francisco Nonato Nunes, Ponzi granted one last interview thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23476678/top-ten-conmen?post_id=544156971#544156971Just read the whole wiki article on Charles Ponzi. A fascinating read. The denouement is great:Supported by his last and only friend who spoke English and had notions of Italian, the barber Francisco Nonato Nunes, Ponzi granted one last interview tWed, 01 Apr 2015 09:50:34 -0500Crossword clue today:Ultimate in conmen starts to inveigle her into lowering zip. (5)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23476678/top-ten-conmen?post_id=544156517#544156517Crossword clue today:Ultimate in conmen starts to inveigle her into lowering zip. (5)Wed, 01 Apr 2015 09:12:54 -0500Getting millions of people every day to pay £3 for a cup of coffee in a cardboard cup surely has to be one of the biggest of our timehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23476678/top-ten-conmen?post_id=544156415#544156415Getting millions of people every day to pay £3 for a cup of coffee in a cardboard cup surely has to be one of the biggest of our timeWed, 01 Apr 2015 09:06:51 -0500The legal ones are worse.Name a star ffs, only £29.85. Makes a wonderful present was the gab.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23476678/top-ten-conmen?post_id=544150609#544150609The legal ones are worse.Name a star ffs, only £29.85. Makes a wonderful present was the gab.Tue, 31 Mar 2015 17:36:52 -0500The scourge of the bookies baggers.Travelled far and wide to employ their cons.Had to tell DD to leave the premises one day, horrible cant of a man.Biggest con ever was 2nd fav at the dogs on the second race. 2 bites of the cherry. Hence bookies stophttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23476678/top-ten-conmen?post_id=544150593#544150593The scourge of the bookies baggers.Travelled far and wide to employ their cons.Had to tell DD to leave the premises one day, horrible cant of a man.Biggest con ever was 2nd fav at the dogs on the second race. 2 bites of the cherry. Hence bookies stopTue, 31 Mar 2015 17:34:49 -0500Titanic Thompson - the all time guv'nor, although whether he made as much money as Twitchy Dedkrapp is open to question.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23476678/top-ten-conmen?post_id=544150503#544150503Titanic Thompson - the all time guv'nor, although whether he made as much money as Twitchy Dedkrapp is open to question.Tue, 31 Mar 2015 17:25:56 -0500Hooooofhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23476678/top-ten-conmen?post_id=544150407#544150407HooooofTue, 31 Mar 2015 17:18:00 -0500Michael Mcintyre masquerading as a comedianI'll second thatWilliamhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23476678/top-ten-conmen?post_id=525046465#525046465Michael Mcintyre masquerading as a comedianI'll second thatWilliamSat, 13 Oct 2012 05:06:46 -0500Michael Mcintyre masquerading as a comedian.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23476678/top-ten-conmen?post_id=525043057#525043057Michael Mcintyre masquerading as a comedian.Sat, 13 Oct 2012 01:01:49 -0500Lance Armstrong.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23476678/top-ten-conmen?post_id=525040183#525040183Lance Armstrong.Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:17:33 -0500