Listen to hear how the term confidence man or con man was invented. As well as the stories of three famous historical con men, Thomspon, Ponzi and Lustig!

Source Materials

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/03/con-artists-the-catch-imposters-sneaky-pete/520125/

https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/09/william-thompson-original-conman/

https://historycollection.com/the-first-confidence-man-and-other-historic-cheats/

https://www.mimimatthews.com/2016/06/20/the-19th-century-confidence-man/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-ponzi-we-trust-64016168/

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/20/1150332566/charles-ponzi-financial-scam

https://www.mackdeta.com/2019/10/who-was-ponzi-and-what-was-his-scheme-all-about/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/con-artists/2

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/12809/smooth-operator-how-victor-lustig-sold-eiffel-tower