Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil was one of the best known American con men of his era. Weil was known to possess an "uncanny knowledge of human nature". During the course of his career, Weil is reputed to have stolen more than $8 million. He was once quoted as saying, "Each of my victims had larceny in his heart."
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