<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1781911/open_sms">Tell me what's on your mind.</a>Scams & Cons will be back with new episodes in February, but until then, we thought we’d share some information about the man pictured in the corner of our logo – Victor Lustig.Lustig conned Al Capone and sold the Eiffel Tower twice. That's how he earned his corner seat. Other con artists have sold public monuments, so to tide you over until the new season, we’re sharing their stories.Buy Me A CoffeeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tell me what's on your mind.Scams & Cons will be back with new episodes in February, but until then, we thought we’d share some information about the man pictured in the corner of our logo – Victor Lustig.Lustig conned Al Capone and sold the Eiffel Tower twice. That's how he earned his corner seat. Other con artists have sold public monuments, so to tide you over until the new season, we’re sharing their stories.Buy Me A CoffeeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1781911/open_sms" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tell me what's on your mind.</a>Scams &amp; Cons will be back with new episodes in February, but until then, we thought we’d share some information about the man pictured in the corner of our logo – Victor Lustig.Lustig conned Al Capone and sold the Eiffel Tower twice. That's how he earned his corner seat.&nbsp;Other con artists have sold public monuments, so to tide you over until the new season, we’re sharing their stories.Buy Me A CoffeeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scams & Cons is back in February, but first ...

Scammers don't steal your money, they create a world where it makes perfect sense to hand your cash over to them. Three-card-monte, the longest running show on Broadway, seems easy. You're watching the tosser and you always see the queen. What you don't see is a group of shills working you into the gate where you'll lose everything you have.Sometimes a large sum of money is accidentally sent to you and the sender asks for the additional cash to be sent back. In the meantime, they empty your bank account.We'll tell you all about the scams, how they work and why people fall for them. Don't become a sucker. Listen in.

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Scammers don't steal your money, they create a world where it makes perfect sense to hand your cash over to them. Three-card-monte, the longest running show on Broadway, seems easy. You're watching the tosser and you always see the queen. What you don't see is a group of shills working you into the gate where you'll lose everything you have.Sometimes a large sum of money is accidentally sent to you and the sender asks for the additional cash to be sent back. In the meantime, they empty your bank account.We'll tell you all about the scams, how they work and why people fall for them. Don't become a sucker. Listen in.

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