Roger Cook's Greatest Conmen: True Stories of the World's Most Outrageous Scams

Roger Cook,Tim Tate

ISBN 10: 1844549585 / ISBN 13: 9781844549580

Published by John Blake Publishing Ltd, 2010

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Synopsis:

For more than 500 years con artists have been parting the greedy, gullible, unwary or soft-hearted from their money. From the very first recorded con - the Elizabethan-era 'Spanish Prisoner Scam' - to today's hi-tech online swindles, grifters have become ever-more inventive in their scope, scale and ambition. Their stories are remarkable - from the tale of Gregor MacGregor, the man who invented a fictional South American country, raised international loans on behalf of its 'government' and sold much of its (non-existent) land to would-be settlers in the 1820s, to Peter Foster, the king of bogus slimming 'cures' and friend of Page 3 models and a certain Prime Minister's wife.

About the Author: Roger Cook has worked as a television investigator for more than 30 years. Tim Tate is a television producer.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Roger Cook's Greatest Conmen: True Stories ...
Publisher: John Blake Publishing Ltd
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good