Sorry for not posting last night. I normally take one day a week off, not two, but I was having problems with my internet connection so was unable to post.
Back to the "embarrasing check" routine. To answer my question - there is no known instance (at least of which I am aware) of this con actually proceeding. As stated in an earlier post, it has been mentioned in at least one movie and certainly has been thought of more than once. But - as stated, there is no instance yet of it being used, at least not an instance where it can be verified.
But, this gets to the heart of this con, whether real or imagined - cons like this involve the mark BEING TOO EMBARRASSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. This is the heart of all con games - the mark is too shy or too embarrassed or too ashamed of his actions to report on it. This is why con games succeed and continue from generation to generation - they count on human nature.
Remember the very basic discussion of con games vs. a more "straightforward" crime such as armed robbery. With armed robbery, all it takes is a gun and the will to use it to force someone to turn over their money. This is a crime which only relies on force. Very few people would be willing to trade their money for their life, so they part with their money under the threat of violence. This is a normal, human reaction.
But - a con artist is not using force. He is using his understanding of human psychology to get money from his victim. In a sense, this is a risk to the con artist as well. He has no threat of violence to back him up - he has only his wits and what he perceives to be his response to human nature. And, many times, the con artist is correct in his assumptions.
Back to the "embarrasing check" routine. To answer my question - there is no known instance (at least of which I am aware) of this con actually proceeding. As stated in an earlier post, it has been mentioned in at least one movie and certainly has been thought of more than once. But - as stated, there is no instance yet of it being used, at least not an instance where it can be verified.
But, this gets to the heart of this con, whether real or imagined - cons like this involve the mark BEING TOO EMBARRASSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. This is the heart of all con games - the mark is too shy or too embarrassed or too ashamed of his actions to report on it. This is why con games succeed and continue from generation to generation - they count on human nature.
Remember the very basic discussion of con games vs. a more "straightforward" crime such as armed robbery. With armed robbery, all it takes is a gun and the will to use it to force someone to turn over their money. This is a crime which only relies on force. Very few people would be willing to trade their money for their life, so they part with their money under the threat of violence. This is a normal, human reaction.
But - a con artist is not using force. He is using his understanding of human psychology to get money from his victim. In a sense, this is a risk to the con artist as well. He has no threat of violence to back him up - he has only his wits and what he perceives to be his response to human nature. And, many times, the con artist is correct in his assumptions.
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Have a great and fraud-free day.
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