Now, let's move onto the next step. Now that the con man has identified his mark and has sized him up, it's time to up the ante. Now, the con man must introduce him to the "inside man" who can let the mark into the scheme.
By "inside man," I mean the person who is behind the entire scheme. Now, this can be the con man himself, or it can be a third party who is a "friend" of the con man who is doing the con man a favor by letting the mark into the scheme.
Remember what we discussed about Bernie Madoff, arguably the architect of the most successful Ponzi scheme of all time. People were begging to get involved in this scheme. Madoff did not just open the door to anyone - you had to have some special connection to even talk to Madoff. Madoff, in this instance, was the "inside man" (or one of Madoff's close associates). Madoff was the man who could make it all happen, but he did not have to hang out his shingle or do any advertising; rather, Madoff had other people bring him marks who, when introduced to Madoff, felt that they were becoming part of a special world.
By "inside man," I mean the person who is behind the entire scheme. Now, this can be the con man himself, or it can be a third party who is a "friend" of the con man who is doing the con man a favor by letting the mark into the scheme.
Remember what we discussed about Bernie Madoff, arguably the architect of the most successful Ponzi scheme of all time. People were begging to get involved in this scheme. Madoff did not just open the door to anyone - you had to have some special connection to even talk to Madoff. Madoff, in this instance, was the "inside man" (or one of Madoff's close associates). Madoff was the man who could make it all happen, but he did not have to hang out his shingle or do any advertising; rather, Madoff had other people bring him marks who, when introduced to Madoff, felt that they were becoming part of a special world.
NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS BLOG IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE NOR IS IT INTENDED TO BE LEGAL ADVICE. IF THE READER HAS ANY LEGAL QUESTIONS, PLEASE REFER TO AN ATTORNEY.
Have a great and fraud-free day.
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