Scam Artists, Con Men, Swindlers, and Bamboozlers
The Canon’s Yeoman exposes his master (the Canon) as a scam artist – that is, one who obtains money by fraud or deceit, intentionally misleading another person for purposes of financial gain. The Canon claims to know the secret of how to turn base metals into expensive precious metals, and he’s willing to sell his secret for a pretty price. There is no shortage of scam artists, con men, swindlers, and bamboozlers in every age – including our own. Research one of the following 20th-20st-century scam artists and explain how they conned or swindled in order to make big bucks: Frank Abagnale, Jr., Charles Ponzi, Christopher Rocancourt, Victor Lustig (“The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower”), or George Parker (“The Man Who Sold the Brooklyn Bridge”).
The Canon’s Yeoman exposes his master (the Canon) as a scam artist – that is, one who obtains money by fraud or deceit, intentionally misleading another person for purposes of financial gain. The Canon claims to know the secret of how to turn base metals into expensive precious metals, and he’s willing to sell his secret for a pretty price. There is no shortage of scam artists, con men, swindlers, and bamboozlers in every age – including our own. Research one of the following 20th-20st-century scam artists and explain how they conned or swindled in order to make big bucks: Frank Abagnale, Jr., Charles Ponzi, Christopher Rocancourt, Victor Lustig (“The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower”), or George Parker (“The Man Who Sold the Brooklyn Bridge”).