CONFIDENCE TRICKSTERS
A RECORD SEASON. (By Cable —Press Assn. —Copyright.) LONDON, December 2. The confidence tricksters in London have established a. record this year. It is reliably estimated that thus far they have netted £200,000 from their credulous victims, many of whom have been Australians. Scotland Yard officials say that most of the confidence men are now en route to various parts of the world, such as the Riviera, Madrid, Florida, and Sydney for leave and ease, and in quest for unsuspecting “pigeons.” Only one woman ip known to have fallen a victim, to the tricksters. One well-known detective is of the opinion that prison is not good enough for the confidence men, and that they deserve a public testimonial.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 3 December 1929, Page 7
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120CONFIDENCE TRICKSTERS Greymouth Evening Star, 3 December 1929, Page 7
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