con man

n pl <con men> (inf) → Schwindler m, → Bauernfänger m (inf); (pretending to have social status) → Hochstapler m; (promising marriage) → Heiratsschwindler m

con man

n → truffatore m

con

(kon) – past tense past participle conned – verb

to trick or persuade dishonestly. He conned her into giving him money.

noun

a dishonest trick.

ˈcon man noun

someone who cons people.

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You've got to pay extra attention to what he does because he's a bait-and-switch con man," Meeks added.

Democratic Lawmaker: Trump Is 'A Con Man'

BORIS Johnson lying the moment he opened his mouth was a dishonest Con Man sticking up two fingers at British voters.

KEVIN MAGUIRE

Dubai: An Emirati man's kindness cost him Dh27,400 as he fell victim to a con man claiming he needed money to repatriate the body of his dead mother from Europe to the UAE.

Man conned out of Dh27,000 to repatriate aACAydead mother'

1 AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013) CHRISTIAN Bale plays con man Irving Rosenfeld who finds himself dealing with the Mafia when he is forced to work for a maverick FBI agent.

7of the best con artist films

10 ( ANI ): Ex-chairman of NASDAQ and imprisoned con man Bernie Madoff's company employees were involved in romantic and sexual relationships with one another according to court documents.

'Ponzi king' Madoff and staffers had regular sex trysts: Court

A SERIAL con man who stole tens of thousands of pounds intended for city charities was warned he faced a "substantial" sentence after admitting 20 separate charges.

BOGUS VICAR FACES JAIL FOR PS30k FRAUD; Con man stole thousands from city charities

In one case a con man actually put his foot under the tyre of a woman's car, daring her to drive off and was very intimidating.

Beware of the modern highwaymen

All local residents should be on the look-out for travelling con men and talk to friends and neighbours if they suspect a travelling con man is operating locally.

Australia : Travelling con men targeting Bayside and south eastern suburbs

Summary: A con man claiming to be Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour is trying to convince people to make charitable donations, the minister's office warned Friday.

Con man impersonating Mansour asks for donations

IN JOHN GUARE'S PLAY Six Degrees of Separation, a young black con man traduces his way into a white, rich, liberal family's midst by posing as the college son of Sidney Poitier who has lost his credit card and wallet.

Guess who came to dinner?

Summary: A con man who used internet dating sites to prey on lonely women has been jailed for five years.

Seducer jailed for five years

A DISABLED pensioner foiled a phone con man who tried to trick him into handing over bank details.

WALES: How OAP Ron turned tables on con artists; CEREBRAL PALSY SUFFERER ISSUES WARNING OVER PHONE SCAMS BANK DETAILS TARGETED

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