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♠ Introduction by Anthony Owen, executive
producer of The Real Hustle
♠ Popularity of the subject boosted by
current TV programmes like Hustle and
The Real Hustle
♠ David Britland’s connections with the
media will generate on-publication
publicity
THE GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO
SCAMS, SWINDLES & CHEATS
DAVID BRITLAND
They say you can’t cheat an honest man but honest men get rich quick schemes, proposition bets, gambling scams,
are cheated every day. In fact there has never been a better consumer rip offs, cyber cons and more.
time to be cheated. Faced with information overload and
But reading is not enough. Hands on experience is what
lives set on fast-forward we have transformed ourselves
you need if you are to fully understand the wiles of the
into a nation of suckers. The world is a swindler’s paradise
con man. And The Gentleman’s Guide contains dozens of
providing a thousand ways to part the honest man from
proposition bets and games you can’t lose that show just
his cash. Wouldn’t it be good to know what they are? After
how easy we are to manipulate when the circumstances
all, forearmed is forewarned.
around a scam are so carefully crafted as to make
That’s where The Gentleman’s Guide comes in. Think of it even the most outlandish proposition a safe bet. Warn
as the good guy’s guide to the galaxy in which the sneaky your friends and practice on your enemies. And always
scams of the con artists are laid bare. Entertainingly remember that if you can’t spot the sucker at the table,
written, it reveals the secrets behind all the scams you then it’s probably you.
are ever likely to encounter as you wend your way
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through life: street hustles, pickpockets, ATM dodges,
AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2009
‘Crown Octavo’ format (186 X 14mm) 19pp
David Britland is the author of Phantoms of the Card Table
RIGHTS: WORLD
and co-creator of BBC’s The Real Hustle. He is a television
ISBN13: 978-1-84344-044-4
consultant and writer. He has investigated psychics with
James Randi, created psychological illusions with Derren
Brown, spent Halloween with Uri Geller and consulted for
many of the UK’s top magicians.
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