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'''Confidence games''' (also known as “grift”) are [[criminal]] enterprises in which the [[victim]] is persuaded to become a criminal himself, and then taken advantage of. Almost all confidence games rely upon the victim’s greed, although occasionally other character weaknesses, such as lust, may be exploited. Confidence men almost always work in teams, although there are a handful of exceptions.

'''Confidence games''' (also known as “grift”) are [[criminal]] enterprises in which the [[victim]] is persuaded to become a criminal himself, and then taken advantage of. Almost all confidence games rely upon the victim’s greed, although occasionally other character weaknesses, such as lust, may be exploited. Confidence men almost always work in teams, although there are a handful of exceptions.

In a typical confidence game, the victim is presented with an opportunity to make a great deal of money through cheating or stealing, but in order to do so the victim must first invest some of his own money to bring the scheme to fruition. Once the victim has lost control of his money, something goes wrong with the criminal plan, and the money is lost. Since the victim has himself committed a crime, he is not in a good position to report the confidence game to the authorities. As a result, most confidence crimes go unreported.

In a typical confidence game, the victim is presented with an opportunity to make a great deal of money through cheating or stealing, but in order to do so the victim must first invest some of his own money to bring the scheme to fruition. Once the victim has lost control of his money, something goes wrong with the criminal plan, and the money is lost. Since the victim has himself committed a crime, he is not in a good position to report the confidence game to the authorities. As a result, most confidence crimes go unreported.