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10) Forestalling action by the law <ref>Maurer, David (1940, reprinted 1999) The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man, Bobbs-Merrill, reprinted Anchor Books, p.4 of reprint edition</ref>

10) Forestalling action by the law <ref>Maurer, David (1940, reprinted 1999) The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man, Bobbs-Merrill, reprinted Anchor Books, p.4 of reprint edition</ref>

A variation of confidence games which rely on lust to motivate the victim is the “badger game”. In this variation, a married man is approached by a woman who seduces him into an adulterous liaison. At the appropriately embarrassing moment, the woman’s “husband” (actually her con man partner) bursts in and accuses the victim of carrying on with his wife. The “husband” then threatens violence and/or to expose the victim’s infidelity to his wife or community, unless money is paid.

A variation of confidence games which relies on lust to motivate the victim is the “badger game”. In this variation, a married man is approached by a woman who seduces him into an adulterous liaison. At the appropriately embarrassing moment, the woman’s “husband” (actually her con man partner) bursts in and accuses the victim of carrying on with his wife. The “husband” then threatens violence and/or to expose the victim’s infidelity to his wife or community, unless money is paid.

Confidence games appear in many aspects of popular culture, particularly mystery and detective fiction, and have provided the theme for many films, notably including “The Flim Flam Man” (1967), and “The Sting” (1973).

Confidence games appear in many aspects of popular culture, particularly mystery and detective fiction, and have provided the theme for many films, notably including “The Flim Flam Man” (1967), and “The Sting” (1973).