http://www.conman.com.au Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:39:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bollywood loves stealing from Hollywood films. Maybe not as much as other countries (I'm looking at you Turkish Batman) Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena lifts from the best (House of Games) and the worst (Confidence). IMDB describes the film as: Meet Arjun Verma, a conman who plays the biggest odds and wins. Trained ... http://www.conman.com.au/film/bollywood-swindle-ek-khiladi-ek-haseena/ Someone tries to post the following comment on the blog. The original was chock full of Urls to penis enlargement sites. HELP! I’m currently being held prisoner by the Russian mafia and being forced to post spam comments on blogs and forum! If you don’t approve this they will kill me. ... http://www.conman.com.au/internet/my-favourite-spam/ At first glance, it appears like your stock standard insurance fraud, but Faye Shilling has just pleaded guilty to one of the cleverer swindles. Shilling, and her accomplice who has pleaded not guilty, schemed to defraud insurance companies by claiming out on policies for fictitious people. In order to make the claims believable, Shilling, ... http://www.conman.com.au/news/sham-funeral/ http://www.conman.com.au/news/failblog-scam/ The good news is that they have made a musical of the Frank Abagnale Book and Steven Spielberg  film Catch Me If You Can. The bad news is that they have made a musical of the Frank Abagnale Book and Steven Spielberg  film Catch Me If You Can. http://www.conman.com.au/film/good-news-bad-news/ Just received word that BBC3 in the UK is showing a series called "The Real Hustle Around The World" Robert Webb takes an entertaining look at the six different countries that have made their own versions of the hit show The Real Hustle. Featuring the best and worst scams from Russia, ... http://www.conman.com.au/tv/the-real-hustle-around-the-world/ Thanks to Julian for sending me this brilliant magazine article about short weight and short measure men and the techniques they use to swindle their customers. Click on the image to enlarge http://www.conman.com.au/history/short-measure-men/ Ed McBain, noir thriller writer and creator of the 87th precinct series of books wrote 'The Con Man' in 1957. The novel tells the parallel stories of a con artist and the investigation into the deaths of two girls. Reissued many times over the years, the book has a some great covers. http://www.conman.com.au/news/ed-mcbains-the-con-man/ Turns out your IQ drops when you get on facebook. http://www.conman.com.au/internet/facebook-con-artist/ Some friendly people posted their review of my show, Scamapalooza on the show's website Nicholas J Johnson in Scampalooza is funny, talented and informative!! We learnt a lot from the 30 second scams. The show was entertaining from start to finish – the crowd laughed so much, it was like being ... http://www.conman.com.au/things-to-do/reviews-are-in/