From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "List of confidence tricks" List of confidence tricks 1 Get-rich-quick schemes 1.1 The "Money-Box Scheme" 1.2 Salting 1.3 Spanish Prisoner 2 Persuasion tricks 2.1 Grandparent scam 2.2 Romance scam 2.3 Fortune-telling fraud 3 Gold brick scams 3.1 Green goods 3.2 Pig in a poke (cat in a bag) 3.3 Thai gems 3.4 White-van speakers 3.5 Iraqi Dinar 3.6 Noorseekee 4 Extortion or false-injury tricks 4.1 Badger game 4.2 Bogus dry-cleaning bill scam 4.3 Clip joint 4.4 Coin-matching game 4.5 Fraudulent collection agencies 4.6 Bogus or fraudulent law firms 4.7 Insurance fraud 5 Gambling tricks 5.1 Baltimore Stockbroker / Psychic Sports Picks 5.2 Fiddle game 5.3 Lottery fraud by proxy 5.4 Three-card Monte 6 Spurious qualifications or endorsements 6.1 Diploma mill 6.2 Vanity publications and awards 7 Online scams 7.1 Fake antivirus 7.2 Phishing 7.3 Fake support call 7.4 Bank login scam 8

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