Pigeon drop (also known as Spanish Handkerchief) is a confidence trick in which a mark or 'pigeon' is persuaded to give up a sum of money in order to secure the rights to a larger sum of money, or more valuable object.[1][2][3][page needed]
- Pigeon drop (also known as Spanish Handkerchief) is a confidence trick in which a mark or 'pigeon' is persuaded to give up a sum of money in order to secure the rights to a larger sum of money, or more valuable object.page neededTo perform a pigeon drop, two con artists pose as strangers to each other and manipulate a mark into seemingly finding a large amount of 'lost' money.
- Like many scams, the con game known as the 'pigeon drop' relies on the victim being blinded by greed - by the idea of getting something for nothing. In the pigeon drop, the victim believes that he will share in some unexpected windfall if he just puts up some of his own money. A look at how this scam works will help you understand how to spot it.
- Pigeon drop Pigeon drop is a confidence trick in which a mark or ' pigeon ' is persuaded to give up a sum of money in order to secure the rights to a larger sum of money, or more valuable object. In reality, the scammers make off with the money and the mark is left with nothing.
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To perform a pigeon drop, two con artists pose as strangers to each other and manipulate a mark into seemingly finding a large amount of 'lost' money. The two con artists convince the mark that they can all legitimately claim equal shares of the found money if they each put up some amount of their own money to prove good faith; the mark, unaware that the two others are confederates, believes that they have independently judged this to be a wise course of action. The con artists take possession of the mark's money and hand over what the mark believes to be his share of the found money, or even the entirety of the find if he believes he has been made its trustee. In actuality, the con artists use sleight of hand to give the mark a worthless decoy, such as an envelope full of newspaper scraps. The con artists can then easily leave in the guise of fulfilling some part of the agreed-upon process, such as depositing the funds or filling out legal paperwork, and will be long gone by the time the mark detects the deception.[4][5]
In popular culture[edit]
In the opening scene of the 1973 film The Sting, Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) and Luther Coleman (Robert Earl Jones) pull a pigeon drop on a numbers runner for Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw), resulting in the murder of Coleman. This provides the motive for Hooker to seek out Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) to run the titular sting on Lonnegan.
In The Golden Girls, season 5 episode 'Cheaters,' Blanche and Sophia are victims of a pigeon drop at the local mall.
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In The Rockford Files, season 2, episode 2 'The Farnsworth Strategem,' Audrey Wyatt (played by Linda Evans) states she had only met Simon Lloyd 'last year. He was working a bad variation of the pigeon drop scam and I cleaned it up.'
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In John D. MacDonald's book, Pale Gray for Guilt, Travis McGee, with the help of his sidekick Meyer, takes $60,000 from a mark using the pigeon drop scheme.
References[edit]
- ^Swierczynski, Duane (2003). The complete idiot's guide to frauds, scams, and cons. Alpha Books. p. 28. ISBN978-0-02-864415-8.
- ^Paul J. Zak (November 13, 2008). 'How to Run a Con'. Psychology Today. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- ^Arrington, Rick (2006). Crime prevention: the law enforcement officer's practical guide. Jones & Bartlett Publishers.[ISBN missing]
- ^'Wisconsin woman loses $2,000 after being 'completely fooled' by wallet scam'. Fox News. September 5, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^Bird, Allyson (June 4, 2012). 'Police warn of 'found money' scam'. Post and Courier. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
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Pigeon drop is a confidence trick in which a mark or 'pigeon' is persuaded to give up a sum of money in order to secure the rights to a larger sum of money, or more valuable object.[1][2][3][4] In reality, the scammers make off with the money and the mark is left with nothing.
In the process, the stranger (actually a confidence trickster) puts his money with the mark's money (in an envelope, briefcase, or sack) which the mark is then entrusted with. The money is actually not put into the sack or envelope, but is switched for a bag full of newspaper or other worthless material. Through various theatrics, the mark is given the opportunity to make off with money without the stranger realizing. In actuality, the mark would be fleeing from his own money, which the con man still has (or has handed off to an accomplice).
References
- ↑Swierczynski, Duane (2003), The complete idiot's guide to frauds, scams, and cons, Alpha Books, p. 28, ISBN978-0-02-864415-8<templatestyles src='Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css'></templatestyles>
- ↑'Psychology Today - How to Run a Con'. Psychology Today. 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2013-11-14.<templatestyles src='Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css'></templatestyles>
- ↑Arrington, Rick (2006), Crime prevention: the law enforcement officer's practical guide, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, p. 103, ISBN978-0-7637-4130-3<templatestyles src='Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css'></templatestyles>
- ↑Bercowetz, Cynthia (2004), Don't Get Ripped Off! Get Help! Tell It to George, Buy Books on the web, p. 219, ISBN978-0-7414-2228-6<templatestyles src='Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css'></templatestyles>