To add, I would argue that "charming and unbelievably intelligent" are prerequisites to being a truly great fraudster. - Charm: a lot of people don't realize t

To add, I would argue that "charming and unbelievably intelligent" are prerequisites to being a truly great fraudster. - Charm: a lot of people don't realize this, but the "con" in "con man" is short for "confidence". They work by abusing and exploiting people's confidence in them. A con man has to have enough charm to get people to place their confidence in him, or the scheme isn't going to work. - Intelligence: fraud isn't something you can pull off by brute strength. You need a sharp mind to plan a scheme and carry it out. If a con man wasn't "charming and unbelievable intelligent", I'd doubt his efficacy as a con man. And I'll also add that "charming and unbelievable intelligent" is a good way to describe a number of serial killers. Charm and intelligence doesn't a good person make.