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I always thought the gentleman thief was a fictional character. Assuming this is more or less real (the detailed dialogue is a bit concerning) it’s fascinating.
by neilk 2y ago
I always thought the gentleman thief was a fictional character. Assuming this is more or less real (the detailed dialogue is a bit concerning) it’s fascinating.
- kranke155 2y agoSociopaths who become con men may appear gentlemen. I've met one who posed as a fashion designer. Absolutely dangerous individual, but you'd never guess it from looking or meeting him.
- jprete 2y agoHow did you figure it out?
- kranke155 2y agoWhen he got close to what he wanted, he started lying about everything and anything. Eventually I realised he was trying to commit real estate fraud, and trying to illegally take over property through a series of stratagems. The lying was the giveaway. He just couldn't stop lying. Anything and everything you asked him, he was: - always the victim - going to get his lawyers - subtly threatening violence - demanding something strange or bizarre, like documents he didn't need access to. For people not used to it, it was a shock. He seemed affluent by every standard.
- throwawaysleep 2y agoYou have to at least be able to put on a veneer of decency to get into these jobs at some point. Otherwise you would piss everyone off.
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- madoff2 2y agoMadoff is the obvious example