3 ms·In the term "conman" the confidence in question is that of the mark, not the perpetrator.by dcminter 1y agoIn the term "conman" the confidence in question is that of the mark, not the perpetrator.sdwr 1y agoIsn't confidence referring to the alternate definition of trust, as in "taking you into his confidence"?godelski 1y agoI think if you used that definition you could equally say "it is the mark that is taking the conman into [the mark's] confidence"