Before I get into the details,here's a little background about conmen.According to wikipedia, confidence trick or confidence game is an attempt to defraud a person or group by gaining their confidence.The term conman(or confidence man) was coined by the american press during the trial of one William Thomson,who won confidence of strangers and led them into parting with their valuables after gaining their trust.Although it seems quite impossible as to how victims fall for their schemes,an experienced conman has the confidence,skill and the charishma to win your confidence with his words and his act.Afterall,if someone comes upto you and confidently says that you have a patch of ink on your nose,you do tend to fall for it.Conning is just taking this to a whole new level for financial gain.
That's the background for my post.I've been observing reports in the newspapers, about a certain conman whose modus operandi is to con people using the name of popular bollywood actor Salman Khan.He has conned three victims till now,and is still going at it.
He approached them with either an offer to act in one of Salman Khan's movies or a chance to meet the bollywood actor face to face.He would then take the victim to a beauty salon and ask them to get a haircut or a face pack so that they are 'presentable' in front of the actor.The funny thing is,he managed to convince an Indian male(who still prefer to look raw) to step into a salon for a make over!
He would then ask them to remove their gold ornaments and watches for 'safe keeping' so that they don't get discoloured during the make-over!!The next thing you know,the victims are left with a huge salon bill with the conman not in sight and their money and gold all gone.
For the second victim,he pushed the act even further and took him shopping for new clothes and then disappeared with his belongings.Although it's still not clear whether both the acts were committed by the same man,but the unusual fetish for using the same actors name and repeating the trick despite the fact that the first act was well publicized has baffled the police.
So,the next time someone comes to you and mentions Salman Khan,you might want to have a good look at him.
Will keep you updated,this one seems to be quite slippery.
That's the background for my post.I've been observing reports in the newspapers, about a certain conman whose modus operandi is to con people using the name of popular bollywood actor Salman Khan.He has conned three victims till now,and is still going at it.
He approached them with either an offer to act in one of Salman Khan's movies or a chance to meet the bollywood actor face to face.He would then take the victim to a beauty salon and ask them to get a haircut or a face pack so that they are 'presentable' in front of the actor.The funny thing is,he managed to convince an Indian male(who still prefer to look raw) to step into a salon for a make over!
He would then ask them to remove their gold ornaments and watches for 'safe keeping' so that they don't get discoloured during the make-over!!The next thing you know,the victims are left with a huge salon bill with the conman not in sight and their money and gold all gone.
For the second victim,he pushed the act even further and took him shopping for new clothes and then disappeared with his belongings.Although it's still not clear whether both the acts were committed by the same man,but the unusual fetish for using the same actors name and repeating the trick despite the fact that the first act was well publicized has baffled the police.
So,the next time someone comes to you and mentions Salman Khan,you might want to have a good look at him.
Will keep you updated,this one seems to be quite slippery.
4 comments:
Interesting to konw about the conmen defination and Dude I am not interested in Salman Khan anyway so nothing to worry :D
Lol..It's just amusing to see the kind of novel ideas conmen come up with!
I was wondering about the people who are being 'conned'... by such silly ideas ....
Lol..True..By the way,he got caught finally!
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