The Con Game and "Yellow Kid" Weil [Paperback]

Joe Weil (Author), W.T. Brannon (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 297 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc. (November 25, 1974)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486231275
• ISBN-13: 978-0486231273
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,456,598 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating, one-volume university education in con games, June 29, 2009

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F. Hollister (Big Island of Alameda) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Con Game and "Yellow Kid" Weil (Paperback)

Have you seen the movie "The Sting?" Of course you have. It's a great movie.

And the plot appears to be ripped from the pages of this book. This is a very interesting autobiography of a very accomplished con man. Would you like to learn how to make a fortune giving away "resort" land in Michigan? Here's how to do it.

What makes this book great is that The Yellow Kid just comes out and admits he was a crook. "My Adventures With Your Money" doesn't come close because Mr. Rice could never bring himself to just say it. The Yellow Kid was proud of it. Birthday articles about him were a staple of the Chicago newspaper businss for years. And each year the amounts he stole grew and grew.

I highly recommend this book for self-defense. Read it, understand it, and you will probably never be a mark yourself.

One note, please. I'm really tired of reading about law enforcement "stings." They aren't stings because the crooks realize what's up when they get arrested. In a pure Sting the victim never catches on.

Read the book if you want to learn all about it!