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Not to be confused with the colloquial term for a FanConvention.
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Not to be confused with the colloquial term for a FanConvention.
FanConvention. Or with the term for people in jail; though an unsuccessful perpetrator of TheCon might ''end up'' there.
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* The main character in William Lindsay Gresham's ''Literature/NightmareAlley'' is a ruthless ConMan who poses as an upstanding spiritualist preacher to con wealthy clients. His biggest con is concocted with his mistress [[PsychoPsychologist Lilith]]. Between them they plan to scam an extremely wealthy auto tycoon named [[TheMark Ezra Grindle]] who is desperate to contact the spirit of his lost love Dorrie who died during a botched back-alley abortion that he made her get. Stan's very reluctant wife Molly poses as Dorrie during a series of [[ScoobyDooHoax phony]] [[SpookySeance séances]] aimed to convince Grindle that they are contacting the girl's spirit so he will part with increasing amounts of cash for Stan to continue.
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* ''Film/TheConIsOn'': Despite the title, TheCaper Harry and Peter plan is not a classic con game. Instead it is part con/part heist, with a lot of improvisation thrown in.
* ''Film/{{Circus}}'', although it takes a long time till it is apparent exactly who is conning who.
* ''Film/{{Circus}}'', although it takes a long time till it is apparent exactly who is conning who.
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* ''Literature/TheMarkAndTheVoid'': [[spoiler: A novelist convinces a banker to let him shadow him so the novelist can write a book with the banker as the main character. It's actually a scam to find out the layout of the bank so the novelist can rob the bank. Unfortunately, the banker works at an investment bank, which doesn't have a safe full of money. Eventually, the novelist ends up writing his book.]]
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* In ''[[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin]]'' Tim's dad Jack falls for a con which involves some crooks going around claiming to be contractors looking to repair damage after the big quake but requiring a heavy deposit since things are so hectic. Tim manages to get the money back as Robin and tells his dad they came back and said they were too busy while getting the con artists arrested. It foreshadows Jack losing the family fortune not long after.
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* ''Series/MacGyver'' episode "Jenny's Chance'".
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** In "Twice Stung", a friend of Mac's becomes suicidal after being swindled out of his life savings. Mac orchestrates a reverse scam to get the money back.
** In "Jenny'sChance'".Chance", Mac organizes a gambling sting operation in order to catch the murderer of a horse trainer, a money launderer for a Cuban drug lord.
** In "Twice Stung", a friend of Mac's becomes suicidal after being swindled out of his life savings. Mac orchestrates a reverse scam to get the money back.
** In "Jenny's
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* ''Film/MatchstickMen''
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* This (and being a GentlemanThief) was [[WhiteCollar Neal Caffrey]]'s MO before Peter Burke caught him. Since then, he's often run The Con on criminals for the FBI. [[ByTheBookCop Burke]] himself gets in on the act sometimes.
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* This (and being a GentlemanThief) was [[WhiteCollar [[Series/WhiteCollar Neal Caffrey]]'s MO before Peter Burke caught him. Since then, he's often run The Con on criminals for the FBI. [[ByTheBookCop Burke]] himself gets in on the act sometimes.
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* ''Franchise/LupinIII'' is both a gentleman thief and a conman. Think of him as a eastern version of Bugs Bunny.
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* ''Franchise/LupinIII'' is both a gentleman thief and a conman. Think of him as a eastern version of Bugs Bunny.
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''[[[spoiler:Shallan summons her Shardblade and kills Tyn]]]''\\
'''Shallan:''' Difficult things. Yes. I believe I ''told'' you. I've learned that lesson already. Thank you.
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* ''Series/{{Leverage}}'', the TransAtlanticEquivalent of ''Series/{{Hustle}}'' follows the same general idea, although they do TheCaper fairly often. They are also generally [[JustLikeRobinHood using their powers for good]] and usually don't keep the money they steal.
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* ''Series/{{Leverage}}'', the TransAtlanticEquivalent of ''Series/{{Hustle}}'' follows the same general idea, although they do TheCaper fairly often. They are also generally [[JustLikeRobinHood using their powers for good]] and usually don't keep the money they steal. While, technically, only one members of the team is a professional conwoman (while being a terrible actress on stage), the rest quickly learn the art, even the one, who, according to WordOfGod, has Asperger's. They also occasionally go up against other conmen.
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* ''Film/{{Diggstown}}''''Film/{{Diggstown}}'' involves a GameOfWits between a hustler and a conman over a boxing match. Both try to rig the match in their favor, [[spoiler:but the conman ends up coming out on top, when he anticipates the hustler bringing in a SuperRinger in the form of a guy he knew from prison and bribes the inmate beforehand to throw the fight]].
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Remember, if it seems TooGoodToBeTrue, it probably is.
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* In ''Literature/ThePrincesOfTheAir'', the protagonists run a variety of cons, at first for their own benefit and later as loyal if unconventional servants of Queen and country.
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* ''Brothers Bloom'' shows three cons, one after the other. The last one gets complicated.
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* ''Brothers Bloom'' ''Film/TheBrothersBloom'' shows three cons, one after the other. The last one gets complicated.
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* ''{{Inception}}'' ''Film/{{Inception}}'' in a weird sort of way.
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* ''SelfDemonstrating/{{Loki}}'' is not far behind, if there is someone in the Marvel universe they didn't con, and they already conned [[BeyondTheImpossible themself]], that must be probably part of a con yet to come. This is more evident in series featuring his kid (''Comicbook/JourneyIntoMystery'') and teen (''Comicbook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'') versions who don't have the raw magical power. They're the kind of guy who would con [[{{Devil}} Mephisto]] to get an inside man for a caper that turns out to be a diversion for a spy mission.
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* ''SelfDemonstrating/{{Loki}}'' ''Loki'' is not far behind, if there is someone in the Marvel universe they didn't con, and they already conned [[BeyondTheImpossible themself]], that must be probably part of a con yet to come. This is more evident in series featuring his kid (''Comicbook/JourneyIntoMystery'') and teen (''Comicbook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'') versions who don't have the raw magical power. They're the kind of guy who would con [[{{Devil}} Mephisto]] to get an inside man for a caper that turns out to be a diversion for a spy mission.
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* ''Film/{{Gambit}}'' follows a con by an inept art curator, attempting to convince his employer to buy a forgery of a Monet painting by use of a confederate. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, he seems to have failed, revealing the forgery as part of a show of competence, only for it to be revealed that he was actually after another painting owned by his employer, which he stole and replaced with a forgery]].
