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Classic cons and swindles
Josh Wilker; Austin Sarat, general editor
Publisher: Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, 1997.
ISBN: 0791042510   DDC: 364.163   LCC: HV6691   Edition: (hardcover)

Summary:

Discusses some of the ways swindlers can take an honest person's
money, describing various scams, con games, and hoaxes that have been
perpetrated in the past.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classification:

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Dewey Class: 364.163 -- Criminology
LCC Number: HV6691

Book Details:

Language: eng
Physical Description: 85 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition Info: (hardcover)

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