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someone who steals your money and leaves you thanking them for the privilege.
means a person who gains trust through calculated charm in order to defraud you, and calls it a talent.
from from confidence man, coined in 1849 new york for william thompson, who asked strangers to lend him their watches as a show of confidence, then walked off with them.
key skillmaking the mark feel clever, not fooled
best targetstrusting, intelligent people, not gullible ones
real weaponyour own greed or loneliness, not lies
origin wordconfidence itself was the original stolen item