Flutterby™! : How con artists work

Sigh. Developments... well... made this pull quote stand out (it's not a fiscal thing, it's an emotional one, and I'm a degree of separation away from it, but I see the pattern): Can You Spot a Liar? Probably not. But here are some techniques grifters use, courtesy of Maria Konnikova and her new book about con artists.:

The reason those traits are so important to con artists is that you are taking advantage of people, and in order to do it well, you can’t think that you’re taking advantage of people, because the moment you do, you start feeling bad for them. ...