Definition of «confidence tricksters»

"Confidence tricksters" refers to people who deceive others by gaining their trust and manipulating them into giving them money or valuable things. They use persuasion and charm to trick their victims into believing their lies, ultimately taking advantage of their confidence.

Sentences with «confidence tricksters»

Redford plays Depression - era confidence trickster Johnny Hooker, whose friend and mentor Luther Coleman (Robert Earl Jones) is murdered by racketeer / gambler Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw). (rottentomatoes.com)
It combines two familiar western subjects: the alliance between travelling confidence tricksters and the role of African - Americans in the west. (theguardian.com)
If there is a sucker born every minute, then the same can also be said of films about confidence tricksters. (movie-gazette.com)
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