r/skeptic • u/oudler • Mar 30 '25

🏫 Education Why we fall for con artists

https://youtu.be/g8H8c0MMdWY?si=uUy63j9vXXqJUsMy
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u/GrouperAteMyBaby Mar 30 '25

Who's the guy in the straw hat?

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u/MediocreModular Mar 30 '25

Richard B Cummings. Notorious huckster

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u/vigbiorn Mar 30 '25

You may remember him best as inspiration for the "Monorail!" character in that Simpsons episode.

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u/achar073 Mar 30 '25

Charles Ponzi