The Forever Con Artist – A World History Of Deception – An Editorial About Scammers/Fraudsters – 2023
The Forever Con Artist – A World History Of Deception
Author:
• Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. – Anthropologist, Scientist, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc.
The Forever Con Artist – A Journey Through Time
Unveiling the History of Con Men and Women – Understanding That Scams Have Always Been With Us!
The Forever Con Artist has always been something that interested me as an Anthropologist, Archaeologist, and Historian. While working on archeological projects in Mesoamerica and South America, I have always been fascinated by each culture’s tricksters and how ubiquitous they always were. I have often wondered to what extend scammers or fraudsters or tricksters were in the ancient world, because they are not a new phenomenon. Scams, fraud, and cons have always been with us – even animals are capable of pulling them off.
