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The business model is a fraud, and @Saylor is the biggest con man on Wall Street.
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Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
But, still, the sequel is a little toothless — not just Nick’s move from con man to cop but throughout the metropolis.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
In 2016, it was revealed that a con man had swindled Nicole out of $10 million.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 12 Nov. 2025
To be a successful independent filmmaker—that is, one who is even sporadically employed—is, in essence, to be a bit of a con man.
—Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
But, still, the sequel is a little toothless — not just Nick’s move from con man to cop but throughout the metropolis.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
In 2016, it was revealed that a con man had swindled Nicole out of $10 million.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 12 Nov. 2025
To be a successful independent filmmaker—that is, one who is even sporadically employed—is, in essence, to be a bit of a con man.
—Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Con man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/con%20man. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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