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Rip-offs, scams and con artists

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Lesson 1

Rip-off, scam and con

so I went to the zoo what a ripoff the only animate had was one dog was a shih tzu it's a joke she'd soon as a tough dog and zoo today wasn't about the words ripoff scam calm co...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 2

An expensive drink in Venice

around all day and we reached the Piazza San Marco and we decided to take a drink now I knew it was going to be expensive because I'm from London and I live in Paris so I know w...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 3

The obituary scam

there is an old story about a scammer who used to look in the obituaries columns and the bitter II column is a notice for the dead they put in a newspaper and he found the addre...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 4

The inheritance email scam

received an email from someone saying something like oh my uncle died and he left me one hundred million dollars which I need to get out the country if you help me then I'll giv...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 5

Selling the Eiffel Tower

probably the most famous con artist of all time is somebody called Victor Lustig who in 1925 managed to sell the Eiffel Tower yes it's true he sold it to a group of really scrap...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 6

The fake job interview

interview and if only they could lend him the money as soon as he gets a nice he will send it back to them of course it's a con they never get their money back ok well there you...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 7

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Full video: You won't believe how much I paid for a beer in Venice: WHAT A RIP-OFF!

Language: en

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