Hackers of CypherCon

A look at Historic Cons & their Transition to a Digital World with Stephanie Carruthers (2x29)

Air date: Apr 10, 2020

What does a pig in a poke, pigeon drops, and salting have in common? They are just a few of old school confidence tricks (cons) used from the late middle ages to more recently which swindled marks out of money. In this presentation Stephanie will cover how some famous historic cons were used in their day, and how they are now being transitioned into today's digital world.