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'May I Borrow Your Watch?': William Thompson, America's Original Confidence Man
Jan 31, 2023 ·
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'May I Borrow Your Watch?': William Thompson, America's Original Confidence Man
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William Thompson certainly was not the first person involved in the con game. We can assume people have been tricking and cheating each other likely since there were people to...
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William Thompson certainly was not the first person involved in the con game. We can assume people have been tricking and cheating each other likely since there were people to trick and cheat. We really don’t know a whole lot about William’s life. He just sort of pops up in the historical record when he starts getting noticed around the streets of New York City -- which, as you might imagine, is not good for the con business. He may have been small time, but he was the guy responsible for helping coin the term, confidence man -- or con man. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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