Editing Victor Lustig (section)

==Ten Commandments==
A set of instructions known as the "Ten Commandments for Con Men" has been attributed to Lustig:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lindskoog |first=Kathryn Ann |url=https://archive.org/details/fakesfraudsother0000lind/page/193/mode/1up |title=Fakes, Frauds and Other Malarkey: 301 Amazing Stories and How Not to Be Fooled |date=1993 |publisher=Zondervan Publishing House |isbn=978-0-310-57731-7 |page=193 |language=en}}</ref>

{{Blockquote|text=1. Be a patient listener (it is this, not fast talking, that gets a con man his coups).

2. Never look bored.

3. Wait for the other person to reveal any political opinions, then agree with them.

4. Let the other person reveal religious views, then have the same ones.

5. Hint at sex talk, but don't follow it up unless the other person shows a strong interest.

6. Never discuss illness, unless some special concern is shown.

7. Never pry into a person's personal circumstances (they'll tell you all eventually).

8. Never boast. Just let your importance be quietly obvious. [The rule against boasting does not always apply in the United States today.]

9. Never be untidy.

10. Never get drunk.}}

These commandments are elaborated on in [[David_W._Maurer#The_Big_Con|David Maurer's ''The Big Con'']] by two ropers.<ref name=Maurer>Maurer, David. ''The Big Con''. Anchor Books, 1999.</ref>{{rp|288–31}}