The Curious Case Of Dina Wein Reis

The grifter, wrote David Maurer in his classic 1940 study of con men, 'has a gentle touch.' He takes his 'toll from the verdant sucker by means of the skilled hand or the sharp wit ... Of all the grifters, the confidence man is the aristocrat.' What's intriguing about Dina Wein Reiss was that she was so good, she was able to pull it off in a really cool way. She knew how to play the game. She took advantage of everyone in the distribution chain. The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff. Ambrose Bierce. What a story! Thanks to James/Doris.