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Pigeon drop — is the name of a confidence trick in which a mark or pigeon is convinced to give up a sum of money in order to secure the rights to a larger sum of money, or more valuable object. In reality the scammers make off with the money and the mark is… … Wikipedia
pigeon drop — n. a confidence game in which the victim, enticed by a promise to share in the distribution of a large sum of money, hands over personal funds to show good faith … English World dictionary
pigeon drop — a confidence game or sleight of hand swindle whereby cash is extracted from the victim as collateral for a supposed share in a large sum of discovered money, dishonest profits, or gambling winnings, which in fact are nonexistent. [1935 40, Amer.; … Useful english dictionary
Drop — may refer to: Contents 1 General use 2 Sports 3 Computers and technology … Wikipedia
pigeon — the dupe of a criminal Venerable enough to be in Grose but still modern criminal use. The pigeon drop is the trick where the victim pays money to thieves for a share in a bogus bankroll which they profess to have found. Whence, in America,… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Drop swindle — The drop swindle was a confidence trick commonly used during the 19th and 20th centuries. Employing a variety of techniques the con usually consists of the dropper , who purposely drops a wallet containing counterfeit money near a potential… … Wikipedia
Pigeon toe — Robert Schneider Classification and external resources ICD 10 M20.5, Q66.2 ICD 9 754.53 Pigeon toe, also calle … Wikipedia
Bronzewing pigeon — Taxobox name = Bronzewing Pigeons image width = 250px image caption = Brush Bronzewing on nest. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = * Phaps *… … Wikipedia
List of confidence tricks — This list of confidence tricks and scams should not be considered complete, but covers the most common examples. Confidence tricks and scams are difficult to classify, because they change often and often contain elements of more than one type.… … Wikipedia
Advance-fee fraud — African sting An advance fee fraud is a confidence trick in which the target is persuaded to advance sums of money in the hope of realizing a significantly larger gain.[1] Among the variations on this type of scam are the Nigerian Letter (also… … Wikipedia
