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Old 08-22-04, 11:49 PM   #34 (permalink)
cageyjames
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Originally Posted by Scylla
Second: To the handful of members who became so protective of the poor "kid" and defended him so gallantly - you all were more integral to the scam than anything else he did or said!
Well, they were more trying to get people to be nice to him rather than defend him.
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This was classic! All of the elements of how the term "con" got its name - "confidence game". This grifter had his detractors stumbling to prove he was a fraud by denouncing his grammar and spelling (Which actually was above par in the post-internet era), and his defenders feeling they were protecting a poor, well-intentioned, enterprising young man!
I don't think "Steeda" was that bright. He didn't cover his tracks very well....
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