Gullible
BY THE age of 18, while his peers were applying for bursaries to further their studies in university, Chico had already pulled off enough scams to buy himself a second-hand car, rent an apartment and renovate his mother’s house.
He was a master of disguise. A charlatan that had enough charisma to sell feathers to a peacock. His secret was keeping things simple. People believed simple lies, simple stories and simple appearances because simple things made sense.
Anything too complex could lead to a victim asking too many questions. Too many questions led to too many lies, lies that even a skilled con artist like Chico had a hard time keeping up with.
Simple made sense and that was how Chico carried out his scams with success.
The game had three steps: pick a target, make them believe
