Flim flammers, hoaxsters, confidence men, people who prey on people with their wits. Deceptive trickery ending in loss of money.

Standard variations:

• Bootlegger
• Charlatan
• Con Artist - cultural variations: esroc, apus-apusan, degozo
• Fleecer
• Flim Flammer
• Grifter
• Impostor
• Lure
• Mountebank
• Scam Artist

Notable variations:

• Bamboozler
• Butain
• Peigneur
• Quacksalver
• Wynebwr

Groups:

• Grinning Men
• Soapsters