Victor Lustig, a conman from the early 90s who once managed to sell the Eiffel Tower for scrap metal left behind a list of commandments for aspiring con-men. Some of them include:

• Be a patient listener
• Wait for the other person to reveal political or religious beliefs – then change yours to match theirs.
• Never boast, instead let your importance be quietly obvious.
• Don’t get drunk.

Aspiring to be a con artist? Then you might want to check out the full list and find out about the role that sex-talk has to play.

Source: Lists of note

Via: Kottke