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The Best Way to Save Money on Your Car Insurance
Con artists must carefully choose their victim, suck them in and keep racting up their commitment. The final stage of the con she calls the blow off is when the victim realizes they've been had. Many victims of cons don't make a fuss because they don't want a reputation as a shmuck. If everyone knows you were taken in by a con artist, you'll be seen as an easy touch. Other people will try to fool you. You might decide it's better to keep silent, swallow your loss and preserve your reputation. We ourselves are the grifter's best chance of a successful blow off.