Is This a Lazy Con Man?

By 1925, Victor Listic was at the absolute height of his powers. He had paid his tailor to sew $15,000 into the lining of his suit so he'd have cash to bribe his way out of emergencies. A crime syndicate in New York paid $46,000 for one and a banker in California paid $100,000. The best thing about this scam from a con man's point of view is that very few of his victims could go to the police because doing so and admitting that they had intended to counterfeit US currency.