This blog has moved!
From today, it can be found at http://www.conman.com.au/confessions.
See you there!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
"Sucker"
This just came through from comedian Lawrence Leung
Just letting you know that my solo show starts this Thursday 17th at the Brisbane Festival.
Sucker by Lawrence Leung
Sept 17 - Oct 3
9pm
Carnival's Edge
Cultural Forecourt, QPAC
Grey St (Cnr Melbourne St), South Bank, QLD
"SUCKER", one of my past shows, plays at the Brisbane Festival for three weeks in a beautiful wooden theatre. It's nothing like the TV show, but has won an award and has played in the Edinburgh Fringe and the Sydney Opera House - so people quite like it. Come along.
Book tickets:
http://tinyurl.com/nut37r
Cheers
Lawrence
Friday, September 4, 2009
New Blog Coming Soon
I'm currently combining my website (www.conman.com.au) and this blog into a one stop shop for all your scam related needs.
Watch this space!
Watch this space!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Genuine Fake Money
Remember all that fake money I was talking about coming into Scotland?
I finally saw some up close.
I was waiting in line at a local cafe and the woman in front of me tried to pay with a fake £20 note.
I listened in as she explained she'd just come from the bank and had been stopped by a man on the way.
Since this was the only money she had, she was now in a position where she couldn't pay for her lunch.
So I did what any self respecting honest con man would do and bought the £20 off of her.
Don't get me wrong. It wasn't an act of chivalry on my part. I just really wanted a fake 20!
At first, she wouldn't sell it to me, not realizing that I was prepared to pay £20, probably more, for a genuine fake note. She thought I was just being nice.
I had to explain the whole 'honest con man' thing, giving her my website and explain that I travel the world, collecting swindles.
Eventually, she capiulated and sold me the £20 for £15.
As I type, the note sits on the cafe table in front of me. (different cafe...I drink a lot of coffee)
The paper stock is much to thick to be a real note but close enough to fly past a casual examination.
The design has obviously been scanned in a computer and then printed out on an inkjet printer. The image is too low res and a lot of the detail is missing.
The scammer is obviously a bit lazy but was clever enough to use an obscure Scottish note that most people would not have handled before.
My old friend Pablo suggested I try to sell it on ebay to a collector. Maybe make a profit. :)
Or I could sell real £20 notes and pretend they are genuine fake money.
Fake fake money.
I finally saw some up close.
I was waiting in line at a local cafe and the woman in front of me tried to pay with a fake £20 note.
I listened in as she explained she'd just come from the bank and had been stopped by a man on the way.
"He said he owed his mate a tenner and want to know if I had two tens for his twenty. "
Since this was the only money she had, she was now in a position where she couldn't pay for her lunch.
So I did what any self respecting honest con man would do and bought the £20 off of her.
Don't get me wrong. It wasn't an act of chivalry on my part. I just really wanted a fake 20!
At first, she wouldn't sell it to me, not realizing that I was prepared to pay £20, probably more, for a genuine fake note. She thought I was just being nice.
I had to explain the whole 'honest con man' thing, giving her my website and explain that I travel the world, collecting swindles.
Eventually, she capiulated and sold me the £20 for £15.
As I type, the note sits on the cafe table in front of me. (different cafe...I drink a lot of coffee)
The paper stock is much to thick to be a real note but close enough to fly past a casual examination.
The design has obviously been scanned in a computer and then printed out on an inkjet printer. The image is too low res and a lot of the detail is missing.
The scammer is obviously a bit lazy but was clever enough to use an obscure Scottish note that most people would not have handled before.
My old friend Pablo suggested I try to sell it on ebay to a collector. Maybe make a profit. :)
Or I could sell real £20 notes and pretend they are genuine fake money.
Fake fake money.
The rabbit is also counterfeit
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Edinburgh Fringe Festival Shows I Saw This Year
1. The List Operators: Melbourne comedy duo with odd sketches based around lists. *****
2. Six More Impossible Things Before Dinner: Phillip Escoffey's new show about the nature of impossible. ****
3. Oxford Imps: Mind blowingly bad impro comedy from Oxford. *
4. Kiosk of Champions: Loose sketch comedy mixed with two handed stand up. ***
5. Piff-tacular: Fun stand up magic show performed by a guy in a dragon suit. ***
6. The Aspidistras: Music and comedy from two woman who'd be much funnier if they were not in a cave with 16 people in the audience. ***
7. Daniel Antopolski: Top quality stand up comedy. ****
8. Todd Womack: One of the few (funny) American comedians to grace the festival. ***
9. Luck: Fantastic one woman play about gambling and family. *****
10. A1 San Fransico Comedy Revue: A mixed bag of US comedy. **
11. The Dark Party: The most original sideshow you'll ever see from The Catchpenny Club favourites, The Dirty Brothers. ****
12. The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly: Great stand up from three profs. Included Australia's Celia Pacquola. ****
13. Circa: A brilliant demonstration of circus skills let down a tiny bit by a desire to also be a contempory dance piece. ***
14. Robin Ince: Great political satire that gets a little preachy but, to be honest, who doesn't like their political satire full of rants? ****
2. Six More Impossible Things Before Dinner: Phillip Escoffey's new show about the nature of impossible. ****
3. Oxford Imps: Mind blowingly bad impro comedy from Oxford. *
4. Kiosk of Champions: Loose sketch comedy mixed with two handed stand up. ***
5. Piff-tacular: Fun stand up magic show performed by a guy in a dragon suit. ***
6. The Aspidistras: Music and comedy from two woman who'd be much funnier if they were not in a cave with 16 people in the audience. ***
7. Daniel Antopolski: Top quality stand up comedy. ****
8. Todd Womack: One of the few (funny) American comedians to grace the festival. ***
9. Luck: Fantastic one woman play about gambling and family. *****
10. A1 San Fransico Comedy Revue: A mixed bag of US comedy. **
11. The Dark Party: The most original sideshow you'll ever see from The Catchpenny Club favourites, The Dirty Brothers. ****
12. The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly: Great stand up from three profs. Included Australia's Celia Pacquola. ****
13. Circa: A brilliant demonstration of circus skills let down a tiny bit by a desire to also be a contempory dance piece. ***
14. Robin Ince: Great political satire that gets a little preachy but, to be honest, who doesn't like their political satire full of rants? ****
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