CACKLE BLADDER • Noun
A pocket or balloon filled with fake blood, used to stage a murder in order to scare away a con victim.

CONFIDENCE TRICK • Noun
An attempt to defraud a person or group through dishonesty and misrepresentation of facts. Also, Confidence Game or Con.

CON MAN • Noun
1. A criminal who operates through fraud and deception, rather than violence. Also, Grifter and Con Artist. 2. Someone who is not your friend, no matter what he or she says. 3. One who can often be distinguished by their big smile and ankle monitor.

CONVINCER • Noun
Money paid to the mark in order to make a scam appear legitimate.

COUNTERFEIT • Verb
To produce an unsanctioned copy of a currency or product, with the intent to take advantage of the established worth of the original e.g. printing hundreds of bonds to cash in on the interest.

COUNTRY CLUB • Noun
A minimum-security prison that is considered to be relatively luxurious, marked by high population of white-collar inmates and a quality of life which exceeds that of some FBI Agents on the outside.

CRAQUELURE • Noun
The network of fine cracks in an old painting.