SALAMI ATTACK • Noun
A series of thefts that is small enough to be undetectable or inconsequential but add up over time.

SCAM BAITING • Noun
Playing along with a con in order to steal from or humiliate the scammer.

SHILL • Noun
An accomplice in a confidence trick who manipulates the victim or serves as a lookout for the authorities. Also, Side.

SHORT CON • Noun
1. Any confidence trick that takes place in a short amount of time. 2. A small criminal.

SHOULDER SURFING • Verb
Looking over people's shoulders as they write a check, use an ATM, punch in credit card info, etc. in order to steal personal information.

SOURDOUGH • Noun
Counterfeit money.

STRAIGHT COPY • Noun
An exact copy of an existing piece of art.

SUCKER • Noun
Any person who is not a hustler or member of the hustling culture, and therefore a potential victim.

SWEEP OF FREEDOM • Noun
Long, confidant brushstrokes on an original painting that telegraph a sense of creativity. The brushstrokes on most forgeries will be short and hesitant, as the artists are concerned only with reproduction, not creation.