con artists
[/kɑn ˈɑr.tɪsts/]
nounpl: con artists
estelionatários
1. criminals who deceive people through elaborate schemes to gain money, valuables, or personal information
The con artists posed as bank officials to steal from elderly customers.
Os estelionatários se passaram por funcionários de banco para roubar clientes idosos.
2. skilled manipulators who use psychological tactics and false identities in fraudulent operations
Those con artists were running a Ponzi scheme targeting investors.
Aqueles estelionatários estavam operando um esquema Ponzi visando investidores.
In Brazil, con artists are a significant social concern, with many schemes targeting elderly people and vulnerable populations. The term 'golpista' is widely understood in daily conversation, while 'estelionatário' is the formal legal terminology. In the United States, con artists are frequent subjects of TV shows, movies, and popular culture, with terms like 'grifter' being romanticized in entertainment.
NYC Slang
grifters, hustlers, sharks
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