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The Big Con

Explore The Big Con by David Maurer; David W. Maurer: 7 Hacker News mentions from 5 participants in 2007-02-22–2026-11-01. Read original excerpts, compare opinions and save this book.

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The Big Con
David Maurer; David W. Maurer
Fiction & Sci-Fi

The Big Con

7 mentions · 5 participants · 4 recommenders

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Wow, further evidence that the most important tech book I ever read was Maurer's The Big Con : http://www.amazon.com/Big-Con-Story-Confidence-Man/dp/038549... I keep waiting for an enterprising Nigerian journalist to write the 419-scammer version of this book.

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