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If you're writing anything involving cons, scams, heists, or morally questionable characters who are very good at lying, here are some free resources I've been using for research. Saving you the "why is this in my search history" anxiety.

1. The FBI's Famous Cases & Criminals archive (fbi.gov/history/famous-cases) has detailed breakdowns of real fraud cases, Ponzi schemes, and confidence operations. The language they use is clinical and precise, which is perfect for getting the procedural details right.

2. The FTC Consumer Sentinel Network publishes annual reports on the most common fraud tactics in the US. Great for understanding how modern scams actually work and what makes people fall for them.

3. The Smithsonian's American Art Museum has a free digital collection of forgery case studies. If your character forges documents or art, this is gold.

4. Court Listener (courtlistener.com) is a free legal database where you can read actual court transcripts from fraud trials. Want to know how a real con artist talks under oath? This is where you find out.

5. The Internet Archive's collection of old newspaper crime sections. Search for "confidence man" or "swindle" in papers from the 1920s through 1960s and you'll find incredible real stories that would feel too dramatic for fiction.

Bonus: The Psychology of Fraud section on the Association for Psychological Science website has accessible articles about why people trust, how deception works cognitively, and what makes someone a convincing liar. Essential reading if you want your con artist characters to feel psychologically real.

Reblog to save for later. Your WIP will thank you.

wofwolwos

Wish i was skilled enough to write a good heist!

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americanfreedomfighter

A, Release it NOW!!!

bigstrangertiger

A. Now please

holycrapitis

Do it Now

the-davest-of-uncles

snakeplisskenseyepatch

The BBC apparently has till 2031 to pay Disney something like 150 million dollars for Doctor Who. If they don't the rights go to Disney for good and I love that. It's an asswater show and Disney is crap as well but I hate the BBC more for being weird.

official-ginger-kid

Once Matt Smirh left it went downhill. I can’t stand it. I cannot get myself to like Lewis Capaldi as an actor in that show. He’s done other stuff I’ve liked but I can’t stomach this.

snakeplisskenseyepatch

I laughed my ass off at all the wild shit they did recently to change it. They changed some evil character to be no longer disfigured and in a wheel chair cause it hurt crippled uggos feelings. Lmao.

official-ginger-kid

Oh god which character?

snakeplisskenseyepatch

The BBC apparently has till 2031 to pay Disney something like 150 million dollars for Doctor Who. If they don't the rights go to Disney for good and I love that. It's an asswater show and Disney is crap as well but I hate the BBC more for being weird.

official-ginger-kid

Once Matt Smirh left it went downhill. I can’t stand it. I cannot get myself to like Lewis Capaldi as an actor in that show. He’s done other stuff I’ve liked but I can’t stomach this.

joosh-the-only

Lewis Capaldi?

official-ginger-kid

🤦‍♀️ I meant Peter.

Fun fact they’re related which is why I confuse them.

snakeplisskenseyepatch

The BBC apparently has till 2031 to pay Disney something like 150 million dollars for Doctor Who. If they don't the rights go to Disney for good and I love that. It's an asswater show and Disney is crap as well but I hate the BBC more for being weird.

official-ginger-kid

Once Matt Smirh left it went downhill. I can’t stand it. I cannot get myself to like Lewis Capaldi as an actor in that show. He’s done other stuff I’ve liked but I can’t stomach this.

New writing project is in the works.

Stay tuned.

joosh-the-only

Watching the Friday the 13th movies.

I'm on Part 3. This is a stupid-ass god damn movie, I gotta say.

joosh-the-only

A major part of Shelly's self-image problem was the fro.

The fro was scaring the hoes, I must say.

Besides the fat, manchild jokester thing, I mean.

joosh-the-only

Watched 4 last night before bed.

5, and 6 today.

Now I'm on 7, The New Blood.

It's weird that part 5 was set in like 1988, and then they jump another 2 or 3 years in part 6, then part 7 jumps another like 9 years.

So by this installment it's like 1999 or 2000 and everything still looks like the 1980s. They thought it was gonna be the 80s forever, man.

snakeplisskenseyepatch

Wait till you get to Jason Goes to hell and you're confronted with a black cowboy bounty hunter and zero explanation made as to who he is or why he is in the film.

official-ginger-kid

Somehow I read that as “black cowboy booty hunter.”

yenthecat

Q-tip time 😍

official-ginger-kid

@mdstroup2142 your cat with twist ties

yenthecat

Q-tip time 😍

The saga of my beloved cup.

I filled it, crisp Diet Coke. Delicious. Cold. Perfection.

It was leaking for some reason, so I tightened the lid. I have weak wrists. It should have only been the end of that.

I now cannot open this cup for the life of me. My coworkers and mother tried. It has failed.

Send help.

gsirvitor

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