1·A few years ago she was the victim of a con man.
几年前，她被一个骗子坑了。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·The tug-of-war between Scientologists and anti-Scientologists over Hubbard’s legacy has created two swollen archetypes: the most important person who ever lived and the world’s greatest con man.
笼罩于哈伯德的遗产之上的，是山达基拥护者和反山达基人士之间的拔河，这产生了两个被夸大的典型（原始意象）：他要不就是世上曾经出现过的最重要的人物，要不就是全世界最伟大的骗子。
3·Alternatively, and more elegantly, I could hand over bread only to those people who give me a signal that a well-fed con man would not be willing to give.
换种做法(这种做法也更绅士一些)，如果有人会向我发出衣食无忧的骗子不愿发出的信号，我可以把面包只交给这些人。
4·As I wrote in my diary, If Jeff is nothing more than a con man, as some still insist, then color me conned.
我在日记里写道：如果杰夫只不过是一个骗取他人信任的骗子，就像有些人一直认为的那样，我就当个受骗者好了。
5·Sometimes, like an enraged tethered bear, Mr Brown fights back, howling that Mr Cameron is merely a "shallow salesman", an insubstantial con man.
有时，布朗像被捆绑着的愤怒的熊一样于以反击，呵斥卡梅隆只不过是一个“肤浅的推销员”和徒有其表的骗子。