Fawney Rig

GPTKB entity

Statements (14)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf deception
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs ring drop scam
gptkbp:category gptkb:fraud
gptkbp:etymology fawney means ring in thieves' cant
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fawney Rig
gptkbp:involves deceiving a victim
fake valuable ring
gptkbp:method con artist pretends to find a ring
offers to sell ring to victim
gptkbp:notableFor 19th century England
gptkbp:purpose to swindle money from victim
gptkbp:usedBy con artists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wych_Cross
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8