I've always been open to new ideas; if someone approached me with a new scam or a variation on an old one, as long as I could understand ...

At first glance these character ‘traits’ appear to be at opposite ends of the spectrum, however, my personal experience is that they can ...

Richard's previous experience at listening into his customer's own negotiating strategies paid for a nice house in a good area. His car(s...

I met Richard, an ex-colleague for a chat the other day; he had heard that I had hung up my boots and wanted to hear it from the horse's ...

I have no qualifications in psychology whatsoever - I thought it best to make that clear from the outset! However, a lifetime of identify...

Having given up my previous 'career' as a fraudster I've resigned myself to working for not very much money doing a job that I find incre...

My nightmare scenario involves me being woken at a respectable hour by a detective who is smartly dressed, courteous and professional. He...

I sometimes sit back and reflect on the fact that I was comparatively lucky in my ‘career’, inasmuch I was never convicted; however, if I...

I’m aware that the expression ‘contactless’ best describes the physical relationship many of us have with our partners, however, on this ...

I’m a great believer in free market enterprise and entrepreneurship. I thought I would just put that out there before anyone thinks I’m a...

The old adage that 'you can't fight mother nature' fails to apply once you reach the age of 18 and you can indulge yourself in whatever c...

I wasn't quite sure what title to give this post, as the people I'm going to talk about cross over numerous sectors and are not limited t...

I had just ordered my second white filter coffee. I baulk at the idea of spending North of £2 on a cup of coffee, no matter what fancy na...

Given the huge decline in travel abroad at present, I was going to resist publishing this post, however, the principles remain true. As I...

Since I began publishing this blog I've had a great deal of very positive feedback along the lines of 'why didn't anyone tell me about th...

I currently drive a nice Range Rover, it has all the toys, bells and whistles but if I'm perfectly honest I don't bother with many of the...

We are all creatures of habit and routine and normally that is a good thing. As a child I recall the sound of leather on Brian Close hera...

Not all magicians wear dinner jackets, are accompanied by sequinned attractive assistants and carry top hats from which they produce live...

No, I’m not referring to some crap Marcel Marceau mime so It’s probably worth explaining the title here. As I’m sure you know either from...

Spoofing generally takes two forms, phone numbers and email addresses. Both are possible using easy to acquire software that basically mask