If you look beyond the computers that lie between a spammer and his mark, you can see all the classic techniques of a con-man: buy this stock, before everyone else does.
如果你能透过电脑看到发送者和他的目的,你就会发现骗子们的典型骗局:买这支股票,在所有人之前;
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A few years ago she was the victim of a conman.
几年前,她被一个骗子坑了。
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Alternatively, and more elegantly, I could hand over bread only to those people who give me a signal that a well-fed conman would not be willing to give.