Tara Duncan
Confidence artists remind me of producers of bad movies. Both employ tactics to entertain, titillate, scare, etc. They usually imply they have a valuable product or message - but they rarely do. Funny thing is, they never have a shortage of people who will buy into their crap. Like Whack-A-Mole, when they are banged on the head and disappear, they always appear with a similar look in another location. Keep in mind, however, that they have collected their reward (usually monetary) before they move on.