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The Big Con

By: Tony Sales
Narrated by: Nick Reynolds, Tony Sales
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BONUS Q&A TRACK WITH THE AUTHOR

Britain's Catch Me If You Can story - only bigger.

The extraordinary, unmissable memoir from the man who conned banks and shops out of £30 million and then lost it all.

For twenty years, Tony Sales was Britain's biggest fraudster. From cloning credit cards and identities to emptying cash machines and being a confidence trickster, Tony knew how to make money. Charming, funny and bright, Sales could make people believe whatever he wanted them to. Soon he was living a millionaire lifestyle: fast cars, hotels and holidays.

As analogue crime turned digital, Sales adapted his skills and became a prolific online fraudster, quickly identifying and exploiting loopholes and weaknesses in the system.

Sales never fails they used to say. Until one day a mistake on a job in Sheffield saw him arrested. Facing a stretch inside Sales did a runner, using his skills to successfully avoid capture for another six years.

When the police did finally catch up with him and he found himself inside, Sales decided to turn his life around. As Frank Abagnale Jr. had done in the US, Sales went from poacher to game-keeper and set up a successful business helping governments and financial institutions to prevent fraud.

The incredible true story of King Con. This is a life that needs to be heard to be believed.

©2023 Tony Sales (P)2023 Bonnier Books UK
Con Artists, Hoaxes & Deceptions True Crime White Collar & Corporate Crime Crime Money Funny

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Loved his voice sounded like a fugitive loved it read it over a week
Mainly at night instead of watching tv

Truth

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I was hanging on every word. An incredibly interesting account of someone who steals identities. This has made me more aware of this type of crime and how to avoid being a victim.

Fascinating Insight to Organised Crime

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without doubt best book iv had to date.
excellent ..listen to it on Audible..what a life..
*****

how much love he had for his grandparents

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Great story, brilliantly narrated, kept me enthralled to the end. Definitely worth a read/listen

Brilliant listen

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This book is insane! I am moved by all stories behind Tony’s past. Rarely do we hear from someone who was deep in the criminal world, was able turn it around and to top it off, articulate it into book. The highlights for me were stories behind, the rawness, the friendships, the going straight (& on the run! haha), the draw backs to the old life and the overall honesty. Tony says in the book about there being more to criminals and they can contribute to society, Tony can certainly write!

Amazing- love it from start to finish

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