New York City residents are among the least likely Americans to fall victim to scams and swindles, but that doesn't stop con artists from trying to outwit New Yorkers. Hustlers use a number of different strategies to try to cheat their victims, from well-known shakedowns like the "broken glasses scam" to more obscure hoaxes like the "pigeon drop," the Daily News reports. more ›

New Yorkers are some of the least likely people in the country to fall victim to scams. Though local con artists continue to try to pull off the "broken glasses scam," the "broken bottle scam," and the "I need an insulin shot scam," New York City wasn't one of the top 50 places nationwide where residents have complained of scams or identity theft. more ›

A thief unsuccessfully attempted to extort a Swedish military official and his elderly father for $40 using a widely known scam, Lt. Cmdr. Peter Palm testified in court yesterday. According to the Swedish intelligence commander, career criminal Louis Parson tried to pull a "broken bottle scam"—which closely resembles a "broken glasses scam"—on him and his father in a Midtown hotel. more ›

A Jersey Shore man is giving new meaning to the term "five-tool player" after spending the summer hooking up with as many as 100 women because of his resemblance to Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain. Ryan Ward tells the NY Post that after "numerous occasions of my shirt being ripped off," a friend encouraged him to "become (Joba) for the summer." However, Ward took his new found identity too far when cops had to arrest the 29-year-old Phillies fan after a two-week run of scamming free food and drinks from bartenders in Belmar and other Shore towns. The Yankee phenom says he would like to meet his doppleganger. Ward, currently unemployed and out on bail says, "I wouldn't mind becoming his celebrity impersonator." more ›