They say you can't cheat an honest man but honest men are cheated every day. In fact there has never been a better time to be cheated. Faced with information overload and lives set on fast-forward we have transformed ourselves into a nation of suckers. The world is a swindler's paradise providing a thousand ways to part the sucker from his cash. Wouldn't it be good to know what they are? After all, forearmed is forewarned.

That's where The Gentleman's Guide comes in. Think of it as the gent's guide to the galaxy in which the sneaky scams of the con artists are laid bare. Entertainingly written it reveals the secrets behind all the scams you are ever likely to encounter as you wend your way through life: street hustles, pickpockets, ATM dodges, get rich quick schemes, proposition bets, gambling scams, consumer rip offs, cyber cons and more.

But reading is not enough. Hands on experience is what you need if you are to fully understand the wiles of the con man. And The Gentleman's Guide contains dozens of proposition bets and games you can't lose that show just how easy we are to manipulate when the circumstances around a scam are so carefully crafted as to make even the most outlandish proposition a safe bet. Warn your friends and practice on your enemies.