"The Flop" is a type of
confidence trick, designed to make extort money from motorists. The
con artist in this trick must have some kind of previous
skull or bone damage that will show up on an
X-Ray scan. An example of this trick can be seen in the first episode of
Hustle (TV series).The Flop has 4 steps:The con artist will watch oncoming traffic and step out into the middle of the road when he/she spots an unaware motorist.The motorist will hit the con artist and knock him/her down.At the hospital, the fracture will appear on the X-Ray machine.The insurance agency will pay the con artist's "damages".
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