Magicians and con artists have a long history. Magicians date back to ancient Greece where they were admired and had statues erected in their honor. Some of the most famous modern magicians include David Copperfield, the highest paid magician, and Harry Houdini, the first magician honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. While magicians entertain, con artists mislead for personal gain. Crime statistics show over 80,000 prisoners in the UK with males outnumbering females over 21 to 1 and the cost of organized crime estimated at £40 billion annually. Public opinions of magicians and con artists vary from admiration to calls for legal action.

2. Magicians
Con Artists
1. The word magic is derived
from the Persian word “magus”
which designated a priestly
class.
2. Charles Dickens was an enthusiastic amateur magician.
3.David Copperfield is the highest paid magician being named
on fortune 500’s list
4. The worlds fastest magician
is Eldon D. Wigton (Dr. Eldoonie).
He performed 255 tricks in 2
minutes
5.The worlds strongest magician is Ken Simmons,
6. David Copperfield is the
first living magician to have a
star on the famous Hollywood
Walk of Fame. The only other
magician so honoured is Harry
Houdini, who received a star
after his death.
7.The Levitation Illusion was
first performed in Greek dramas
as early as 431 B.C
8. This brilliant magician and
escape artist was the first man
to fly an airplane in Australia
-March 16, 1919.
9. The ancient Greeks were
great admirers of magic, erecting statues of their favourite
magicians.
1. According to the latest official figures, 84,078 people are
currently in prison in the UK.
2. Male prisoners outnumber
female prisoners by more than
21 to one.
3. The word ‘criminal’ has been
in the language since around
1400 but ‘policeman’ arrived
only in 1788 and ‘detective’ in
1843.
4. The word ‘gangster’ was first
used in 1884 in a reference to
US presidential candidate Grover Cleveland as “the creature
of a combination of gangsters
and cranks”.
5. The word ‘mobster’ is nearly
200 years older than ‘gangster’.
The latter became popular
when ‘mobster’ was strongly
associated with the Mafia.
6. The first reference to “gangster rap” was in 1986 and
“gangsta rap” was seen three
years later.
7. According to a report in 2009
the cost of organised crime in
the UK is £40billion a year.
8. There were an estimated 8.6
million crimes in England and
Wales in the year ending March
2013.
Russkijjm from Manchester
Age 40
“He is the Don. Massive
respect to the guy. Tosser
though.”
Frenzy from Manchester Age
43
“Saw his show in Vegas and
he was fantastic !!”
Doris Decker, United Kingdom, Age 33
“I don’t like this use of animals for entertainment.”
Peter from London, Age 23
“Hang him or the electric chairs
for scams like him ! All the
money must be returned to the
people!”
Josh from Newcastle, Age 27
“Those are worthless people
that don’t deserve a LIFE”
Nigel from Leeds, Age 25
“I hope that all of this scammer’s ill-gotten gains will be
confiscated; if not, they should
be. “No response” conditions, also called “opt out “,
should be made illegal. Even if
someone agrees to them, they
should be legally null and void.’