About this episode

This episode explains the rigged nature of the three-card Monte card trick and how to avoid being scammed.

This old sleight of hand card trick is designed to steal your money. Be warned, you cannot win this game. It is rigged and 100% unwinable. We explain how the three-card Monte grift works so you can avoid being scammed. Join our Patreon Community Links and References: https://www.wikihow.com/3-Card-Monte https://zelmanow.medium.com/three-card-monte-a-lesson-in-spotting-rigged-games-in-life-05d74d47c57c https://youtu.be/p4f9LWCwBFM?si=mBxHQymz8fCfre1X https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-card_monte https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_-u94l7weg Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support . Support our podcast: www.patreon.com/wwdwwdpodcast

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