There's a difference between a con-artist and a grifter. A con-artist is just a gabby mugger, and when they vanish with your money, you know you've been robbed.
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A grifter, on the other hand, is someone who can work the law to declare YOUR stuff to be THEIR stuff, which makes you a lawless cur because your pockets are stuffed full of THEIR money and merely handing it over is the least you can do to make up for your sin.
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