Pigeon drop

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Pigeon drop is the name of a confidence trick in which a mark or "pigeon" is convinced to give up a sum of money in order to secure the rights to a larger sum of money, or more valuable object. In reality the scammers make off with the money and the mark is left with nothing.

In popular culture

An elaborate version of the pigeon drop can be seen in the movie The Sting. Another version can be seen in an episode of , in which a criminal fools two tourists into cashing fake chips at a casino after having them leave a deposit with him. When they return, he is gone.

The Pigeon Drop is described in Neil Gaiman's American Gods by Mr. Wednesday as the Fiddle Game.

It can also be seen on the "Numbers" episode of Showtime's Bullshit! and the "Cheaters" episode of The Golden Girls.

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