I, the crown prince of Nigeria, offer you Scams |
Hook, line, and sinker |
Totally sounds legit! |
A mark is the fall guy, dupe, target, or victim in a scam. In other words, another carcass on the road to riches for the scammers, whether they be pseudoscientific or just plain criminals. In the TV show, The Real Hustle, presenter Paul Wilson uses the term in his pseudonym "Rob Marks" in reference to the fact he is robbing his marks.
A saying in poker goes, "If you look around the table and you can't figure out who the mark is, it's probably you."
Categories: [Language] [Scams]