Originally Posted by Benzadmiral

I'm revising an old mystery manuscript of mine, and I find I don't know enough. There are plenty of stories of women marrying well-to-do men, fleecing them of their money, and vanishing. (I suppose this works in the other direction too.)

What I'm not sure of is how the con artist, male or female, manages it. An attractive woman marries a rather shy, lonely, older man; somehow she takes all his money, and disappears. How does she do it? Could she just talk him into putting her name on the checking and savings accounts? Talk him into putting some or all of his assets in her name to hide them from tax collectors, maybe?

I've tried Crimelibrary.com; while their coverage on murderers is great, it's not what I need here.

Please understand, I'm not asking for a step-by-step procedure or a cookbook for criminals! The con artist's actions in fleecing her target should sound realistic, that's all.

Any help appreciated!
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