How Cons set up their victims
http://www.fraudaid.com/How-Con-artists-Set-Up-Their-Victims.htm 

Cons and Scams
http://www.campsci.com/scams/index.htm

Characteristics of the 'conman' or 'trickster'
http://www.infowest.com/business/g/gentle/tricksters.html

Beating the Cons - a retired Policeman writes about con artists
http://www.fraudtech.bizland.com/

The Conman Cometh by Sam Vaknin
http://gorgelink.org/vaknin/conman-en.html

Con Artists - How to Spot & Stop Them
http://www.gofso.com/Premium/LE/16_le_as/fg/fg-Scams.html

Characteristics of the 'conman' or 'trickster'
http://www.infowest.com/business/g/gentle/tricksters.html

Rick Ross site
http://www.rickross.com/

Brainwashing/Manipulation
http://www.rickross.com/reference/brainwashing/brainwashing11.html

Captive Minds/Captive Hearts
http://www.rickross.com/reference/brainwashing/brainwashing18.html

Deprogramming the Target - One Family's Story (a message at our Psychopath forum)
http://groups.msn.com/PSYCHOPATH/general.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=
24415&LastModified=4675463797486837451

Coercive Mind Control Tactics
http://www.factnet.org/coercivemindcontrol.html?FACTNet

Cult Leader Characteristics
http://www.fwselijah.com/psychopa.htm

Cult Education
http://www.culteducation.com/

Biderman's Chart of Coercion - Brainwashing in an abusive relationship
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/hr/ohs/occstress/psychabuse/biderman.html

Leaving Cults - recommended reading for us too!!
http://www.rickross.com/reference/recovery/recovery4.html

Brainwashing Techniques/Gaslighting
http://www.heart-2-heart.ca/men/page3.html

Gaslighting Instruction
http://www.raven1.net/gaslight.htm#CHAP1

Characteristics of a Cult Leader
http://www.skeptictank.org/hs/cprofile.htm

Deprogramming information
http://www.csj.org/

Cult Education
http://www.culteducation.com

Freedom of Mind
http://www.freedomofmind.com

Deprogramming from Cult Societies (note their list of controversial groups) *Commercial Site
http://www.meadowhaven.org/index.htm

Cult Groups Checklist of Characteristics
http://www.csj.org/infoserv_cult101/checklis.htm

The Battle for Your Mind, Dick Sutphen
http://www.the7thfire.com/new_world_order/mind_
control/battle_for_your_mind.htm

Hold On To Your Money - Scams and Cons
http://www.campsci.com/articles/hold_on_to_your_money.htm

How to Get Anyone to Do Anything
http://www.rickross.com/reference/brainwashing/brainwashing15.html

Psychological Manipulation Tactics
http://www.rickross.com/reference/brainwashing/brainwashing15.html

The Weapon of Language - Dr. Sam Vaknin
http://samvak.tripod.com/journal34.html

48 Laws of Power (Greene/Elffers)
http://www.tech.purdue.edu/Cgt/Courses/cgt411
/covey/48_laws_of_power.htm

The Art of Seduction - Greene
http://www.deeptrancenow.com/exc2_seduction.htm
andhttp://www.seducersworld.com/chapters.html

How Con Artists Set Up Their Victims
http://www.fraudaid.com/how_con_artists_set_up_victim02.htm

The Apology (Christy Thomas)
http://www.christythomas.com/writings/apology.htm

Abusive Brainwashing Techniques
http://www.heart-2-heart.ca/men/page3.html

Emotional Blackmail
http://www.angelfire.com/biz/BPD/blackmail.html