flimflammer

But with each successful take the con artists become bolder and more pervasive to the point that it’s not simply one flimflammer but a vast apparatus.

Tom Callahan, an ex-Marine, knows a flimflammer, a bugiardo, a poseur, a gasconader when he hears one.

That reputation was never justified; still, even those of us who long ago recognized him as a flimflammer have been struck by his utter failure to rise to this occasion.

So the company is under the impression that it is the victim of a flimflammer — in particular, a woman who has a doggy door and now wants her money, too.

And here’s yet another twist: Despite Ben’s lifelong career as a high-end flimflammer, it’s possible he really loves her and wishes he could win her back.