Rule 8 — 'Never boast — just let your importance be quietly obvious' — encodes a principle that applies well beyond fraud: status is most credible when it is inferred rather than announced. The con who brags invites scrutiny; the con whose importance is felt in the room never has to defend it. This is the same dynamic that makes understated founders and quiet experts more persuasive than self-promoters.
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