Leverage Con Names

This a list of all the cons/scams/grifts that the Leverage team names during the show. Included is everything from a small one-on-one interaction between a grifter and a mark (eg. Little Orphan Annie) to full blown multilevel integrated cons (eg. The White Rabbit). If it had a name, it’s here.

If it has a black star beside it, it has a canon explanation or demonstration (eg. The Moonwalking Bear). If it has a white star, there were hints or comparisons made about it (eg. The Apple Pie is “like the Cherry Pie, but with lifeguards”). If it’s hyperlinked, it’s a real life scam and the link is to Wikipedia. If it’s totally unmarked, then the name was mentioned but never elaborated upon and is a part of the team’s beautiful argot. :)

The Lost Heir ★

S1E3, S2E9

A Rip Deal ★

S1E5

The Spanish Prisoner Scam ☆

[in reference to Irina’s adoption con]: “It’s just like the Spanish Prisoner Scam.”

S1E6

The London Spank

The Geneva Paso Doble

The Apple Pie ☆

“It’s like the Cherry Pie, but with lifeguards.”

S1E9

The Cherry Pie

Glengarry, Glen Death ★

S1E9

The Turnabout ★

S2E1

Ponzi Scheme

The Mona Lisa Variant ★

S2E7

The Wire Game ★

S2E11

The Swedish Rail Con

The Cairo Flyer ☆

Sophie: “No way, I’m not wearing that dress again.”

S3E5

The Double-Blind ★

S3E5

A Fiddle Game ★

S3E6, S3E10

The Pill Scare ★

S3E9

The Berlin Shuffle

Little Orphan Annie ★

S3E9

The Skagway Shuffle ★

S3E10

The Mummy’s Tiara ★

S3E12

The Vegas Wake-Up Call ☆

Like the Cuban Sandwich except “the boyfriend shows up.”

S3E13

The Cuban Sandwich ★

S3E13

An Edward Albee ★

S3E14

The Spanish Turnabout ☆

Sophie: “I’m thinking the Spanish Turnabout.”

Parker: “Hmm, no, he’s not going to leave the country. The [Spanish] Turnabout pays off in an airport.”

S3E16

The Peking Watch

The Moscow Circus ☆

Sophie, to Nate: “I’m running the Moscow Circus con, you’re the ‘Ivan’. Go.”

S4E1

The Romanian Circus ☆

Nate: “What [Sophie]’s doing is she’s running a variant. It’s called a Snipe Hunt. It’s the [Romanian] Circus, but it’s leaner and faster.”

S4E5

The Snipe Hunt ★

S4E5

The Roman Wedding ★

S4E6

The Peruvian Slide

The Boca Backlash

The Oklahoma Little Chucky

The Chilean Custard

The Moonwalking Bear ★

S4E8

The Big Store ★

S4E8

The MassDOT Special ★

S4E9 (also in S3E7, but unnamed)

The Wicked Stepsister

The High Minne Scam Variant ★

S4E15

The Lazy Dachshund

The Pizarro Pressure Point

The Double-Pronged Monkey Con ★

S4E16

A Radio Play ★

S4E17

The Oligschlager Shuffle ★

S5E2

The Arkham Ascent ★

S5E3

The White Van Speakers ★

S5E4

The White Rabbit ★

S5E12

A Swap-and-Whisper Campaign ★

S5E13

The Trojan Horse ★

S5E15

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