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
