Many swindles involve a minor element of crime or some other misdeed. She swindles Sim Hyeon and steals his money. He swindles other con artists and returns the money to their victims. I. A. Horowitz and Fred Reinfeld distinguish among "traps", "pitfalls", and "swindles". In the 1870s a number of American localities were victims of railroad bond swindles. Wigottschinski swindles more money out of Schwabe and gives Lorenz a sizable amount. Minor swindles led to further trials and periods of incarceration. This also fronted as a business tycoon's office for high-end swindles. Eventually Caco swindles her out of the apartment's possession. Cora swindles funeral director Les Coker (Roger Sloman) as a means of increasing shop sales. Some swindles combine more than one of these themes. Zhang Yingyu's story collection "The Book of Swindles" (available here; ca. However, the best swindles can be quite artistic, and some are widely known. Swindles were not uncommon in the mining community.