Victor Segno: Success Wave!

Posted on October 2, 2012 by lmharnisch

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Prof. A. Victor Segno and a success wave (artist’s concept).

My latest column for The Times deals with my favorite L.A. con man, Prof. A Victor Segno.

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5 Responses to Victor Segno: Success Wave!

  1. Mary Mallory's avatar Mary Mallory says:
    October 2, 2012 at 8:17 am

    Scams like this never go away, do they? So many TV ministers like this. Did the letter come from Jamaica rather than Jamaicia?

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  2. Eve Golden's avatar Eve Golden says:
    October 2, 2012 at 9:07 am

    It’s “The Secret,” that’s what it is! Barnum was wrong–there are three or four suckers born every minute.

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  3. aryedirect's avatar aryedirect says:
    October 2, 2012 at 9:21 am

    We know he is a Victor Segno. And the one with really big hair. But is he THE Victor Segno? And if so, how many of them were there? Youth demands to know!

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  4. Sam Flowers's avatar Sam Flowers says:
    October 2, 2012 at 9:22 am

    Are there any photos of the good Professor’s Belmont Ave. home?

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