It is very common to come across people like Lutkins in real life as well. There are many of them out there. These people have a mastery in deceiving others. We can read about such cases every day in newspaper dailies. It is important to be clever and witty to avoid being fooled by such people.

I remember once a man came to my house and told my father that if he gave him fifty thousand rupees he would return him double the amount in just fifteen days. He put the condition that it had to be kept a secret as it was a scheme which was only meant for a few people shortlisted by the company through certain criterion. My father bluntly refused and asked him to leave. A month later we got to know that the man visited all the houses in our society and told them the same thing. Three of my father’s friends living in the same society had given him the money. Since then, there was no trace of anything neither the man nor the money.

Nothing could be done as the address given by the man was not a valid one. All they could do was to lament over their decision.