Remember those subpenny shows?
They were hilarious
Rufus was a good small time conman.
He could have had a very successful con life if he would have just kept a low profile. But that wasn't him.
Ego and greed are the pitfalls of a good scammer.
But,deep down, I think he was used, I think Rufus was the mark, there's always somebody smarter than you and I doubt RPH could ever admit that. The conman got outconned IMO.
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it. - Upton Sinclair