A: Do you think the Johnsons can get their money back from the P2P lending company?

B: Unlikely. They are the unfortunate victims of an elaborate confidence game.

Note: A confidence game, also known as a con or scam, is an attempt to win the trust and confidence of a victim, known as the “mark,” in order to defraud them. “Confidence Game,” a 2011 documentary, examines the demise of the investment bank Bear Stearns — the first Wall Street domino to fall in America’s and the world’s most dire economic crisis since the Great Depression.