Moist von Lipwig is a con man and a charlatan. From confidence tricks to financial fraud, von Lipwig revels in hoodwinking, fleecing and otherwise ripping off the citizens of Ankh-Morpork. When the law finally catches up to him, the city's shrewd leader, Lord Vetinari, offers von Lipwig a choice: he can take over the derelict post office or suffer a painful death.
