The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
swindler, defrauder, chiseller, chiseler, gouger, scammer, grifter
(noun) a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
Source: WordNet® 3.1
grifter (plural grifters)
(informal, North America) A con artist; someone who pulls confidence games.
Synonym: Thesaurus:confidence trickster
Source: Wiktionary
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.