TIL about the "Fat Lady Scam" I am currently reading a textbook called Drugs in Society: Causes, Concepts, and Control (Lyman 2011). It basically talks about the implications of drug abuse, drug control, drug laws, corruption, etc. There is a small section called the "Pharmaceutical Diversion," in which they discuss the drug corruption among doctors, pharmacists, and scammers--otherwise known as "Professional Patients." These people acquire drugs through deceit and either sell the drugs on the street for profit or because they have a severe addiction to a certain drug.  They give a few examples, one of them being the "Fat Lady Scam" which is, a scam "usually perpetrated by several women who are severely overweight" (Lyman 2011: 187). I have attached a picture of this section of the book (2 pictures because the page splits). Its like 2 paragraphs: First page and Second page Just another way fatties use their deviant ways to manipulate people with their fat fee-fees.