Above Board

Phil was confident. It was fast, easy, legal... and free. Nothing could go wrong. He wanted the money. He was in.
He made the calls, got the suckers, raked in the dough.
After a while, they gave him a new list of leads, and he went at it again. He called this one guy. The guy came over for the full song and dance.
“Phil Konachis?”
“That’s right.”
The fed flashed his badge. The cuffs went on. Phil protested. “Get them, not me!”
Phil paid the price for his greed and carelessness.
And they said it was all “above board.”