[Muromec]

Chekhov, "Dead souls". The scam can go both ways, you need to be local to know how it works and not benefit from it enough to snitch.

[galkk]

Gogol, not Chekhov

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Souls

[Muromec]

I always mix those two. If it's on the funny side it's usually Chekhov