Too good!

"If it seems too good to be true it usually is". You people must have heard of this one but how about this: "If it seems too bad to be true it usually is." Get it?
Let me explain, I have often met people who can be classified as successful by any standards. They hold good posts, are quite rich, well respected etc.. But when someone starts a conversation with them about a topic and I mean any topic, the person feels like he is talking to an absolute idiot! These subjects (of our discussion) will exhibit total cluelessness and you get the feeling that this person isn't going to amount to much. Yet they are usually quite successful as previously mentioned.
Which brings us to this new quote. What I am trying to convey is that if a person acts the way these people do, it could mean only one of two things. 1. This person has had the most amazing run of luck since King Midas..statistically improbable or 2. This person is taking you and the rest of the world for a ride and that is his ticket to success.
These people have developed this as an art and are very good at using this to their advantage. Don't get me wrong, I am not spiteful of these people just envious that they are able to do consistently what is known in Mumbai slang as "Yeda banke Pedha khana. " Translated: Acting stupid and getting the cake (or maybe having your cake and eating it too!)