how to use "con"

[sianTec8]

There are 2 version of the usage of "con":

by Cambridge dictionary:
- They conned $200 out of him.

by Oxford dictionary:
- They conned him out of $200.

Are they all natural to English natives?
Which one do English natives prefer?
I am not an English native, so I do not know which one to use.
thanks no end.

 

[kfredson]

There are 2 version of the usage of "con":

by Cambridge dictionary:
- They conned $200 out of him.

by Oxford dictionary:
- They conned him out of $200.

Are they all natural to English natives?
Which one do English natives prefer?
I am not an English native, so I do not know which one to use.
thanks no end.

I believe that either one would work just fine. I would tend to use the second sentence, however. You con a person, not the money.