Outsmarting the Scam Artists: How to Protect Yourself From the Most Clever ConsJohn Wiley & Sons, 30 ian. 2012 - 208 pagini A practical guide to avoiding the most common scams, from a fraud-fighting expert U.S. consumers lose billions of dollars each year to scam artists—and the next victim could be you. While anyone can be targeted, many victims are older. In AARP's Outsmarting the Scam Artists, renowned fraud-fighter Doug Shadel offers practical advice for consumers who want to protect their money as well as the financial assets of their parents and families. Despite the rise of scams, many people are embarrassed to admit they've been victimized. The author helps break the cycle of shame by including accounts from the people who've been scammed as well as tips from a surprising source: convicted con artists who reveal how they've defrauded people like you.
Scammers are everywhere. But with Outsmarting the Scam Artists in hand, you can protect yourself and your money. |
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... Once we realized we could get an actual movie star for $50,000 for a day and fly investors in to meet them, we had it made. Lots of times these stars weren't even in the movies we were making, but they would spend the day on our set ...
... once you know where to take the person for the peak, and you can keep them up in that altitude, then you can control them. If you drop them back into the valley of logic, you're gonna lose them.” We will see several examples in later ...
... once you buy my story, you're going to pretty much jump in both feet first. Once I emotionally connect with the investor, he closes himself.” Ed Joseph had this to say about the role of emotion in fraud: “I've heard this phrase, if it ...
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The Stages of Fraud | 29 |
The OilandGas Scam | 49 |
The Religious Ponzi Scam | 63 |
The Gold Coin Scam | 77 |
The Movie Scam | 85 |
The Business | 93 |
An Interview with | 117 |
Who Are the Victims? | 129 |
Become a Fraud Fighter | 145 |
Fraud Prevention That Works | 159 |
Appendix A The FraudVulnerability Quiz | 173 |
Notes | 181 |
Index | 187 |
The Lottery Scam | 107 |
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