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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... able to access the thinking part of the brain and raise objections based on logic and reason. Social scientists have known for years that not only do we make poor decisions when we are in a heightened emotional state, but we are also ...
... able to see a bad guy coming from a distance. One final point about this book: The sources used to describe how fraud works are equal measures of social science research, law enforcement case files, victim profiles, and interviews with ...
... able to get on the phone and pitch people on the phone deal. And what about this guy Joe Vertega? Vertega, as it turns out, was the most interesting character of them all. Joe was a nice guy but for sure a crack head. You gotta ...
... able to hire somebody who can be our hands and feet. We can take the money that we won from the accident and invest in something and have one employee and supervise him, drive him around to the locations to maintain the phones, clean ...
... able to assume the identity of a wealthy heiress who had just inherited millions of dollars. Heyman stayed at all the finest hotels and was accompanied by an entourage of servants. She even had a personal physician and wore only the ...
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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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