Outsmarting the Scam Artists: How to Protect Yourself From the Most Clever ConsA 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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... Artists in Action Exploiting Ego: The Oil-and-Gas Scam Exploiting Faith: The
Religious Ponzi Scam Exploiting Fear: The Gold Coin Scam Exploiting Boredom:
The Movie Scam Exploiting the American Dream: The Business Opportunity
Scam ...
Specialty: Gold coins/investments. Ron Mann—Mann was co-founder and lead
preacher of Globadine Ministries, the largest religious-based Ponzi scheme in
U.S. history. Globadine took in more than $450 million in 10 years. Specialty:
Ponzi ...
Specialty: Gold coins/investment scams. Freddy Smith—As far as we know, Smith
has never been charged with a crime. He has trained hundreds of con men over
the years on the craft of swindling people over the phone and has served as an ...
... kind of fraudulent boiler room ever invented: oil and gas rooms, vending
machine rooms, Internet kiosk rooms, prepaid cell phone rooms, prepaid legal
rooms, prepaid pornography rooms, gold coin rooms, online casino gambling
rooms.
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The Con Artists Central Strategy | 19 |
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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