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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... federal government. He served several years in federal prison for his crimes. Specialty: Free prize/lottery scams. Jimmy Edwards—Edwards worked in more than 30 fraudulent boiler rooms mostly in south Florida between 1996 until his ...
... federal prison. 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 ...
... Federal Trade Commission in 1999.1 John Swanson is really an undercover 4 investigator setting up the company to gather evidence against them c01.inddc01.indd 44 20/01/1220/01/12 10:4210:42 AMAM The Scam Artists' Playbook.
... federal inmates who had all worked in fraudulent boiler rooms. He reaches a similar conclusion about where these cons come from. In stark contrast to those of street criminals, the telemarketers we interviewed typically described the ...
... federal prison. “I was pitching the fast and glamorous Hollywood life, so that meant I had to have the million-dollar Malibu home, the Hummer limo,” he told us. “We would routinely fly investors in from the Midwest to meet the stars in ...
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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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