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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... investments operating out of Hollywood, California. The list goes on. Research conducted by AARP and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Foundation found that investment fraud victims had more education, earned more, and ...
... 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 schemes. Sara ...
... 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 informant for several ...
... investment between the first seven to nine months. One hundred percent return. If I brought you in as an entry level with seven of the new generation smartphones, you're looking at approximately a $15,000 overall investment. Are you ...
... investments have different emotions: “Every investment has an emotion to it. Oil and gas has an emotion. Movies have an emotion. Gold has an emotion. In the early 1980s, gold hit $865 and it was a fever. It was a roaring bull market ...
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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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