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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... operations manage to look legitimate and convince a wide range of people to turn over their money? One of the key strategies con men employ is to develop a “persona” that makes them look legitimate and helps convince victims to part ...
... operations in the United States. The training tapes had lots of examples of how to cold call people and also emphasized the same thing our con artists emphasize. You have to build up a confident persona so that you can appear successful ...
... operation was bigger and more established than it really was. So for instance, near the end of his scam career, Pete was making calls from a cell phone in a hotel room using three distinct voices, beginning with his own: (Telemarketer ...
... operation and the person you are talking to is successful. Bill Sullivan was convicted in 2009 of running a fraudulent movie deal boiler room. In the end, he took in more than 15 $20 million dollars from 800 investors and spent much of ...
... operation was to create a fancy-looking web site with testimonials from customers and glowing news articles about their hot new industry. “One of the things that enhanced our corporate persona was advertising on big time radio and TV ...
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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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