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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... person thinks, as apparently many do, that “other people get cancer, but I won't,” they will never take any steps to avoid it. The same illusion holds true for becoming a fraud victim. If you don't think you will be taken, you won't ...
... person on the phone, so Jack had no problem going for the close. But the guy was hard to nail down. He wasn't saying no, but he wasn't saying yes. So Jack told him he should come down for a fly and buy. He said, “Listen John, here is ...
... person out of $20,000 while he was in custody at a Las Vegas prison. He went out to use the pay phone and then called a victim, told him he was doing his weekend warrior duty as a United States Marshall down at the jail and needed him ...
... person for the peak, and you can keep them up in that altitude, then you can control them. If you drop them back into the valley of logic, you're gonna lose them.” We will see several examples in later chapters of precisely how Edwards ...
... person showing, you know, the Hollywood sign.” Like Freddy, Bill says the key is excitement: “If you own a widget company in Iowa and you're making a million dollars a year and you've been doing this for 20 years, and your dad did it ...
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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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