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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... thing. Other guys would do the same thing with crack. They'd go into the bathroom and smoke crack. And they'd come back in and be all steamed up with their eyes bulging out of their heads. But they were able to get on the phone and ...
... thing. That is the most important thing in the world to me. Come on down. I tell you what I'll do. If you purchase, I'll knock the price of your flight and your hotel off the price of the deal. I'll pick it up myself. Fair enough?” The ...
... thing you blow on . . . that's how ill he was. I could not believe it. I walked in and looked at Jack and he looked at me and as cynical as we were then, we almost fell on the floor laughing hysterically at this whole thing. And sure ...
... thing our con artists emphasize. You have to build up a confident persona so that you can appear successful even if you are not. They give the trainees instructions to write down as specifically as they can exactly who they are (or who ...
... thing they did when starting up a new scam 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 ...
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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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