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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... Victims? Chapter 12 Become a Fraud Fighter Chapter 13 Fraud Prevention That Works Appendix A The Fraud-Vulnerability Quiz Appendix B Fraud-Prevention Resource List Notes About the Author Index 107 117 129 145 159 173 177 181 185 187 I ...
... victims had more education, earned more, and were more financially literate than the general population. Many victim lists look like a who's who of American business. So why are so many people in denial about their own susceptibility to ...
... victims: heightened emotions and persuasion. With regard to emotions, the con artist's first order of business is to get the victim into a heightened emotional state known as “ether.” The con artists all believe that heightened emotions ...
... victim was 69 years old. Other studies of known victims have found the average victim age to range between 55 and 65 years old.2 We discuss this new profiling research and how it is being applied in the field in Chapters 11 and 13 ...
... victims sued firms in which he worked. Specialty: Oil and gas scams. Chuck Jones—Jones worked in charity-fraud boiler rooms for several years before being arrested in 1995 along with 200 others in an FBI sweep of telemarketing rooms ...
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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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