Scams Cons Frauds And Deceptions

Author : James Munton,Jelita McLeod
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442207332

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The Con by James Munton,Jelita McLeod Pdf

No one thinks it can happen to them, but Americans are 40 times more likely to be defrauded than to have their cars stolen or their homes burgled. Con artists ruin people financially and emotionally, leaving in their wake a trail of destruction, broken hearts, and deflated dreams. The first step to combating fraud is to understand it. What do scams look like? Why are they effective? The next step is to take action. How can we protect ourselves and our families? The Con: How Scams Work, Why You're Vulnerable, and How to Protect Yourself informs and engages with accessible stories of ordinary people from all walks of life thrown into unexpected and disorienting circumstances. The book goes behind the scenes of real-world cons to examine the logistics and psychology that enable scams to succeed. The goal is to help people understand and recognize deception, and in the same way that they avoid other potentially dangerous situations, take a detour. Once readers have gained a clear idea of what scams look and sound

Author : Sean Byrne,James Byrne
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781040085585

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Scams, Cons, Frauds, and Deceptions by Sean Byrne,James Byrne Pdf

This unique volume presents cutting-edge research on the nature and extent of a wide range of scams, cons, frauds, and deceptive activities, including sextortion, the use of ransomware, phishing, identity theft, Ponzi schemes, online shopping fraud, gift card scams, and health care fraud targeting elderly victims. The contributions to this book raise and attempt to answer several intriguing questions: Why have governments in each global region failed to respond more aggressively to these crimes? What can/should the private sector and social media giants be doing? Can the current responses of both governments and the private sector be linked to the public’s ambivalence about how to respond to these forms of offending and victimization? Does a large segment of the public admire individuals who get involved in these activities, in large part due to the positive portrayal of scammers, fraudsters, and con artists in both literature and cinema? Or does the public’s view of the harm caused by these scams and cons vary, based on our view of who is victimized (e.g., individuals or corporations) and/or why they were chosen? Will governments – as they have done in the past – attempt to influence the public’s views by restricting access to books and movies that focus on the latest scams, cons, and frauds taking place on-line and in-person via book banning and other forms of censuring? And finally, should this discussion of the influence of books and cinema on the public’s views of scams, frauds, cons, and deception be broadened to include the government’s ongoing attempts to censure a wide range of books and films that may influence the public’s view of morality—and more recently, the public’s view of our government—due to their content? Timely and thought-provoking, this book will be a key resource for researchers, scholars, and practitioners in criminology and criminal justice, sociology, law, psychology, and social work, while also appealing to interdisciplinary researchers seeking insight into the relationship between positive portrayals of scammers, fraudsters, and con artists in literature and cinema, and the public’s perception of individuals who get involved in these activities. It was originally published as a special issue of Victims & Offenders.

Author : H. P. Wood
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781580897433

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Fakers by H. P. Wood Pdf

From the Trojan horse to fake news, scams have run rampant throughout history and across the globe. Some con artists do it for fun, others for profit. . . and every once in a while, a faker saves the world. In this era of daily online hoaxes, it's easy to be caught off-guard. Fakers arms kids with information, introducing them to the funniest, weirdest, and most influential cons and scams in human history. Profiles of con artists will get readers thinking about motivation and consequence, and practical tips will help protect them from falsehoods. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is--except in the case of this book!

Author : Steven Lazaroff,Mark Rodger
Publisher : Rodger & Laz publishing S.E.N.C.
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-02
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781775292135

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History's Greatest Deceptions and Confidence Scams by Steven Lazaroff,Mark Rodger Pdf

Throughout history, there have always been fraudsters and tricksters ready and willing to part people and their money with smooth talking and tall tales, but the first formally recorded “confidence trick” was uniquely American in its origins and set the bar for both simplicity and sheer guts, both hallmarks of the most successful frauds ever perpetrated. From the ancient Egyptians to the modern era, join the authors as they take you on a romp throughout 4000 years of human history to reveal the tricks and schemes that were perfected by colorful characters throughout the ages. Using humor, and wit, the authors paint a tapestry of deception and subterfuge perpetrated by the brilliant minds of each era.

Author : Nate Hendley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9798216053361

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The Big Con by Nate Hendley Pdf

This book examines a broad range of infamous scams, cons, swindles, and hoaxes throughout American history—and considers why human gullibility continues in an age of easy access to information. Covering American cons and hoaxes past and present, including the Great Moon Hoax of 1835, the controversy over "subliminal messaging" (do bands, filmmakers, and advertisers really put secret messages in their works?), the panic about "satanic" daycare operators in the 1980s, and recent Internet scams, this book provides a fascinating, fact-based look at infamous frauds across the centuries. Offering an engaging mix of history, sociology, and psychology, author Nate Hendley gives readers an appreciation of how prominent scams, cons, "confidence men," and hoaxes have impacted American society, past and present. Each entry details the scheme or hoax and the pertinent con artist/schemer involved, examining the sociological, cultural, political, and/or economic effect of the scams. Each topic is accompanied by a short bibliography of further reading selections. As the old saying goes, "There is a sucker born every minute"—and there has always been a keen-eyed swindler to take advantage of the situation. The Big Con: Great Hoaxes, Frauds, Grifts, and Swindles in American History explores this sordid underbelly of American civilization and invites readers to revel in the felonious experience.

Author : Brylee Gibson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Deception
ISBN : 1407101552

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Scams by Brylee Gibson Pdf

Author : James T. Thomes
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2000-10-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780595148356

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Dotcons by James T. Thomes Pdf

A complete guide to protect yourself and your business from current and future fraud on the Internet including: Advance Fee Scams Advertising Frauds Asset Tracers Avoiding Litigation Business Security Business Venture Scams Buying Illegal Items Cookies Counterfeit Items Credit Frauds Denial of Service Disgruntled Employees Electronic cash Fake Web-sites Fake University Degrees False Promotions Fenced Goods Foreign Lotteries Gambling Identity Theft Immigration Documents Invasion of Privacy Investment Newsletters Loan Brokers Money Laundering Multiple Identities Multi-Level Marketing Off-Shore Frauds Online Investment Swindles Online Auction Frauds Phone Charges Ponzi Schemes Pyramid Schemes Prescription Drugs Pirated Software Quickie Divorces Risky Rebates Shipping and Handling Fees Spam Sweepstakes and Prizes Skill Contests Travel Fraud Viruses

Author : Chuck Dougherty
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1515101177

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Behind the Scheme by Chuck Dougherty Pdf

Based on actual schemes, scams, and cons that are proving to be the most threatening to you and your money. This book exposes the current methods in which you, the "mark," are being targeted and how those around you are falling for the unwelcome deceptions. Exploring many common themes, this book promises to arm you with better ammunition than those seeking access to your wallet. Nobody likes to believe that they can fall for a con or a scam, but this book features true stories about how some very smart people walked straight into a con, and failed to get out before it was too late. The book then explains the mentality behind the deception and how you can avoid being next on the list. Fraudsters and con artists would very much prefer that you not read this book, as it divulges some of the most popular methods, as well as some very successful methods that many don't know about yet. Even if the con artists alter their approach, this book will show you the underlying themes and methods that all con artists need to implement their con. The average "mark" will end up paying more than $2,500 in losses according to the FTC. Reading this book will prepare you recognize when you are the next person being targeted to feed this troubling statistic. Fraud, scams, cons and schemes are a multi-billion dollar bullet. "Behind the Scheme" will not only help you deflect this bullet, but ideally will help to insure that you aren't even in the same room with it to start with.

Author : Robin Langley Sommer
Publisher : Running Press Book Publishers
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1561384542

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Great Cons & Con Artists by Robin Langley Sommer Pdf

A collection of famous cases reveals the truth behind the fake autobiography of billionaire recluse Howard Hughes, the creation of the "Lincoln Love Letters," and the museum-quality "Vermeers" painted by a twentieth-century Dutch artist.

Author : Madison Salters
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-11
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781646044627

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Scams and Cons: A True Crime Collection by Madison Salters Pdf

From mystifying cons to shocking scams, Scams and Cons: A True Crime Collection features case file facts, fascinating details, and true testimonies of the world's most famous scammers and con artists. This book includes the most salacious cases as well as lesser-known ones, with each chapter delving deep into the facts of the case and chronicling first-hand accounts from journalists and police. Plus, a bonus trivia chapter at the end includes a variety of extra-fascinating tidbits. From cults of personality to murderers, cases include: Simon Leviev; Anna Sorokin; Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos; Robert Hendy-Freegard; Issei Sagawa, the Japanese cannibal who conned his way out of French prison; John Edward Richards, one of the internet's first serial killers and a dedicated con man; James Hogue, whose multiple false and stolen identities saw him gain a scholarship to Princeton; Alicia Esteve Head, whose accounts of survival and loss in 9/11 were as fictional as the suicide she doctored

Author : Fay Faron
Publisher : Creighton-Morgan Publishing Group
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Rip-Off by Fay Faron Pdf

Enter the world of grifters, scams, marks and pigeons. In this revealing guide, professional PI, Fay Faron, gives you the complete lowdown on the low down, detailing today's most cunning bunco schemes from street-level shell games to high-stakes real estate swindles.You'll go inside the minds of dozens of confidence crooks, learning their lingo, lifestyles and tricks of the trade. Fare profiles the unwilling victims - from elderly widows to young models - exposing how cons convince people to fall for the bait and part with their cash.

Author : Robin Langley Sommer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Deception
ISBN : 1858410614

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Great Cons & Con Artists by Robin Langley Sommer Pdf

Author : Gordon G. Leek
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1525251309

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Trust Me by Gordon G. Leek Pdf

Con men, swindlers, snake-oil salesmen, carpetbaggers, and plain everyday liars and cheats - these names and the scoundrels behind them have been around for hundreds of years, though their dodges and deceptions have been refined with the passage of time. The worldwide growth of criminal fraud has mushroomed to such a degree that traditional law-enforcement techniques have been unable to cope effectively with the fallout. Criminal fraud is a billion-dollar industry and has become a staple of organized crime rivalling drugs and prostitution as major sources of income. In North America the courts and governments fail to treat these crimes with the seriousness they deserve, often placing the blame on victims, or at the very least making them culpable. Former Calgary police detective and fraud expert Gordon Leek illustrates how a variety of frauds work and how to protect yourself from them, including simple cheque scams, elaborate telemarketing schemes, Internet swindles, and identity theft.

Author : Carl Sifakis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Deception
ISBN : 1854797573

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Hoaxes and Scams by Carl Sifakis Pdf

This text provides a collection of money-making schemes and elaborate practical jokes from around the world. There are over 1000 entries, fully indexed, cross-referenced and laid out in an A-Z format. The book also details the origins and methods of numerous classic scams - from the age-old shell game to cash machine swindles of today - and provides biographical information on a range of shady characters.

Author : Tony Lesce
Publisher : Loompanics Unlimited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2002-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 155950224X

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Modern Frauds And Con Games by Tony Lesce Pdf

Fraud is the fastest growing industry in the world, which is why it's become a global trillion-dollar problem. The main reason is that it's low-risk compared to other crimes. Overall, the apprehension rate is about three percent and the conviction rate about one percent. This volume describes dozens of frauds, many of which are not even illegal, but do involve deception for economic gain. This book will shed light on the new frauds and con games, with an extensive chapter on steps you can take to reduce your vulnerability to fraud. No book on fraud can be the final word, but this will help you protect yourself and your family.