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Author : Debashis Basu,Sucheta Dalal
Publisher : UBS Publishers' Distributors, Limited
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015032758651
An attempt to analyze the events of the alleged scandal which took place in the Indian stock market during 1992.
Author : Industry Canada,Competition Bureau Canada
Publisher : Competition Bureau Canada
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781100232409
The Canadian edition of The Little Black Book of Scams is a compact and easy to use reference guide filled with information Canadians can use to protect themselves against a variety of common scams. It debunks common myths about scams, provides contact information for reporting a scam to the correct authority, and offers a step-by-step guide for scam victims to reduce their losses and avoid becoming repeat victims. Consumers and businesses can consult The Little Black Book of Scams to avoid falling victim to social media and mobile phone scams, fake charities and lotteries, dating and romance scams, and many other schemes used to defraud Canadians of their money and personal information.
Author : Janet Evanovich,Lee Goldberg
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345543172
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Nicolas Fox is a charming con man and master thief on the run. Kate O’Hare is the FBI agent who is hot on his trail. At least that’s what everyone thinks. In reality, Fox and O’Hare are secretly working together to bring down super-criminals the law can’t touch. Criminals like brutal casino magnate Evan Trace. Evan Trace is running a money-laundering operation through his casino in Macau. Some of his best customers are mobsters, dictators, and global terrorists. Nick and Kate will have to go deep undercover as high-stakes gamblers, wagering millions of dollars—and their lives—in an attempt to topple Trace’s empire. It’s a scam that will take Fox and O’Hare from the Las Vegas strip, to the sun-soaked beaches of Oahu’s North Shore, and into the dark back alleys of Macau. Their only backup—a self-absorbed actor, a Somali pirate, and Kate’s father, an ex-soldier who believes a rocket launcher is the best way to solve every problem. What could possibly go wrong?
Author : Hustler
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1507882939
This book is a necessary read both for persons who see a living through scamming and for persons who want to avoid scammers. Failure to read this book is failure to get rich quick or avoid scammers. This is a book for educational purpose. Get rich by reading it now or don't read it and get scammed. The choice is yours.
Author : Frank Abagnale
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780525538974
Are you at risk of being scammed? Former con artist and bestselling author of Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale shows you how to stop scammers in their tracks. Maybe you're wondering how to make the scam phone calls stop. Perhaps someone has stolen your credit card number. Or you've been a victim of identity theft. Even if you haven't yet been the target of a crime, con artists are always out there, waiting for the right moment to steal your information, your money, and your life. As one of the world's most respected authorities on the subjects of fraud, forgery, and cyber security, Frank Abagnale knows how scammers work. In Scam Me If You Can, he reveals the latest tricks that today's scammers, hackers, and con artists use to steal your money and personal information--often online and over the phone. Using plain language and vivid examples, Abagnale reveals hundreds of tips, including: • The best way to protect your phone from being hacked • The only time you should ever use a debit card • The one type of photo you should never post on social media • The only conditions under which you should use WiFi networks at the airport • The safest way to use an ATM With his simple but counterintuitive rules, Abagnale also makes use of his insider intel to paint a picture of cybercrimes that haven't become widespread yet.
Author : Lewis B. Montgomery
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781575657561
Milo and Jazz uncover a super star scam using their STEM problem-solving skills in this tenth chapter in the series. When teen idol Starr Silveira comes to Westview to film an episode of her hit TV show, Super Starr, the entire town is abuzz. But when kids start receiving mysterious letters from "Starr" asking them to hand over their valuable show memorabilia, Milo and Jazz suspect one thing: a super scam! The Milo & Jazz Mysteries is an ideal series for beginning readers making the transition to chapter books. It also features “Super Sleuthing” activities in each book, including hidden pictures, puzzles, mini-mysteries, and quizzes—plus free online activities.
Author : D. Shadel
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118240076
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. Get practical tips to combat all kinds of scams, from simple lottery tickets to non-existent oil and gas deals and religious ponzi schemes Learn how to protect yourself by securing your mailbox and fraud-proofing your trash Get inside the head of sophisticated scam artists to discover how you can become the type of individual they avoid Scammers are everywhere. But with Outsmarting the Scam Artists in hand, you can protect yourself and your money.
Author : Martina Dove
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-29
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000334029
The Psychology of Fraud, Persuasion and Scam Techniques provides an in-depth explanation of not only why we fall for scams and how fraudsters use technology and other techniques to manipulate others, but also why fraud prevention advice is not always effective. Starting with how fraud victimisation is perceived by society and why fraud is underreported, the book explores the different types of fraud and the human and demographic factors that make us vulnerable. It explains how fraud has become increasingly sophisticated and how fraudsters use communication, deception and theories of rationality, cognition and judgmental heuristics, as well as specific persuasion and scam techniques, to encourage compliance. Covering frauds including romance scams and phishing attacks such as advance fee frauds and so-called miracle cures, the book explores ways we can learn to spot scams and persuasive communication, with checklists and advice for reflection and protection. Featuring a set of practical guidelines to reduce fraud vulnerability, advice on how to effectively report fraud and educative case studies and examples, this easy-to-read, instructive book is essential reading for fraud prevention specialists, fraud victims and academics and students interested in the psychology of fraud.
Author : Rob Rose
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781770226227
From 2005 to 2009, the heir to one of South Africa’s blue-blood families, Barry Tannenbaum, methodically constructed the largest-ever con in South African history. The Grand Scam exposes details about the brazen greed of the scammers, a bank that facilitated the shady dealings rather than alerting the authorities, and the naivety of business people who should have known better. It goes far beyond the original news stories, containing original research and material that, for the first time, answers the central question of why. Barry Tannenbaum, the grandson of the founder of one of the country’s biggest pharmaceutical firms, Adcock Ingram, offered investors stratospheric returns of more than 200 per cent a year by investing in the components used to make AIDS drugs. It was nothing more than a lie, which suckered the country’s business elite, including the former CEO of Pick n Pay, the one-time head of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the ex-boss of OK Bazaars. After the bubble popped in June 2009, finance minister Pravin Gordhan announced that hundreds of investors in South Africa, Australia and Europe had ploughed more than R12.5 billion into Tannenbaum’s scheme, based on the empty promise of immense riches. Dwarfing the Brett Kebble rip-off, Fidentia and the Krion pyramid scheme, it proved to be the most embarrassing financial disaster in the country’s history, and it exposed holes in a banking and financial system billed as one of the safest in the world. For Tannenbaum’s victims, the nightmare continued after the scheme collapsed, as liquidators, tax officials and criminal investigators demanded their pound of flesh. But Tannenbaum, now at large on Australia’s Gold Coast, continues to live as if nothing happened, working for an Australian insurance company. The question that hasn’t been answered until now is, how did Tannenbaum swindle so many people with such ease? And, more crucially, why did he do it? Through extensive interviews with his family, friends and numerous ‘investors’, this book provides the startling answers to those questions. For the first time, the real motivation that fuelled South Africa’s Bernie Madoff is laid bare.
Author : Charles Tive
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0595413862
The "419" scam is an aspect of transnational financial crime with a 'modus operandi' peculiar to the Nigerian swindler. The most recurrent type of transnational "419" scam is the "advance fee fraud". It is usually introduced in the form of a business contract, a transfer of stolen money or money from over-invoiced contract, the purchase of crude oil from Nigeria at a relatively cheap rate, and transfer of money left by a deceased person (will scam). In all situations, the victim is eventually lured into an endless period of advance fee payment. The "black money" scam is almost as popular as the advance fee fraud and is sometimes, practiced in continuation of advance fee scam. The victim is introduced to a large sum of money that needs to be cleaned by a special liquid solution. The victim parts with money upon the supposition that the black money would be cleaned and given to him. The con man gets away with the victim's money leaving him with a bunch of worthless papers. The 419 Scam business is not restricted to defrauding foreigners. There are two groups of con men in Nigeria: The local and the International "419ners". The local groups specialize in defrauding Nigerians while the more advanced International syndicates fish out victims from Europe, America, Asia and South Africa. The local ones eventually grow to international status after they have made enough money to acquire computers, facsimile and telephone lines and other gadgets necessary for the scam business. "Tive's insight of the perpetrators behind the advance fee fraud coupled with his knowledge on the topic show that he is a true authority on the subject."- Ralph A. Gonzales, Special Agent-in-Charge, United States Secret Service "This book by Charles Tive is an excellent portrayal of the 419 scam, its operators, and its basic operations."-Gary M. Gibson, Regional Security Officer, U.S. Consulate Lagos. ".is a scholarly but readable summary of the history of and methods used by Nigerian scam / 419 operations."-The 419 Coalition, USA.
Author : Jr Malerba
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595457519
Detective Vince Bianco had no idea what he was getting himself into when he agreed to investigate the disappearance of a prominent Long Island bank vice president. He discovers that the missing bank officer had become part of an elaborate bank fraud perpetrated by one of the bank's own clients. But when the client turns up dead - the victim of a mob style hit, the investigation takes a new twist. The trail leads to the bosses of two notorious New York crime families suspected in a rash of thefts from air cargo warehouses at JFK International Airport. After an air cargo employee is found brutally murdered, a connection is made between his murder and the bank scheme. Determined to crack the case, Vince sets out to find the missing bank officer, break up the ring responsible for the airport thefts, and bring the two Mafia bosses to justice.
Author : Stanley E. Asia
Publisher : Just My Best Publishing Company
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2005-09
Category : Computer crimes
ISBN : 9781932586374
If you walk around the street expecting to find a scammer, you'll never find one until the scammer makes a fool of you, then you will know that they exist. 'There are hours when crime pays, when stolen waters are sweet, and punishment although lame, will come.' Crimes originate from the hearts of men. Crime can lead to many circumstances such as murder, imprisonment, and death. This novel explains how the advance fee fraud is executed based on both the testimonies of victims and perpetuators. It exposes the cunning of the perpetuators and the greed of the victims. The advance fee fraud is believed to have originated in West Africa during the 1970s, otherwise called the 419 scam after the Nigeria criminal code. It has spread throughout other parts of the world in spite of warnings by various security agents. An average fraudster believes and understands the rule of the scamming game. The terrain for the game isn't a place for truth, but for dupe. The rule of the game is characterized by, love, hope, fear and faith. The fraudsters see themselves as heroes and not criminals, unless ill luck catches up with them. Even then, they never agree that they did anything wrong.
Author : Kurt Dinan
Publisher : Crime Spree Books
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781734912715
Meet the best teen con artist team around. Boone McReedy: high school conman, smooth-talking charmer, and the idiot who just got scammed out of $15,000 of his mom's money. Darby West: ass-kicker, straight-shooter, and Boone's ex-girlfriend. Now, they must team up to save their parents' business, one con at a time. That is if they don't kill each other first. As he did in his award-winning debut, DON’T GET CAUGHT, Kurt Dinan brings laughs, twists, and heart to THE SCAM LISTS’ funny world of teen con artists, exes, and outrageous five-dollar bets.
Author : Shu Chen Hou
Publisher : KOKOSHUNGSAN®
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Are you an aspiring author, lured by the promise of immense wealth and success in the e-book industry? Have you been tempted by the tantalizing claims of self-proclaimed experts who guarantee millions from your e-book? If so, it's time to uncover the truth and protect yourself from the web of deception. In "Unveiling the Scam: The Truth about 'Make Millions with Your E-Book'", we pull back the curtain on the misleading tactics, false promises, and hidden dangers that plague the e-book industry. This eye-opening guide is your shield against falling victim to scams and your roadmap to a more realistic and sustainable path to success. With our in-depth analysis, we expose the seductive sales pitch that captivates unsuspecting authors. Discover the secrets behind the fake testimonials and reviews that entice you with tales of overnight riches. We delve into the world of shady websites and landing pages, revealing the smoke and mirrors designed to trick you into parting with your hard-earned money. But that's not all. "Unveiling the Scam" goes beyond the surface to explore the reality of e-book success rates. We dismantle the myths surrounding instant wealth and delve into the challenges and obstacles authors face in a saturated market. You'll gain a comprehensive understanding of the e-book market landscape and learn how to navigate it wisely. Quality content is paramount in the e-book world, and we emphasize its importance. Discover the role of effective marketing and promotion in achieving genuine success. We provide practical tips and advice to help you stand out from the crowd, build your brand, and connect with your target audience. Moreover, "Unveiling the Scam" sheds light on the role of luck and timing, backed by real-life examples and case studies. You'll gain valuable insights into alternative revenue streams and supplementary strategies for generating income as an e-book author. Armed with this knowledge, you'll be equipped to protect yourself from scams and make informed decisions. We guide you in recognizing red flags, seeking reputable publishing platforms and professionals, and understanding industry practices that safeguard your interests. In the conclusion, we summarize the key takeaways and lessons learned, empowering you to pursue your e-book dreams realistically. We encourage you to embrace the power of persistence and hard work while providing practical advice for building a sustainable writing career. Don't be another victim of the e-book scam! Take control of your writing journey and join us in "Unveiling the Scam: The Truth about 'Make Millions with Your E-Book'." It's time to separate fact from fiction and pave your own path to success in the e-book industry. Don't delay. Start your journey today and unlock the truth that will transform your e-book aspirations. Your success awaits!
Author : Edzard Ernst
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-22
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781845409838
So-called alternative medicine (SCAM) is popular and therefore important, no matter whether we love or loathe it. Consequently, an impressive number of books about SCAM are already available. Most of them, however, are woefully uncritical, overtly promotional and dangerously misleading. Not so this one! This book was written by someone who received SCAM as a patient, practised SCAM as a doctor, and researched SCAM as a scientist. It provides an insider's perspective by covering aspects of SCAM which most other books avoid, and by questioning the many tacitly accepted assumptions and wild extrapolations that underpin SCAM. The text is factual, occasionally dosed with a touch of humour or satire. The aim is not only to inform but also to entertain. It is written principally for members of the general public who have an interest in healthcare and are tired of the promotional counter-knowledge produced by SCAM enthusiasts. It is an exercise in critical thinking that might prevent you from wasting your money on (or endangering your health with) bogus treatments.