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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100028644158
ISBN-139780028644158
eBay Product ID (ePID)2372046
Product Key Features
Book TitleFrauds, Scams and Cons
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicHoaxes & Deceptions, General, Criminal Law / General
IllustratorYes
GenreLaw, True Crime
AuthorDuane Swierczynski
Book SeriesThe Complete Idiot's Guide Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight17.1 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-115303
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal364.16/3
Synopsis-- The main target for scams are those 50 years of age or older.-- This book will expose all the latest scams, frauds, and cons -- and can be updated yearly, if necessary, to expose all the latest schemes.Fraud -- credit card fraud, telemarketing scares, Internet scares, identity theft and hundreds of other items that are geared to separate you from your money -- is a multi-billion dollar business, both in the U.S. and worldwide. From a simple three-card monte game on a street corner to sophisticated banking and Wall Street swindles, cons, frauds and scams are destined to strike one in ten Americans this year. Check kiting, ATM scares, bankruptcy fraud, real estate scams, Nigerian money offers, and even slave reparation scams -- there are hundreds, maybe thousands, of ways to get suckered by telemarketers or just plain fast-talking swindlers. Scary stuff, right? This book identifies the myriad of scams, cons, and frauds perpetrated every minute of every day in this country, and gives cutting-edge, up-to-date advice on how you can protect yourself from unscrupulous cons of every conceivable stripe. There will also be an entertaining section on con artists through history, from the infamous grifters of the Great Depression to the masterminds of the recent Enron collapse -- perhaps one of the greatest scams in America's history.
LC Classification NumberHV6691.S95 2003
