Screen LibraryCons and frauds
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| Published: |
Chelsea House,
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| Publisher Address: | New York NY |
| Publication Dates: | c2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Criminal investigations |
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| Carrier Form: | 112 p.: col. ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780791094044 (alk. paper) 0791094049 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | D917 |
| CLC: | D917-49 |
| Call Number: | D917-49/B474 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-105) and index. Using the mark's greed : types of cons -- Anatomy of a con -- The impersonator -- Common scams -- ID theft -- E-cons : scamming on the grifter superhighway -- World without shame -- Public education and protection against cons -- Media investigations : 60 Minutes. Presents the history and common forms of ploys, rackets, and scams, describes what police and civilians can do to fight them, and what one should know to avoid becoming the next victim on a con artist's list. |