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| citrusad scam: Nobody Tells You Becca Maberly, 2021-06-29 A truly wonderful resource for new parents and prospective parents alike.' Adam Kay – author of This is Going to Hurt. 'Refreshingly honest... an insightful read for all parents to be!' – Midwife Marley A no-holds-barred collection of more than 100 real-life accounts of pregnancy, birth, and life with a baby, brought together with simple advice from pregnancy and postnatal expert Becca Maberly and consultant obstetrician Roger Marwood. This broad range of honest pregnancy, birth and parenting stories, from the likes of Clemmie Telford, Molly Gunn, Megan Rose Lane, Anna Mathur and many more, is accompanied by professional and reassuring advice from experts that will help you navigate your own experience with positivity and confidence. Nobody Tells You will give you all the tools you need to be informed and prepared for one of life's great journeys. Without any scaremongering or sugar coating, truths are shared about topics including: * Trying to conceive * C-Sections * Postnatal recovery * Not loving breastfeeding * Self-care * And many, many more! Inspired by her own experience and frustration at the lack of honest information, Becca Maberly, pregnancy and postnatal expert and the founder of A Mother Place, and Roger Marwood, an obstetrician and gynaecologist, compiled this collection about the highs and lows of the unique and often nerve-wracking experience of pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. Together, with the help of a range of contributors, they share their reliable, evidence-based advice with positivity and a good dose of humour. Whether you're just thinking about having a baby, you are already pregnant, or you have become a parent recently, this book is an invaluable guide. |
| citrusad scam: Introduction to Internet Scams and Fraud - Credit Card Theft, Work-At-Home Scams and Lottery Scams Dueep J. Singh, John Davidson, 2015-01-11 Introduction to Internet Scams and Fraud - Credit Card Theft, Work-At-Home Scams and Lottery Scams Table of Contents Introduction to Internet Scams and Fraud Getting to Know More about Internet Scams/Identity Theft/Credit Card Theft and Internet Frauds Difference between Internet scams And Internet Fraud Tips and Techniques to Recognize Frauds and Scams Rule number one – giving personal information out Rule number two – identification documents How does Internet fraud work? Lottery Scams Victim of Lottery Fraud? Giving Money Away Free Scam Protecting yourself from Internet fraud Part 2 Credit card thefts/work-at-home scams/banks and scammers Work from Home Frauds – Facebook Fortune Country Oriented Work-At-Home Scams How to Recognize a Work-At-Home Scam Anti Internet Fraud agencies Social media advertising – YouTube etc. Promoting Scams Work-at-home programs Tips for Working at Home Jobs How to Trap Internet tricksters Through Social Media? How Do Banks Encourage Frauds? How Can a Bank Help in Catching a Scammer? Banking Laissez-faire attitudes Strict Ways of Tackling Credit Card Frauds Banking Secrets Unfolded Bank Update Frauds Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction to Internet Scams and Frauds With the Internet becoming such an integral part of all our lives, is it a surprise that we are more vulnerable to Internet scams and Internet fraud. So for all those people who want to know about the different ways in which a person can get scammed through Internet scams and Internet fraud, here is a complete information dossier telling you all about identity thefts, credit card thefts, Internet fraud and Internet scams. Along with this, you are going to know more about how fraudsters can gain access to your bank account, thanks to emails which you demand information from you under the garb of updating your banking details and information. Ignorance is not bliss. In such cases you have to be one step ahead of all the scamsters who benefit from a credulous public who believe that if banking and financial company officials have written to you about a serious matter, it is serious. They thrive on such threatening and scare tactics, telling you that your account is going to be limited within three days or some such ultimatum. Remember that no bank or any other institution which has anything to do with money is going to ask you for your details, by asking you to update them online. Anybody with a little bit of common sense knows that any information which is sent online either through mail or through tapping on supposedly secure websites can be easily accessed by any hacker with a little bit of experience and computer know how. So apart from showing you ways and means with which you can check these Internet scamsters and credit card identity thieves, this book is going to give you information on how you can protect yourself from future financial losses. |
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| citrusad scam: Scam Me If You Can Frank Abagnale, 2019-08-27 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. |
| citrusad scam: There's a Sucker Born Every Minute Jeffrey Robinson, 2010-06-01 One in nine Americans will lose money as a victim of fraud • Every man and woman in the country (and every child with an email address) will be targeted by professional fraudsters-multiple times. • Seven out of every eight frauds go unreported. • Most fraudsters will get away with their crime. • Government agencies and crime watchdogs suggest that there could be up to $100 billion worth of fraud in this country in any given year. A jaw-dropping exposé of fraud in America today-who's doing it, how it's done, and how you can protect yourself-the world of fraud is laid bare: from personal finance and investment schemes to Internet scams and identity theft, to pyramid cons and the infamous Nigerian advance fee frauds. Jeffrey Robinson gets inside the heads of the most notorious scam artists to uncover the psychological weapons they use to entice victims. With uncanny clarity and insight, he shows how to spot a scam and how to limit your exposure to fraudsters. There's a Sucker Born Every Minute levels the playing field, arming consumers with the knowledge they need to combat even the most insidious conmen. Watch a Video |
| citrusad scam: Scamorama Eve Edelson, 2006 This book is about liars telling lies with compound interest to other liars. A -struggle is being waged on the Internet between criminals and comedians. On one side are fraudsters who con their victims out of hundreds of millions of dollars each year. The basic tool of the trade is e-mail, and the crime is the infamous 419 scam - a form of fraud whose current masters hail from Nigeria and which gets its name from section 419 of the Nigerian criminal code. It begins with an e-mail from a stranger: I am soliciting your assistance as to enable my family round up the remains of our life. Following the death of my husband Sani Abacha, former head of state of Nigeria, the new president has turned the country against us . . . I will be grateful if you could receive my last $50 million for safe keeping. I will give you 10% as a commission and to cover any expenses . . . On the other side of the struggle, pranksters from around the world are writing back to scammers strictly to waste their time. The resulting literary genre is -scambaiting - psychological warfare for clowns. Some anti-scammers go further, breaking into scammers? e-mail accounts to warn off their victims, and helping law enforcement. This book documents a weird form of cultural exchange made possible by the Internet. It is a hilarious introduction to the 419 scam, with correspondences between scammers and people who love to yank their chains. |
| citrusad scam: Scam Frank Byers, 2016-12-19 If It Sounds Too Good To Be True... Have You Ever Been Scammed? Are You Afraid of Having Your Identity Stolen? Do You Know What Phishing is All About? Find Out All About Popular Online and Offline Scams and How to Avoid Them! Who hasn't worried about the wrong people getting hold of their personal information? We have all probably had some concern about it at one time or another. But, it doesn't really hit home until it happens to YOU All you need to do is turn on your television set or pick up a magazine to find out about another person losing their life savings to some unscrupulous dealing. The problem with detection is that what do you need to protect yourself from? There are so many areas of our lives to think about that you are sure to overlook one or two important holes that need to be plugged. The Truth The truth is that the first step in protecting yourself against scams is identifying what they are. Only then can you look for the ways and means of locking them out of YOUR life. One of the downsides of the Internet is that it has become just another bastion for fraud. Not only do we have to be aware of scams that pervade our lives offline, but now the problem is exacerbated by our growing addition to the Internet. The reality is that an online surfer exposes his or her information far more readily than before computer came on the scene! Sadly, we are now facing the consequences of this wonderful medium. Knowing what the scams are and how they expose us personally can be difficult. Where to Get the Answers The good news is that there is a solution. That's where we come in. If It Sounds Too Good To Be True... is your source for questions and answers about how to identify and protect yourself against scams both online and offline. You will learn about all kinds of scams. Scams like these: Time share scams Find out about how your time share can go from a dream come true to a nightmare practically overnight Identity theft This is terrible. Find out all the steps to take to avoid it Adoption scams This has to be one of the most heartbreaking scams of all. Learn how the scammers take advantage of parents to be and take steps to avoid it if you are a potential parent. Find out even more You can also learn about Work at Home scams. Discover how the old mail order envelope stuffing has come of age in the new cyber world. With the economy in the dire straits it is, home equity scams are more prevalent than ever. Whatever you do, don't fall victim. Another twist to work at home is government grants. Yes, there are grants out there to help people. But, don't be fooled by the scammer. Find out what you need to look for to stay safe. Another one that runs rampant when the economy is tanking is Forex scams. These are really insidious because they lead the victim to believe they can make their money back practically overnight if they invest! Sure they do. The list goes on. From debt relief to water detox the list is endless. But, we do cover 15 of the most prevalent and potentially damaging of them in If It Sounds Too Good To Be True... Order your copy of If It Sounds Too Good To Be True... right now and get the answers to all of your questions today! You'll be glad you did. Remember, we guarantee it! Tag: fraud alert, fraud books, fraud fighter book, fraud in books, fraud prevention, fraud prevention and detection, report scam, scam alert, scam book, scam guard |
| citrusad scam: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Frauds, Scams, and Cons Duane Swierczynski, 2002-12-03 -- 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. |
| citrusad scam: Pen Pal Scams T. Carter, 2006-07-01 Take a look at the scams being run on pen pals for money. Read all the possible lines being told to you, or the lies being told to get money or anything of value to pay for sex, drugs, or MR. GLOVE!!!! Pen Pals BEWARE |
| citrusad scam: I'm a Romance Scam IT Detective Selina Co, 2019-05-01 This cybercrime detective true story & victim story involves 7 countries (Australia, the United States, Singapore, Ghana, Nigeria, China, New Zealand) in 4 continents. Unpredictable, artistic but very reasonable behaviours of Selina and her interaction with police, scammers, hackers, banks, lawyers and organizations make this biography emotional, fun but seriously informative. Selina will show you how to investigate the cybercrime, her attempts to recover the money, IT analysis / IT data in real cybercrime, misconduct of banks and possible legal matters. It is also a gender studies book. It analyses real-life romance scams, Internet romance scams, marriage fraud vs true love. * Advanced scammers' tricks, Fake passport & fake documents executed by criminals * Psychology, Scam the scammer * Hackers, Real IT data, Real IT analysis * Legal limitations, Money Recovery Analysis, Banking, Regulations, Incorporation, Sociology * Gender Studies, True love |
| citrusad scam: The Con James Munton, Jelita McLeod, 2023-06-14 “[A] fascinating, informative, and highly entertaining primer on the various ways the uninitiated may find themselves ripped off by a con artist.” —Publishers Weekly No one thinks it can happen to them, but Americans are forty 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 like and learned simple strategies to reduce personal risk, protecting themselves will be just as instinctive as putting on a seat belt. “This compelling work goes a long way toward putting distance between scammers and their prey.” —Foreword Reviews “Completely fascinating and insightful.” —Booklist |
| citrusad scam: Trust Me Gordon G. Leek, 2010-08-30 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. |
| citrusad scam: Scam-proof Your Life Sid Kirchheimer, 2007 Provides consumers with information on ways to protect themselves from scams, covering such topics as homes, credit cards, identity theft, and travel. |
| citrusad scam: Scammed Gini Graham Scott, 2016-10-11 Drawn from the personal experience of dozens of victims, including the author's own encounters, Scammed exposes the most prevalent consumer and money scams lurking in modern society. With so many people falling prey to a wide variety of frauds due to increasing vulnerability on the anonymous Internet, an exposé has never been timelier. This recounts the stories of victims of over two dozen different types of scams, and what they did to recover. These scams include: Auto repair industry scams Insurance industry scams Housing industry scams and real estate house flip scams Home repair scams Counterfeit products Phony job offers Phony publishing and film producing offers Phony investments Phony money scams from scamsters asking for help And many others The chilling tales and details of these scams are interspersed with the wisdom of how each one can be dealt with and avoided. Readers will take away from the shocking stories confidence that they have gained the knowledge and preparedness to avoid being Scammed. Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers. |
| citrusad scam: Dotcons James T. Thomes, 2000-10-18 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 |
| citrusad scam: Scams! Andreas Schroeder, 2004 Ten true stories of some of the biggest scams in history -- both hilarious and bewildering. |
| citrusad scam: Love on the Line Elina Juusola, 2016-01-08 Romance scams are devoid of love and emotion. Many people get to experience them the hard way and end up being victims of scammers; they may carry their guilt for the rest of their lives. In Love on the Line, Elina Juusola, ideas historian, committed feminist, and former researcher of pornography and violence against women, reflects on how romance scams relate to the ever-expanding world of pornography and the romance-book industry. Learn her story and know that anyone can be scammed. Become educated about romance scams, and learn how to recover from the ordeal with innovative flair by transmuting your negative emotions into a positive experience. |
| citrusad scam: Scams and Swindles Silver Lake Editors, 2006 How to recognize and avoid Internet Age Rip - Offs. |
| citrusad scam: Scammers, Spammers and Social Engineers Charles Conway, 2012-02-15 Never before has your business faced such a sophisticated threat from those who would part you from your hard earned cash. Scammers, Spammers and Social Engineers are working harder than ever before to convince you to download viruses and malware to your computer, trick you into parting with cash for goods or services you'll never see or even take you to the cleaners with the promise of untold riches. This guide by the editor of popular scam awareness site Scam Detectives (www.scam-detectives.co.uk) will help you and your staff to spot the scams, tricks and social engineering techniques that could lead to you losing thousands of pounds in cash or goods, or in extreme cases lead to you going to prison |
| citrusad scam: Ponzimonium Bartholomew H. Chilton, 2011-10-25 True stories of crime and punishment that will inform and educate anyone who wants to find out how to identify and avoid becoming entangled in an investment fraud. |
| citrusad scam: Scammed Christopher Elliott, 2011-12-27 A leading consumer advocate reveals how to protect your money, time, and integrity from corrupt businesses Once upon a time store prices were simple and fair, businesses stood behind their products with guarantees free of fine print and loopholes, and companies genuinely seemed to care about their valued customers—but those days are long gone. In this groundbreaking exposé, consumer advocate Christopher Elliot reveals the broken relationship between American consumers and businesses and explains how companies came to believe that fooling their customers was a viable, and profitable, business plan. Scammed explores how companies control information to mislead, distort the truth, and even outright lie to their consumers. Exposes the various ways companies have led their war against information—from seductive ads, disingenuous fine print, and unconventional promotions that involve seeding discussion forums and blogs with company-friendly comments Offers consumers insider knowledge of the system, reasonable expectations, and a clear understanding of the games businesses play Christopher Elliott is one of the nation's foremost consumer advocates Protect yourself, your time, and your money from the predators of the consumer world. Armed with knowledge, readers will become far more discerning and every business's worst nightmare. |
| citrusad scam: Pulling the Wool Over Your Eyes Al Craig, 2014-05-30 Have you Wondered Why You Keep Getting Scammed?Would you like to Avoid Scams by Discovering the Part You Play in Helping Cons?If You Answered Yes to these questions or Want to Learn How to Stop Getting Scammed, Losing Money, and Feeling the Pain and Shame of Betrayal, Discover:That Until You Learn Your Role in Helping a Con, You'll get Taken Again.How You Help Scammers lead you Down the Scammer's Path.How Certain Levels of Thinking Helps Cons Cast Believability Spells.How Certain Beliefs and Conditioning Cause You to Trust Without Question.What the Main Traits of a Scammer Are so You Can Avoid Getting Snared.What To Do to Break a Scammer's Spell before it is too late and much, more.How this Advice Helps? Unlike books that focus on how scams work, this book gives awareness of what you're doing to help scammers. This makes spotting snakes in suits or a wolf wearing sheep's clothing easier. Their beady black eye holes and flaky skin on the snake's suit come into clearer vision. Once you spot scammers, you're discarded or the scammer increases pressure to gain unquestioned trust. You're discarded, because scammers are predators who quickly sense vulnerabilities they use to draw you in for the kill. This book not only helps you avoid becoming dinner, it saves you stress, anger, aggravation, money, and humiliation. Following this book's advice is a small and wise investment. To sense, how wise, ask, how you'll feel, if a scammer cheats you again?Why I Wrote this Book? To create awareness about the part we play in helping the con-artist cast his spell to take our money, trust, and self-worth. Without awareness you keep falling into a trust coma making scams almost automatic. Plus, you ignore or minimize scam avoidance advice. For example, a common consumer protection tip is to beware of high rate return investments. Good advice, but advice that doesn't register if your primary thinking state is desire. Not only will you ignore this advice, but high return warnings will be the turning point that hypnotically convinces you to take unquestioned action. Why? Because greed is the main ingredient of a want thinking state that makes high returns look more compelling and irresistible.Is this Information Available Elsewhere? Yes and No. Yes if you take lots of time, you can find pieces on Internet blogs, websites, videos, and books.The No part: My thirty-five years of investor and sales experience. Plus my scam experiences on business opportunities, commodities, real estate, stocks, and tax shelters. You name it and I have likely witnessed or experienced the investment scam. Add countless hours of research into scammers' tactics, schemes, and what makes them tick. The result is a clear understanding of how scammers act, their personal characteristics, and most important, how we aid scammers in hiding the truth.From the Author I hope like many people, you won't think that a scammer won't fool you again because of a previous scam. This is because according to current estimates, over 30 million people in the United States fall victim to financial fraud. Loss estimates are a staggering $50 billion yearly and rising. Authorities think this estimate is much higher because most victims don't report losses because of embarrassment, shame, and blame.Whatever you do, don't just read this book once reread it, again, and again, to internalize your scam role. Once internalized, share the advice, and above all, use this awareness to prevent snakes in suits or wolves in sheep's clothing from biting you again.Are you ready to Learn How to Avoid Scams and Understand the Role You Play in Helping Scammers Fool You Again? If you are scroll up and grab your copy today of Al Craig's Book, Pulling the Wool Over Your Eyes, Understanding Why? We Keep Getting Scammed and the Role You Play. |
| citrusad scam: Super Scam C. Fenner Goldsborough, 2010 |
| citrusad scam: Outsmarting the Scam Artists D. Shadel, 2012-03-06 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. |
| citrusad scam: The geese that lay the golden eggs Mirta B. Bono, 2018-05-02 Romance scams, or “Prince Charming” scams, are increasing exponentially and sweeping over every continent. From the United States to Australia, from Europe to Asia. It can happen to any woman: they’re contacted online on a social networking site by improbable characters who after two days fall in love, and after three ask for a money remittance to solve an unexpected and very serious problem. Among all the extortions made over the Internet, romance scams are the most profitable and safest for the rogues of the web. Apparently simple and repetitive, they can have many different facets to them, because over time the method has evolved and been refined. The aim is always the same, to extort money from women by focusing on making them fall in love, using cloned photos, plagiarised poems, and fake information. The process may sometimes even be so simple-minded as to immediately reveal the scam, however, as Romance Scams are highly profitable, criminals have refined the system to manage to cheat the targeted person with very high odds of success. So any woman may come across clumsy flatterers, or rather, encounter skilled weavers of emotions who know how to shape a courtship like a tailor-made garment sewn onto the victim. Translator: Linda Thody PUBLISHER: TEKTIME |
| citrusad scam: Anatomy of a Scam: a Case Study of a Planned Bankru[p]tcy by Organized Crime Edward J. De Franco, 1974 |
| citrusad scam: Scams, Cons, Frauds, and Deceptions Sean Byrne, James Byrne, 2024-06-28 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. |
| citrusad scam: Gold of Bre-X Alfred Lenarciak, 2016-11-30 Between 1994 and 1997, Canadian company Bre-X Minerals, sponsored and promoted to listings on the TSX and NASDAQ by JPMorgan, Lehman, BMO, and others, was exploring for gold on the Busang property on the Indonesian island of Borneo. Bre-X’s efforts bore the discovery of a lifetime: a mammoth deposit estimated to contain over 200 million ounces of easily extractable gold. The company’s stock exploded from 25 cents to over $270, effectively valuing Bre-X at over $6 billion and attracting the interest of major mining companies. Barrick, Placer Dome, and Freeport McMorran, all the major players at the time, started competing to develop the largest gold deposit ever discovered. In early 1997, Indonesian President Suharto and his government took control of the deposit by force and commissioned Freeport to build a mega mine. In the ensuing months, due diligence revealed that the deposit was a gigantic hoax! There was no gold in Busang. The principals of Bre-X were accused, but never convicted, of salting samples before sending them to labs. Michael de Guzman, a Filipino geologist who served as the project manager, allegedly committed suicide by jumping from a helicopter into the abyss of Borneo’s jungle. Minorca Resources of Toronto were the financial partners of the Haji Sayakarani group of companies that owned Busang; Alfred Lenarciak was the chairman of Minorca at the time. In a strange twist of fate, in February 2012, Alfred had a chance encounter in Rome with a man by the name of Akiro Guzzo, who shared with him an amazing story about the life and death of Michael de Guzman, the creator of a fake gold mega deposit. Is this really a dead man’s story? |
| citrusad scam: The Truth About Avoiding Scams Weisman, 2008 |
| citrusad scam: The Great American Jobs Scam Greg LeRoy, 2005-07-21 What do Wal-Mart, Dell, Fidelity Investments, Boeing, and Cabela's have in common? They're all part of a $50 billion a year scam in which—in the name of job creation—corporations play states and cities against each other to win hefty taxpayer subsidies that routinely exceed $100,000 per job. But do they provide more jobs, higher wages, or improved living standards in exchange? Greg LeRoy exposes these deals for what they are—no-strings-attached free rides for corporations that rarely create any new jobs. In fact, after securing these packages, many companies lay people off, pay poverty wages, or even relocate to other states. This is the Great American Jobs Scam: a costly bait-and-switch that swindles communities in more ways than one. They lose jobs—or gain jobs so low-paying they do nothing to help the community—and they lose revenue through massive corporate tax breaks. That means fewer resources for maintaining schools, public services, and infrastructure. LeRoy exposes corporations' careful orchestration of this scam, dissects government and corporate mumbo-jumbo with plain talk, and offers commonsense reforms that will give taxpayers powerful new tools to protect our communities. |
| citrusad scam: Double Deceit Agnes Chambers-Glenn, 2013-06 This true story was compiled from the diary of a retired World Health Organization (WHO) medical officer who is deceived and bilked out of tens of thousands of dollars by the African Nigerian scammers. The elderly doctor gets even by devising a plan that traps a scammer's helper in his home and sends him to the Remand Centre in his city. Eventually the fellow is charged and sent to prison for 30 months. Upon discharge, the criminal is deported to his native land, Nigeria. During his first year after having entered Canada as a refugee, he had been charged several times for misdemeanors. |
| citrusad scam: Global Pirates Robert Tillman, 2002 In 1990, a congressional subcommittee warned of financial knaves and buccaneers in the insurance industry-unlicensed and largely unregulated companies that operate out of countries like Antigua and the Cayman Islands and sell hundreds of millions of dollars in worthless insurance policies to unsuspecting Americans every year. Increasingly, when a fire, car accident, or medical emergency strikes, policyholders suddenly find themselves victims of a global con game as phone calls are not returned and claim settlements fall to materialize, resulting in financial ruin if not physical harm. Global Pirates is a critical investigation of international insurance fraud. Robert Tillman portrays the often surreal world of the burgeoning offshore insurance industry; a world in which sophisticated white-collar criminals operate beyond the reach of government regulators to set up elaborately orchestrated scams that drain illegal profits out of the $3 trillion U.S. insurance market. He also describes how the new global economy allows these scam artists to take advantage of rapidly changing financial markets and the regulatory environments that surround them. Drawing on congressional hearings, co |
| citrusad scam: Lying for Money Dan Davies, 2018-07-05 Financial crime seems horribly complicated but there are only so many ways you can con someone out of what's theirs. In fact, there are four. A veteran regulatory economist and market analyst, Dan Davies has years of experience picking the bones out of some of the most famous frauds of the modern age. Now he reveals the big picture that emerges from their labyrinths of deceit. Along the way you'll find out how to fake a gold mine with a wedding ring, a file and a shotgun. You'll see how close Charles Ponzi, the king of pyramid schemes, came to acquiring his own private navy. You'll learn how fraud has shaped the entire development of the modern world economy. And you'll discover whether you have what it takes to be a white-collar criminal mastermind, if that's what you want. (Which you don't. You really, really don't.) |
| citrusad scam: Fleecing Grandma and Grandpa Betty L. Alt, Sandra K. Wells, 2004-09-30 Falling for a scam or con is humiliating for anyone, and can have terrible consequences. But for the elderly, being the victim of fraud can be disastrous, and they are the most common and vulnerable targets of everyday scams, cons, and frauds. From identity theft to gambling scams, from power of attorney issues to pyramid schemes, there is no dearth of creativity in the ways some criminals will relieve the elderly from their money and their homes. Here, Alt and Wells describe the most common scams, offer the stories of actual victims, and detail ways to protect yourself and your family from becoming easy targets. What makes the elderly such easy marks for con artists? How can they avoid the common traps? Knowing about them is one place to start, and this book helps readers to understand and identify the most common scams perpetrated against the elderly. Because such cons are so hard to prosecute, it is important to know the methods criminals employ to separate innocents from their hard-earned money. This lively, vivid account of one of the most insidious forms of crime will help families and individuals protect themselves and their loved ones from the machinations of those who view them as easy marks. |
| citrusad scam: Scammers Paradise Frederick Obiora, 2018-01-22 Millions of innocent internet users are bombarded daily with scam emails of all sorts originating from Nigeria and Nigerian scammers elsewhere; and a lot many have fallen victims, losing millions of dollars to these faceless scammers in the process. Internet scam, Internet fraud, advance fee fraud, email scams, dating scams, NGO scams, charity scams - whichever name you choose to call it, it is what it is. And in Nigeria it is a thriving industry clandestinely employing millions of young people. The extent and reach of this industry till this publication, has never been fully comprehended or revealed. It is only imagined, speculated upon, and largely underestimated due to the secrecy in which the scam deals are carried out as well as the code of silence - administered and enforced by voodoo priests - that guides and protects its practitioners. Hence, all the age-old questions regarding them still persist: Who exactly are these scammers? Why do they do what they do? How are they recruited? How do they operate? From where do they operate? Are they alone? Do they have godfathers in high places? Is there a governmental connection to it? Is there an unholy link with law enforcement? Is there a connivance with legitimate banks and financial institutions? What of the much talked about collusion of organized religion? Is there a philosophy to 419? How do 419ers they think? And what do they think when they think? What do they believe? How deadly are they? In fact, what exactly is 419? How did it start? Why is it so successful? Various attempts to answer these questions have been, at best a scratching of the surface, which only succeeded in raising more questions than answers. Why? For the simple fact that these works are mainly the products of professional writers, law enforcement agents, foreign investigators and white collar activists, who find it extremely difficult, as a matter of fact impossible, to penetrate the secrecy of scam deals or crack that code of silence that guides these fraudsters. The need therefore arises for an insider story, detailed, authoritative, first-hand and uncut, a tell-all, by someone who has been there, seen it all and done it. And that is exactly what you get in these pages. In this superlative revelation of a story based on real events, Lucas takes us on a guided tour of the Nigerian internet scam industry as no one had ever done before. It's a personal story. From how he entered the syndicate to his last day as a scammer. From all that he saw and all that he heard, to all the background information and analysis, as well as all the various thought provoking point of views that prevails among the scammers and also the human angle to the drama. It is tour worth taking. Come along. |
| citrusad scam: 419: Diplomatic Consignment Scam Reyzl Yitkin, 2014-07-06 At the beginning of this summer (2014) I got into correspondence with a charming 'Captain Robert Morgan' who offered me certain irresistible business opportunities that would end my financial difficulties and make it possible to develop the projects I work on, both personal and for the betterment of the country I live in. Contacting him seemed like the answer to my many prayers. The only hitch was that there was no Captain Robert Morgan and no investment plan: it was a '419 Scam, ' so named after the article in Nigeria's Criminal Code dealing with fraud. Actually, it was a variety of the 419 Advance Fee Scam (remember Phillip K.Dick's story 'Second Variety'?). I don't know which order this variety is, but it's called 'Diplomatic Consignment Scam'. Unwittingly, I started 'scam baiting': I played along to see what his game was. And I found out that it was dirty and harmful. I have documented my whole 'romance' with 'Captain Robert' and included useful data that may give a clue on what to do in a similar situation. Nowadays, when we all actively use the Internet, any of us is a potential target of scammers. And these guys have no scruples. I believe my experience will be useful. Please, read it and warn others. |
| citrusad scam: Don't Fall For It Ben Carlson, 2019-12-31 Learn financial and business lessons from some of the biggest frauds in history Why does financial fraud persist? History is full of sensational financial frauds and scams. Enron was forced to declare bankruptcy after allegations of massive accounting fraud, wiping out $78 billion in stock market value. Bernie Madoff, the largest individual fraudster in history, built a $65 billion Ponzi scheme that ultimately resulted in his being sentenced to 150 years in prison. People from all walks of life have been scammed out of their money: French and British nobility looking to get rich quickly, farmers looking for a miracle cure for their health ailments, several professional athletes, and some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. No one is immune from getting deceived when money is involved. Don’t Fall For It is a fascinating look into some of the biggest financial frauds and scams ever. This compelling book explores specific instances of financial fraud as well as some of the most successful charlatans and hucksters of all-time. Sharing lessons that apply to business, money management, and investing, author Ben Carlson answers questions such as: Why do even the most intelligent among us get taken advantage of in financial scams? What make fraudsters successful? Why is it often harder to stay rich than to get rich? Each chapter in examines different frauds, perpetrators, or victims of scams. These real-life stories include anecdotes about how these frauds were carried out and discussions of what can be learned from these events. This engaging book: Explores the business and financial lessons drawn from some of history’s biggest frauds Describes the conditions under which fraud tends to work best Explains how people can avoid being scammed out of their money Suggests practical steps to reduce financial fraud in the future Don’t Fall For It: A Short History of Financial Scams is filled with engrossing real-life stories and valuable insights, written for finance professionals, investors, and general interest readers alike. |
| citrusad scam: Scamming the Scammers Don Mullan, 2014-04-01 How many emails have you deleted recently offering you inherited millions from a mystery relative, or the uncollected winnings from an unheard of lottery? Rather than press delete, Don Mullan decided to take the Scammers on at their own game. |
| citrusad scam: Romance Scam Survivor Jan Marshall, 2018-02-13 Jan believed she was 'in love'. She accepted a proposal of marriage, and then sent money to a professional scammer. Jan is one of the rare few survivors of a romance scam who has the courage to speak up, and she does - loudly, eloquently and frequently telling the whole sordid story. You might think it can't happen to you, but can you be sure? |
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