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Book Description: Chelsea House. Book Condition: BRAND NEW. BRAND NEW Hardcover Publisher List Price= $35 A Brand New Quality Book from a Full-Time Bookshop in business since 1992!. Bookseller Inventory # 464098

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Book Description: Chelsea House Publishers, United States, 2008. Hardback. Book Condition: New. 235 x 165 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. From offers "too good to be true" to presenting false information, confidence schemes are employed worldwide for illicit financial gain. Some criminals, known as confidence men (or women), con artists, or grifters, rely on a gift for gab or lies and deception to steal money or commit other crimes. When on top of his or her game, the con artist can manipulate or trick a victim into willfully handing money over, usually in anticipation of a bogus financial return. Cons and Frauds looks at the history these moneymaking scams, how individuals and police can fight them, and what signs to look for to avoid being the next dupe on a con artist's list.Chapters include:Anatomy of a ConHow to Avoid Common ScamsID TheftE-Cons: Scamming on the Grifter SuperhighwayEducating the Public.Topics covered include:Different types of consThe short con versus more elaborate deceptionsHow and why cons workLaw enforcement sting operationsGrifter jargonBribery and illegal fixesInternational efforts to inform the public about consOnline scams and deceptions. Bookseller Inventory # FLT9780791094044

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Book Description: Chelsea House Pub, 2008. LIB. Book Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 160 pages. 9.50x6.75x0.50 inches. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # 0791094049

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