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This memoir takes us on a journey of a widow who worked together with her husband for thirty-two years before his untimely death, building a life and foundation that could be left to their children. She learned the hard lesson that greed is at an all-time high and shysters are out there, lying in wait to devour you, if given an opportunity. Although this is common knowledge, who would think one of those shysters would turn out to be in your camp-your very own son-in-law?Scams, Schemes, and Fraud, is a life-changing and heart-wrenching portrayal of the do's and don'ts in a business relationship. You will learn:• What you should know when starting a business.• How to avoid pitfalls when buying a business and the documents that need to be checked prior to closing a deal.• How to check an attorney's compliance/discipline record.The author provides you with samples of:• Critical documents in real estate transactions.• E-mail and mail fraud. ... Read more

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Learn how to document these everyday situations and protect yourself and loved ones.From auto accidents to hiring a contractor, have the information and tools you'll need to prevent becoming another victim of dishonest people. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Mississippi Business Journal, published by Venture Publications on September 23, 2002. The length of the article is 644 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: One pleads guilty in Frankel scam, two sentenced in Halter fraud. (Strictly Business).(Monsignor Emilio Colagiovanni guilty)(Brief Article)
Publication: Mississippi Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 23, 2002
Publisher: Venture Publications
Volume: 24Issue: 38Page: 10(1)

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This digital document is an article from Fund Raising Management, published by Hoke Communications, Inc. on April 1, 2001. The length of the article is 360 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Foundations See Rise In Mail-Order Grant Scams.(selling of charity mailing lists, fraud investigations)(Brief Article)
Publication: Fund Raising Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2001
Publisher: Hoke Communications, Inc.
Volume: 32Issue: 2Page: 14

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Scam artists frequently target Americans nearing or in retirement. The typical fraud victim is college-educated and financially savvy. This booklet will help you learn the psychology of a scam, and how to protect yourself. ... Read more

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Phishing. Spoofing. Spyware. Swoop and squat. Malicious spam. Chain letters. Ponzi schemes. ID theft. The Internet Era has created a whole class of frauds and schemes that separate people from their money. It's also given new life to older cons and scams. This book organizes various rip-offs by type and severity. Then it explains how each type of scam works -- and how an ordinary person can recognize it before getting taken in. Drawing on interviews with law enforcement experts, victims and even crooks, this book gives readers a state-of-the-art primer on financial crimes and the sleazy dealings that fall slightly short of illegal. It also uses real-life case studies of frauds, to show how they start and how they end -- all in a plain-English style that everyone can enjoy. And this book does more than just tell stories; it gives readers questions, checklists, worksheets and other tools to make sure they're not being scammed -- or to take the right actions if they have been. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Fairfield County Business Journal, published by Westfair Communications, Inc. on August 30, 2001. The length of the article is 535 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Affinity scams target religious, ethnic investors.(securities fraud)(Brief Article)
Author: B.z. Khasru
Publication: Fairfield County Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 30, 2001
Publisher: Westfair Communications, Inc.
Volume: 40Issue: 34Page: 1

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Nonfiction. Art. Crime. In the early 1960s, as Prosecutor and Assistant Law Director of the City of Lakewood, Ohio, Nick Mileti dealt with all crime committed in the city. It was his job to bring the perpetrators to justice. The cons and scams particularly fascinated him because they require a certain amount of intelligence, finesse, ingenuity, and, yes, charm. Why would people with these attributes go into a life of crime? Along the way he became intrigued by the specific subject of art fraud. And so this book was born. ... Read more

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Title: Telemarketing Fraud : Putting Phone Scams on Hold : Hearing Before the Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, Washington, Dc, September 28, 1994Publisher: Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales OfficePublication date: 1995Subjects: Telemarketing -- Corrupt practices United StatesTelephone selling -- Corrupt practices United StatesFraud -- United StatesDeceptive advertising -- United StatesConsumer protection -- United StatesNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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They are good.They are very good.The adapt as fast as we figure them out.Don't let what happened to me, happen to you, and don't think for a minute that it can't!I did, that was part of the trap.Personal, brief, on-point, 15 minute read. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Swampland in Florida refers to decades-old but still recurring real estate scams involving swamp lands misrepresented as being possible to develop, or "buildable". These scams became widely known and now also have meaning as a common figure of speech.Expressions like "I have swampland in Florida to sell you" or "I have prime swampland to sell you" are slang expressions that the recipient shows gullibility. It says figuratively that someone lacks sense like one who would fall for an old deception or fraud of paying large amounts of money for a worthless item such as swampland. These phrases are often preceded by or imply, "If you believe that then..." Sometimes other swampy locations besides Florida are used in the term. ... Read more