Bibliograph

The con, how scams work, why you're vulnerable, and how to protect yourself, James Munton and Jelita McLeod

Type

Label

The con, how scams work, why you're vulnerable, and how to protect yourself, James Munton and Jelita McLeod

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The con

Oclc number

698328049

Responsibility statement

James Munton and Jelita McLeod

Sub title

how scams work, why you're vulnerable, and how to protect yourself

Table Of Contents

Scams 101: admitting there's a problem -- Know the enemy: elements of a con -- The weakest link: why scams work -- Mayhem in the mail: avoiding postal pitfalls -- Up close and personal: danger on your doorstep -- Dialing for dollars: fending off phone fraud -- Fortifying the firewall: evading electronic scams -- Out and about: sidestepping street swindles -- Don't mix business with pleasure: affinity fraud & investment scams -- It ain't me: identity theft -- Recovering from identity theft

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