Scam me if you can : simple strategies to outsmart today's rip-off artists
by Abagnale, Frank W., 1948- (Author)
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"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... Full description
Table of Contents:
- Foreword by Keith Slotter
- Introduction: Smart people get scammed
- The playbook exposed : recognized
- and beat
- the con artist's game
- Rule #1 Protect your identity. How identity thieves work ; Tax fraud and IRS scams ; Sick : medical identity theft
- Rule #2 Secure your finances. Protect yourself from these bad investments ; Small business shakedowns ; I'm (not actually) from the government : Social Security, government grants, and other "official" scams
- Rules #3 Preserve your digital presence. Fend off cyberattacks ; Passwords are for treehouses : why we need to get rid of them
- Rule #4 Safeguard your home and hearth. The calls that just keep coming : robocalls and nuisance calls ; Great real estate ruses
- Rule #5 Shelter your heart. It's personal : fraud that hurts more than just your wallet ; Charity scams : giving back, or dodgy donations? ; Love you knot : the wild world of dating scams
- Epilogue: Fraud, fast forward.