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Doug Shadel - Outsmarting the Scam Artists

By Doug Shadel

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Contents Title Copyright Dedication Acknowledgments Preface Part I: The Scam Artists’ Playbook Chapter 1: Inside the Con Artist’s Mind No Conscience Creating a Persona Conclusion Chapter 2: Ether What Con Artists Say about Ether Case Study: The Effects of Ether on a Smart Investor Tilling the Soil of Victimization What Social Science Teaches Us about Ether How the Thinking and Feeling Brains Work Together Emotional Hijacking Equals Ether The Hot-Cold Empathy Gap Chapter 3: The Stages of Fraud Stage One—The Front Stage Two—The Drive Stage Three—The Close Stage Four—The Load Conclusion Part II: Con Artists in Action Chapter 4: Exploiting Ego The Front The Drive The Close The Load Conclusion Tips for Avoiding Oil and Gas Chapter 5: Exploiting Faith The Front The Drive The Close Conclusion Tips for Avoiding Ponzi Schemes Chapter 6: Exploiting Fear The Front The Drive The Close Tips for Avoiding Gold Coin Fraud Chapter 7: Exploiting Boredom The Front The Drive The Close The Load Tips for Avoiding Movie Scams Chapter 8: Exploiting the American Dream Most Business Opportunity Frauds Are Alike The Front The Drive The Close The Load Conclusion Tips for Avoiding Business-Opportunity Fraud Chapter 9: Exploiting Hope Alice—Age 75 Doris—Age 83 Myrtle—Age 79 Tips for Avoiding Lottery Fraud Chapter 10: Exploiting Credit The Interview: Inside the Mind of an Identity Thief Tips for Avoiding Identity Theft Part III: How to Fight Fraud Chapter 11: Who Are the Victims? The Fraud-Vulnerability Quiz How to Score Your Quiz What Factors Make Us Vulnerable? Summary of Risk Factors Specific Profiles Conclusion Chapter 12: Become a Fraud Fighter Protecting Yourself from Fraud Protecting Friends and Family from Fraud Coping with Being a Victim Conclusion Chapter 13: Fraud Prevention That Works Psychological Barriers to Preventing Fraud Cultural and Practical Barriers to Fraud Prevention Prevention That Works The Fraud Fighter Call Centers Conclusion Call To Action: Join the Fraud Fighters Appendix A Appendix B About the Author Index

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