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Players : con men, hustlers, gamblers, and scam artists / by Hyde, Stephen.(CARDINAL)845541; Zanetti, Geno.(CARDINAL)845482;
Subjects: Gambling.; Gamblers.; Swindlers and swindling.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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To play the king [videorecording]. by Aldridge, Kitty,1962-; Dobbs, Michael; Richardson, Ian,1934-2007.;
This sequel to the British mini-series, "The House of Cards," follows the political intrigues surrounding an ambitious Member of Parliament who'll do anything -- even murder -- to further his career. His scheming involves the heir to the throne, the Prince of Wales, whose personal life has already been upset by scandal. The politician's aide shares his deadly secret, but his mistress, who's also a journalist, tries to expose him. He leaves a trail of victims, friend and foe, but nothing stops his rise to powerMPAA Rating : NRDVD
Subjects: DVDs; Politics; Satire; Scams and cons; Television series;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fleecing grandma and grandpa : protecting against scams, cons, and frauds / by Alt, Betty Sowers.(CARDINAL)772491; Wells, Sandra,1950-(CARDINAL)666329;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-164) and index.From Identity theft to gambling scams, from power of attorney issues to pyramid schemes, there are endless creative ways some criminals will relieve the elderly of their money and their homes. This guide describes the most common scams, offers stories of actual victims, and details ways to protect yourself and your family from scams, cons, and fraud.
Subjects: Fraud; Older people; Swindlers and swindling;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fakers : an insider's guide to cons, hoaxes, and scams / by Wood, H. P.(Hilary Poole),author.(CARDINAL)564243; Clark, David,1960 March 19-illustrator.(CARDINAL)773796;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: a tale as old as time -- Conjurers and con artists: short cons -- Just trust me: long cons -- Step right up!: carnivals and the prince of humbug -- Mysterious minds: spoon benders and psychics -- Who are you?: impostors -- I want to believe: science hoaxes -- Snake oil: deception in medicine -- Gideon's trumpet: deception in war -- Believe nothing: mass media hoaxes -- Conclusion: news you can use.Offers an overview of some of the funniest, weirdest, and most influential cons, scams, and deceptions in history, looking at how the fakers do it, why people can be so easy to fool, and how readers can avoid becoming a sucker.1040LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Hoaxes; Swindlers and swindling; Fraud;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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There's a sucker born every minute : a revelation of audacious frauds, scams, and cons--how to spot them, how to stop them / by Robinson, Jeffrey,1945-(CARDINAL)768180;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-233) and indexes.A two-way street crime -- Footprints in the sand: knowing what to look for -- Greed and benevolence -- Gullibility and fear -- Identity theft -- Smaller than a 2 cent phone call: cyberfraud -- Genies in bottles: knowing whom to trust -- Maybe this time: advance fee fraud -- The Nigerian yahoo-yahoo boys -- Snake oil -- Defrauding seniors -- Business fraud -- The scams: what they are and how to stop them -- The 39 steps: what you need to do to protect yourself from fraud.One in nine American swill lose money as a victim of fraud. This book tells you who is committing fraud, how it is done, and how you can protect yourself.
Subjects: Fraud.; Fraud; Swindlers and swindling.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Scam goddess : lessons from a life of cons, grifts, and schemes / by Mosley, Laci,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From an early age, comedian and actress Laci Mosley knew her path would be riddled with scams, cons, robberies, and frauds. Little ones. Ones that didn't hurt people or get her in trouble. But ones that would get her where she needed to be. "You see," she writes, "everyone's a scammer and everything's a scam. Some people are better at it than others, but we all do it. The system wasn't built for people like me. Scamming saved me and has taught me how to navigate a messy and unfair world while looking outfor myself, too." In Scam Goddess, Laci recounts how her scammer instincts have guided her throughout her life--from a religious childhood in rural Texas, to a stint as a city bartender at what might have been a drug front, to swindling her way past thegatekeepers of Hollywood--recounting the greatest true-crime scam stories that inspired her along the way. Whether it's by the beauty industry, capitalism, or the people we date, we're all getting scammed. In this book, Laci identifies the secrets to flipping the script and coming out ahead"--
Subjects: Essays.; Humor.; Mosley, Laci.; Podcasters; Swindlers and swindling;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How to cheat at everything : a con man reveals the secrets of the esoteric trade of cheating, scams and hustles / by Lovell, Simon,1957-;
Subjects: Gambling.; Cardsharping.; Swindlers and swindling.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The con : how scams work, why you're vulnerable, and how to protect yourself / by Munton, James,1971-(CARDINAL)396261; McLeod, Jelita,1971-(CARDINAL)396262;
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.
Subjects: Fraud; Swindlers and swindling.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cons, scams & grifts / by Gores, Joe,1931-2011.(CARDINAL)129065;
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Daniel Kearny Associates (Imaginary organization); Private investigators; Art thefts; Romanies;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Your safety and privacy online : the CIA and NSA / by Bjarnason, Siggi,author.;
About this book -- Introduction -- General principles -- Authentication -- NSA, SSL, TLS, VPN, and TLA -- Malware threats -- Scams, cons, and other dangers -- In closing -- AppendixThe purpose of this book is to provide an average computer user with the knowledge that will help them stay safe while online, as well as help them make privacy choices that work for them. My goal is to explain online threats in terms that don't require a technical background to understand. All techno-speak will be limited, and where it cannot be avoided, I will first be explained in common non-computer terms. This book should be accessible to anyone with enough computer knowledge to use Facebook, Twitter, and other social media, do some online shopping, use google to search for cat videos and pay your bills online, all the important stuff. If you are comfortable doing those things, you are in the core demographic for this book. While this book was written with a US consumer in mind, this book will be equally applicable all over the world. There may be an occasional inside joke that folks outside the USA won't understand, but that shouldn't detract anything from the book. What is different about this book is that I'm targeting non-technical folks and I'm explaining the issues and the threats without resulting to scare tactics or threats which seem so prevalent in today's security training. Something called FUD, Fear Uncertainty and Doubt is very prevalent in today information security space. I'm avoiding all FUD in this book.
Subjects: Computer security.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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