内容简介
Drawnfromthepersonalexperienceofdozensofvictims,includingtheauthor'sownencounters,Scammedexposesthemostprevalentconsumerandmoneyscamslurkinginmodernsociety.WithsomanypeoplefallingpreytoawidevarietyoffraudsduetoincreasingvulnerabilityontheanonymousInternet,anexposéhasneverbeentimelier.Thisrecountsthestoriesofvictimsofovertwodozendifferenttypesofscams,andwhattheydidtorecover.Thesescamsinclude:
Autorepairindustryscams
Insuranceindustryscams
Housingindustryscamsandrealestatehouseflipscams
Homerepairscams
Counterfeitproducts
Phonyjoboffers
Phonypublishingandfilmproducingoffers
Phonyinvestments
Phonymoneyscamsfromscamstersaskingforhelp
AndmanyothersThechillingtalesanddetailsofthesescamsareinterspersedwiththewisdomofhoweachonecanbedealtwithandavoided.ReaderswilltakeawayfromtheshockingstoriesconfidencethattheyhavegainedtheknowledgeandpreparednesstoavoidbeingScammed.
作者简介
GiniGrahamScotthaspublishedoverfiftybookswithmainstreampublishers,focusingonsocialtrends,workandbusinessrelationships,andpersonalandprofessionaldevelopment,andshehasaregularHuffingtonPostcolumn.Shehaswritten,produced,anddirectedoversixtyshortvideos,whicharefeaturedonherChangemakersProductionswebsite,aswellasarecentdocumentaryseriesbasedonthisbook.GinihasaPhDinsociologyfromUCBerkeley,andmaster’sdegreesinanthropology,popcultureandlifestyles,masscommunicationsandorganizational/consumer/audiencebehavior,andrecreationandtourismfromCaliforniaStateUniversity,EastBay.ShelivesinLafayette,California.,,