{"product_id":"2940013362871","title":"Scams \u0026 Swindles","description":"Phishing. Spoofing. Spyware. Swoop and squat. Malicious spam. Chain letters. Ponzi schemes. ID theft. The Internet Era has created a whole class of frauds and schemes that separate people from their money. It's also given new life to older cons and scams. This book organizes various rip-offs by type and severity. Then it explains how each type of scam works -- and how an ordinary person can recognize it before getting taken in. Drawing on interviews with law enforcement experts, victims and even crooks, this book gives readers a state-of-the-art primer on financial crimes and the sleazy dealings that fall slightly short of illegal. It also uses real-life case studies of frauds, to show how they start and how they end -- all in a plain-English style that everyone can enjoy. And this book does more than just tell stories; it gives readers questions, checklists, worksheets and other tools to make sure they're not being scammed -- or to take the right actions if they have been.","brand":"Silver Lake Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079373766896,"sku":"2940013362871","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013362871_p0.jpg?v=1763591476","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013362871","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}