Fraud Awareness
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Publisher Description
Fraud Awareness is about a 21st century crime, personal fraud, that will affect every one of us. It is becoming so prevalent in our society that no one is immune to it. It is no longer a question of, if you will be a victim of one of these crimes, but when you will be a victim. What will you do when it happens?
The defining number for personal fraud is 37.5%. Police forces around the globe recognize this number as the percentage of people who, when defrauded once, will be defrauded again. In North America, people who are defrauded once, will on average, be defrauded another three times.
The book will examine the business of fraud to get a better understanding of who the fraudsters are and how they go about acquiring our personal information. The techniques they use, like phishing, pharming, vishing, spoofing and many others will be explained. We will follow the supply chain as our personal information is stolen, enriched and resold over the Dark Web. We will learn how criminals use our personal information from the supply chain to perpetrate frauds against us.
The book will make sense out of the increasing number of frauds we keep hearing about. We will group them into major types. We will examine each type to identify what makes them unique. We will then use this information to identify some practical things we can do to protect ourselves from them. By analyzing personal frauds in this way and grouping the profusion of similar variations into major types we will be better able to deal with their intrusions.
Being able to identify a fraud and understanding how frauds work, is the best way to educate ourselves. Learning what actions we need to take before this happens will minimize our exposure and mitigate our pain. Finally, the book will provide a comprehensive list of what to do and who to contact when you become a victim.
Customer Reviews
Watch out!
At the very beginning of this book, Mike urges us to remember that we really don’t know who we’re dealing with on the internet or over the phone. Reading through this illuminating guide, I was shocked by how much fraud is actually going on. He gives us the run-down on everything from good old fashioned computer hacking to Nigerian letter scams to rescue frauds and the various frauds targeting our elders. I found this book to be a good companion to Mike’s other guide to protecting yourself against fraud (“Fraud: Don’t be a Victim”). After reading both I feel better equiupped to go out into the world with confidence. This would be a great gift for a loved one.
Be very, very careful
I read Mike’s other fraud book, Fraud: Don’t Be A Victim so I was interested to learn more. I had no idea how big a business fraud was worldwide and how technology palyed such an important role. Gone are the days of the fraudster selling encyclipedia subscriptions door to door. Everything is done over the internet today and it is very easy to be scammed. The book does an exellent job of pointing out what you should be looking for and how to respond when it happens. Everyone needs to read this book.
ER63
I have a friend that was scammed not once, but twice with the same fraud. The book was a real eye opener for me with the revelation that people who are cheated once, are likely to be cheated at least three more times. I had no idea that this could happen. I gave the book to my friend in the hope that they would not be cheated again. If you know someone that has been scammed, give them a copy of the book. It also makes the point of telling friends and family if someone is asking you for money, so you can talk it over with someone before you turn over any money.