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Why I'm Glad I Was Swindled

Amy Reading | Posted 05.10.2012

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Amy Reading

The con that ensnared me was a mundane one, which made it all the more undetectable. It wasn't an ungrammatical email promising fantastic riches, but a perfectly ordinary financial transaction with two very nice people.

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David Lohr

FBI Warns 'Grandparent Scam' Is Back

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 04.10.2012

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The FBI is warning citizens to be aware of the resurfacing of the "Grandparent Scam" -- a con that targets elderly people and can cost them thousands ...

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Janet Tavakoli: Wall Street Mortgage-Derivatives Trading Was 'A Massive Ponzi Scheme'

Posted 05.25.2011

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In a "60 Minutes" segment last night, Morley Safer interviewed a number of "pigeons" -- what con artists call their victims -- of prominent scams. Amo...

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