How Not To Get Conned

The Canadian edition of The Little Black Book of Scams is a compact and easy to use reference guide filled with information Canadians can use to protect themselves against a variety of common scams. It debunks common myths about scams, provides contact information for reporting a scam to the correct authority, and offers a step-by-step guide for scam victims to reduce their losses and avoid becoming repeat victims. Consumers and businesses can consult The Little Black Book of Scams to avoid falling victim to social media and mobile phone scams, fake charities and lotteries, dating and romance scams, and many other schemes used to defraud Canadians of their money and personal information.

The days of needing a publisher to be a successful, millionaire author are gone. Do you want to make a living as a successful full-time author, making more than $100,000 a year? If you do, then this is your book. How do you write a book and market it effectively? I’ll show you how successful, full-time, self-published authors make more than six figures a year doing what they love for a living — writing! Everything you need to know about being an author and making bank is right here in this book. I cover how to write, edit, format, design covers, and handle copyrights. I also provide in-depth, step-by-step instructions on how to publish and market your book. You can do it all yourself, without a publisher, on a budget and even for free. I’ll also show you how to avoid thousands of con artists and scammers who pose as publishers and marketers. Don’t get taken because you have little to no understanding of how the publishing industry works. Learn it here. Keep your money. Keep your profits. Don’t be a victim. Learn the following from this book: How to get started in self publishing for free if you have no money Tips and tricks for writing better books, links included Learn to self-edit for free if you have no money Learn how to get editing for cheaper on a limited budget Get tips on formatting your book for free if you have no money Get tips on getting your book formatted on a budget How to do your own covers on a budget or for free if you have no money Learn copyright laws, with up-to-date Links. How ISBNs work Step-by-step instructions on publishing your book for free Step-by-step instructions on how to market your book for free if you have no money Step-by-step instructions on how to market your book on a budget Step-by Step instructions on how to market your book like the pros, with links How the business side of books work How to hire the best, for less and avoid con artists posing as publishers, agents, and marketers Numerous author scams and how to avoid them Links to some of the best free and paid training in the self-publishing business

Steering clear of cons requires a heightened awareness and healthy skepticism, along with an appreciation for just how widespread scams are. The Con: How Scams Work, Why You're Vulnerable, and How to Protect Yourself is an insightful, revealing look at scams, why they work, and how to avoid them. Through the use of personal narratives, the book teaches people to assess and reject advances, encounters, and approaches that do not meet sufficient standards of credibility.

A leading consumer advocate reveals how to protect your money, time, and integrity from corrupt businesses Once upon a time store prices were simple and fair, businesses stood behind their products with guarantees free of fine print and loopholes, and companies genuinely seemed to care about their valued customers—but those days are long gone. In this groundbreaking exposé, consumer advocate Christopher Elliot reveals the broken relationship between American consumers and businesses and explains how companies came to believe that fooling their customers was a viable, and profitable, business plan. Scammed explores how companies control information to mislead, distort the truth, and even outright lie to their consumers. Exposes the various ways companies have led their war against information—from seductive ads, disingenuous fine print, and unconventional promotions that involve seeding discussion forums and blogs with company-friendly comments Offers consumers insider knowledge of the system, reasonable expectations, and a clear understanding of the games businesses play Christopher Elliott is one of the nation's foremost consumer advocates Protect yourself, your time, and your money from the predators of the consumer world. Armed with knowledge, readers will become far more discerning and every business's worst nightmare.

Have you Wondered Why You Keep Getting Scammed?Would you like to Avoid Scams by Discovering the Part You Play in Helping Cons?If You Answered Yes to these questions or Want to Learn How to Stop Getting Scammed, Losing Money, and Feeling the Pain and Shame of Betrayal, Discover:That Until You Learn Your Role in Helping a Con, You'll get Taken Again.How You Help Scammers lead you Down the Scammer's Path.How Certain Levels of Thinking Helps Cons Cast Believability Spells.How Certain Beliefs and Conditioning Cause You to Trust Without Question.What the Main Traits of a Scammer Are so You Can Avoid Getting Snared.What To Do to Break a Scammer's Spell before it is too late and much, more.How this Advice Helps? Unlike books that focus on how scams work, this book gives awareness of what you're doing to help scammers. This makes spotting snakes in suits or a wolf wearing sheep's clothing easier. Their beady black eye holes and flaky skin on the snake's suit come into clearer vision. Once you spot scammers, you're discarded or the scammer increases pressure to gain unquestioned trust. You're discarded, because scammers are predators who quickly sense vulnerabilities they use to draw you in for the kill. This book not only helps you avoid becoming dinner, it saves you stress, anger, aggravation, money, and humiliation. Following this book's advice is a small and wise investment. To sense, how wise, ask, how you'll feel, if a scammer cheats you again?Why I Wrote this Book? To create awareness about the part we play in helping the con-artist cast his spell to take our money, trust, and self-worth. Without awareness you keep falling into a trust coma making scams almost automatic. Plus, you ignore or minimize scam avoidance advice. For example, a common consumer protection tip is to beware of high rate return investments. Good advice, but advice that doesn't register if your primary thinking state is desire. Not only will you ignore this advice, but high return warnings will be the turning point that hypnotically convinces you to take unquestioned action. Why? Because greed is the main ingredient of a want thinking state that makes high returns look more compelling and irresistible.Is this Information Available Elsewhere? Yes and No. Yes if you take lots of time, you can find pieces on Internet blogs, websites, videos, and books.The No part: My thirty-five years of investor and sales experience. Plus my scam experiences on business opportunities, commodities, real estate, stocks, and tax shelters. You name it and I have likely witnessed or experienced the investment scam. Add countless hours of research into scammers' tactics, schemes, and what makes them tick. The result is a clear understanding of how scammers act, their personal characteristics, and most important, how we aid scammers in hiding the truth.From the Author I hope like many people, you won't think that a scammer won't fool you again because of a previous scam. This is because according to current estimates, over 30 million people in the United States fall victim to financial fraud. Loss estimates are a staggering $50 billion yearly and rising. Authorities think this estimate is much higher because most victims don't report losses because of embarrassment, shame, and blame.Whatever you do, don't just read this book once reread it, again, and again, to internalize your scam role. Once internalized, share the advice, and above all, use this awareness to prevent snakes in suits or wolves in sheep's clothing from biting you again.Are you ready to Learn How to Avoid Scams and Understand the Role You Play in Helping Scammers Fool You Again? If you are scroll up and grab your copy today of Al Craig's Book, Pulling the Wool Over Your Eyes, Understanding Why? We Keep Getting Scammed and the Role You Play.

Are you at risk of being scammed? Former con artist and bestselling author of Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale shows you how to stop scammers in their tracks. Maybe you're wondering how to make the scam phone calls stop. Perhaps someone has stolen your credit card number. Or you've been a victim of identity theft. Even if you haven't yet been the target of a crime, con artists are always out there, waiting for the right moment to steal your information, your money, and your life. As one of the world's most respected authorities on the subjects of fraud, forgery, and cyber security, Frank Abagnale knows how scammers work. In Scam Me If You Can, he reveals the latest tricks that today's scammers, hackers, and con artists use to steal your money and personal information--often online and over the phone. Using plain language and vivid examples, Abagnale reveals hundreds of tips, including: • The best way to protect your phone from being hacked • The only time you should ever use a debit card • The one type of photo you should never post on social media • The only conditions under which you should use WiFi networks at the airport • The safest way to use an ATM With his simple but counterintuitive rules, Abagnale also makes use of his insider intel to paint a picture of cybercrimes that haven't become widespread yet.

Realizing you have been scammed is devastated. You experience many of the same effects as other crime victims, but the shame associated with fraud and scams creates isolation, a desire for secrecy, and a deeply felt trauma that is very difficult to overcome. In this book, we provide you with a way out of the despair you may be feeling. You'll understand more about how scammers are so successful, and you'll find ways to heal from what has happened. Whether you are the person who was scammed, or a friend or family member trying to help, the information here will help.