NCJ Number
32866
Date Published
1973
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THROUGH A SERIES OF DRAMATIZED INCIDENTS AND INTERVIEWS WITH BUSINESS EXECUTIVES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION PERSONNEL, THIS FILM DEMONSTRATES A NUMBER OF FRAUD SCHEMES AND PROVIDES ADVICE ON HOW TO AVOID THEM.
Abstract
AMONG THE FRAUDS SHOWN ARE FAKE COLLECTIONS FOR CHARITY, HOME IMPROVEMENT FRAUDS, SELLING OF FALSE DEALERSHIPS IN A BUSINESS, FALSE CONTESTS, EXTORTION SCHEMES, AND BANK FRAUDS. SOME ADVICE ON WHAT ACTUALLY CONSTITUTES AN ILLEGAL FRAUD IS PROVIDED. THE ROLE OF THE VICTIM IN FRAUD SCHEMES IS EMPHASIZED; IT IS NOTED THAT CONFIDENCE ARTISTS PLAY UPON THE VICTIM'S GULLIBILITY, PITY, AND GREED. CONSUMER PROTECTION THROUGH INCREASED CONSUMER EDUCATION ON FRAUD SCHEMES IS RECOMMENDED.