Outsmarting the Scam Artists – How to Protect Yourself from the Most Clever Cons
Posted on 12/19/2012 by Jason Erskine | AARP Washington | Comments
Washington Think you’re too smart to fall for a scam? That’s just what the con artists are hoping. According to new research, plus interviews with dozens of con artists and thousands of victims, basic consumer smarts are no match for the emotional appeals that clever cons use to defraud consumers of millions of dollars every year. No matter how successful or intelligent, anyone can fall victim to a crime. Doug Shadel, a nationally recognized fraud expert and State Director of AARP …