BULL MARKET BUSINESS IS GOOD FOR CON ARTISTS TARGETING SENIORS

Rocky Mountain News;  September 30, 2002 ;     700+ words ......source of her anger is thriving. Con artists often target seniors, many of whom...40 billion annually to telephone con artists. "I think those numbers are conservative...seniors 60 and up account for 26 percent of tele- marketing-fraud victims...sweepstakes, accounting for 60 percent ...

BULL MARKET BUSINESS IS GOOD FOR CON ARTISTS TARGETING...

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  September 30, 2002 ;     700+ words ......source of her anger is thriving. Con artists often target seniors, many of whom...40 billion annually to telephone con artists. ``I think those numbers are conservative...seniors 60 and up account for 26 percent of tele- marketing-fraud victims...sweepstakes, accounting for 60 ...

Investment Con Artists Take Aim At the Elderly

Chicago Sun-Times;  July 11, 1993 ;     700+ words ......money. Unfortunately, con artists are targeting senior citizens...seniors make up 12 to 13 percent of the population as a whole, they comprise 30 percent of all scam victims. The...Exchange Commission jumped 23 percent last year. That leaves...questions: Who are the con ...

Interviewing self-confident con artists

FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin;  March 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Known as con artists, scam artists, swindlers, shysters...simply represent greedy opportunists. Con artists commit crimes because it pays and...prosecutors, or both from pursuing them. Con artists tend to act irrationally-their criminal...

Con Artists Profit on Y2K Fears

The Washington Post;  July 11, 1999 ;     700+ words ......and take the money. Some con artists are trying to persuade people...until after Jan. 1, 2000. Con artists do indeed have some easy...of 1999." Even though 76 percent of the 2,700 people polled...According to the poll, 42 percent of the respondents think...machines won't work and 38 ...

AMERICANS BILKED OF BILLIONS BY MINING SCAM CON ARTISTS

The Journal Record;  May 9, 1989 ;     660 words ......back at the extremely clever con artists. The mining scams remind you...which currently mines about 66 percent of the nation's gold - but...offer you a guarantee. ``In 90 percent of the cases,'' says Cook...minimum return of 150 to 300 percent on your investment.'' - Unless...

CON ARTISTS STEAL FROM AREA RESIDENTS

Sun Publications (IL);  July 29, 1998 ;     304 words ...Con artists have stolen from three Plainfield residents...trusting residents, usually the elderly. The con artists get into the victim's home by pretending...and credit cards to the thieves. The con artists then used his name while committing a...

Prevention efforts planned as con artists target retirees

Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  April 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ......assets are prime targets for con artists and phony schemes, which...aarp.org investmentfraud. Con artists know they are coming into...seniors are concerned, with 81 percent of AARP Hawaii members surveyed...released today: About 67 percent said they invest in stocks, bonds or mutual ...

Florida Helps Iowa Battle Flood of Con Artists

Chicago Sun-Times;  July 20, 1993 ;     397 words ......happen here, but it has. Price-gouging, con artists and ripoff schemes are piling up as...to Des Moines to help officials catch con artists. Florida wants to return a favor. Iowa...after Hurricane Andrew. Some of the con artists who have descended on Iowa are the same...

Buyer beware: Avoiding office scams--protect your business against office...

Office Solutions;  October 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Your Business Against Office Supply Con Artists Bob Corish (not his real name) is an...when people are on vacation and the con artists are more likely to encounter office...many instances, it's clear that the con artists have done their homework. They've surreptitiously...

Con artists have new versions of some old games

Chicago Sun-Times;  March 17, 1989 ;     700+ words ......Schaub said real estate con games have been popping up...The yields go as high as 50 percent a year. The only catch is...certificate of deposit at 8 percent, why not put it to work at...why aren't you earning 50 percent a year on it, with the full...a new wave of real estate con ...

Beware of scammers 'phishing' for personal info: Con artists use e-mail,...

Tribune (Mesa, AZ);  March 19, 2006 ;     458 words ......that comes from the idea that con artists are trying to fish for consumers...financial information. Although only 3 percent to 5 percent of the targeted victims actually...over e-mail, while only about 10 percent use the telephone. The good news...

Fed: Con artists prey on unsuspecting as shares boom

AAP General News (Australia);  October 27, 2004 ;     181 words ......General News (Australia) 10-27-2004 Fed: Con artists prey on unsuspecting as shares boom...number of phone calls and emails by con artists offering shares and other investments...communication, MICHAEL DUNN, says criminals and con artists operating from offshore pretend to be...

Consumer Alert: Con Artists Imitate Government Agencies and Businesses in...

M2 Presswire;  May 25, 2007 ;     498 words ......2007-MARYLAND ATTORNEY GENERAL: Consumer Alert: Con Artists Imitate Government Agencies and Businesses...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24052007 BALTIMORE, MD - Con artists are becoming increasingly deceptive...organizations and government offices, con artists can dupe even the most savvy ...

Con artists invoking God's name working religiously to cheat you

Chicago Sun-Times;  August 8, 1989 ;     657 words ...WASHINGTON Con artists invoking God's name as endorsement...religion, but the growing number of con artists who are cynically exploiting religious...today's hottest tickets for investment con artists." The national survey, a joint effort...