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Avoid ‘get-rich-quick’ schemes. They are, more often than not, bogus and fraudulent business ventures.
In the Charitable Corporation Scandal, a group of politically connected directors leveraged the company’s altruistic image to attract investors – before raiding the funds to prop up other ventures.
Scam techniques that rely on human nature are increasingly being executed via technology. Here are five that recorded big increases in 2021.
Multi-level marketing schemes promise easy money and a supportive community. But that’s often not how they pan out.
Cryptocurrency fraudsters have swindled their victims out of hundreds of millions – even billions – of dollars. What do they do to earn people’s trust and then take their money?
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Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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Professor of Security and Fraud, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of History, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Professor in Economic Crime and Compliance, University of Portsmouth
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Assistant Professor in Finance and Financial Planning, University of Canberra
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Lecturer in Marketing and Advertising, Munster Technological University
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Professor of Development Finance & Insurance, University of Cape Town
