
Scam Me If You Can
Simple Strategies to Outsmart Today's Rip-off Artists
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · August 27, 2019
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- Who it’s for
- Plainspoken scam advice turns everyday digital risks into practical ways to protect your money and information.
- Themes
- Scam prevention, Identity theft, Cybersecurity
- Genres
- Online Safety & Privacy, Cybercrime, Managing Your Money
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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.
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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.
Scams, Unpicked
Plainspoken scam advice turns everyday digital risks into practical ways to protect your money and information.
Come here for
- Clear-eyed explanations of phone, online, and identity scams
- Counterintuitive rules for safer everyday choices
Expect
- Vivid examples and hundreds of practical tips
- A glimpse at cybercrimes not yet widespread
Where it sits
| Online Safety & Privacy | 69% |
|---|---|
| Cybercrime | 61% |
| Managing Your Money | 46% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Managing Your Money
- Retirement Planning
- Online Safety & Privacy
- Authors
- Frank Abagnale
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- August 27, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Scam prevention · Identity theft · Cybersecurity
- Reading lane
- Managing Your Money