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Inside the World of Investment Fraud, Scams and Deceptive Practices / Mastering the World of Investment Fraud, Scams and Deceptive Practices (2 volumes) (Paperback)

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Key Phrases: prime bank guarantees, prime bank notes, purported transaction, United States, Securities Act, Exchange Act (more...)
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"...[This book is] easy to read and yet it lets you get into the thick of what fraud is..." -- Dr. George M. Jones, Director, International Press Information Services

"A realistic approach... A must for every investor big and small, experienced and especially the uninformed." -- Adell Minski, President, Vanguard Consultants, Inc.

"Once you have read [the Practicums] you are prepared and capable of making value judgments, clearly and with precision." -- Sigmund Goodwin, former President of STP, Inc., Boca Raton, FL.


Product Description

Volume One: (In six sections)
CITATIONS: Contains words, phrases and deceptive terms, conditions and procedures used by fraudsters. These are defined and described.

MEDIA REPORTS: Articles by prominent authors discussing the above citations and how they were promoted by fraudsters and companies.

LITIGATIONS: More than 30 actual litigations of fraudsters who promoted scams and illegal investment offers.

WHERE TO REPORT FRAUD AND SCAMS: The names, addresses and contact phone numbers of agencies where to report suspicious and fraudulent offers

GLOSSARY OF TERMS: Terms used in legitimate and fraudulent investments.

ACRONYMS: Abbreviations and acronyms found in similar studies and relevant literature.

Volume Two:
*Contains four actual fraudulent investment offers, called Practicums.
*Each Practicum contains author's margin notes explaining why the information in each paragraph is fraudulent.
*Both books are cross-referenced throughout.
*After the four Practicums, there are 15 questions. After each question the author indicates where in volumes 1 and 2 the information supporting the question and the appropriate answers can be found.
*The last section of Volume 2 is devoted to describing four major scams that appeared "inside" banks in distinction to scams fraudsters commit "outside" banks.
*There is a "select bibliography" but comprehensive at the end of volume 1.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 268 pages
  • Publisher: IESC Press (February 14, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0970122403
  • ISBN-13: 978-0970122407
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,934,732 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Inside the World of Investment Fraud, Scams and Deceptive Pr, July 17, 2000
By Dr. Joseph Giovannoli (Saddle River, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
Had Dr. Boccagna's Inside the World of Investment Fraud, Scams and Deceptive Practices been available sooner, considerable time and money spent investigating bogus investment opportunites would have been saved. Fraudsters used well menaing brokers and intermediaries to provide themselves with a cloak of crediblility. In addition, fraudster restrictions on verifying arrangements with bankers and others made the normal process of verification impossible. Added to this was the difficulty encountered in verifying bogus proposed international banking arrangements and financial instruments. Dr. Boccagna's book has made it clear that being familiar with fraudsters' mechanisms and terminology is the way to pierce through their obfiscation. And, to the extent that exotic banking arrangements and financial instruments do not fall within the ususal parameters for evaluating investment opportunities, it is also clear that even apparently legitamate exotic investment proposals can benefit from consultation with a specialist. Thank you Dr. Boccagna.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Inside the World of Investment Fraud, Scams and Deceptive Pr, September 7, 2000
By Mamya Kymaeta (Fukuoka, Japan) - See all my reviews
I have been fooled many times in the past by dishonest promoters.Having read these books I now know what to look for and I can challenge the veracity of an investment offer. I wish I had read these books in the 80's when I was foolish enough to invest in prime bank notes and debentures and 40 weeks HYIP programs.Thank you Dr. Boccagna for this new enlightenment.
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