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scams. The patent medicine con men in the late 1800s who
touted elixirs that would grow hair and en-sure virility . . .
used-car dealers who packed the transmission with sawdust . .
. card sharps . . . carnival pitchmen . . . Florida real
estate that was in the middle of a swamp . . . schemes selling
processes that made gold or diamonds. The list is endless.
America is a country that breeds invention, and certainly
scams and swindles are part of that unique tradition.
The problem in 2001 is that the scam is alive and all too
well. Tech-nology has advanced in quantum leaps, and the scam
has matched that pace and sophistication. Whether it is 1901
or 2001, the swindler still appeals to the age-old weakness of
greed. The following is an overview of the primary scams
common today. Hopefully, if confronted, you will be able to
recognize, avoid, and perhaps even expose a scam.
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