Mr Griffiths hopes that his approach will increase the protection to customers, and root out the con artists.
The con artists disguise their schemes to look legitimate and an alarming number of elders are tricked into playing, paying and getting ripped off.
Bah and his cronies kept calling you for more money needed to release the prize and, oh well, as long as you kept sending additional payments, the con artists kept calling you for more.
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Combine that with the fact that the legal systems of these havens provide little real protection for those defrauded (the con-artists would disappear with the money anyway), and a brew is created that would make any would-be trust settlor very nervous.
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The defense painted the family as con artists looking for a payout.
Though underfunded, it claims the arrest of hundreds of con-artists and the recovery of hundreds of millions of dollars in just two years.
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They are the modern day evolution of the gamblers, harlots, snake oil salesmen and con artists who followed the pioneers who settled the American west or the risk takers who search for gold in the hills.
At the center of this industry are a relatively small number of professional con artists who actually gather the information.
Professor Mwami says the charging of any type of fee is not typical among traditional African healers and is more common among con artists capitalizing on the fears of others.
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But when it comes to protecting consumers, Bernstein makes sure con artists on the Web know she means business.
In Florida con artists using the title National Institute of Christian Financial Planning Inc. took investors to the cleaners by promising to invest in good works that also would turn a profit.
Clearly, the online world is filled with con artists who have thought about virtually every scam by which they can rip you off.
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Even though Kickstarter has no enforcement mechanism to prevent con artists from using the system to raise funds for fake projects, it is clear that with a direct failure rate well below 5%, founders take their obligations seriously.
Of course, there are plenty of con artists who find easy pickings among the gullible.
Many Americans feel disconnected and immune to frauds committed by the Bernard Madoffs of the world, but the most least suspecting often fall prey to con-artists.
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The secretive nature of hedge funds makes them enticing vehicles for con artists.
Cedrone said the illness affected his client's judgment, blinding him from the risks associated with a financial scheme that Mezvinsky allegedly entered into with con artists from Africa.
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