Frauds, deceptions, and swindles /

America has always had its share of shady characters, deceptive schemers, and get-rich-quick swindlers who leave victims penniless and duped. Here, over 80 entries examine America's most underhand plots - and the dishonest men and women who created and perpetrated them.

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Hovedforfatter: Sifakis, Carl
Format: Bog
Sprog:English
Udgivet: New York : Checkmark Books, c2001.
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500 |a Previously published as part of The encyclopedia of American crime (2000) and Hoaxes and scams (1993). 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
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