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Pages in category "Fraud in the United States" ... out of 104 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 809 scam; 1099-OID fraud; ... Civil War gold hoax;
International Gold Bullion Exchange was one of two major frauds involving sale of gold bullion in 1983, with Bullion Reserve of North America in Los Angeles also being shut down later that year, with losses to customers of $60 million. [6] These frauds came at a time when gold prices had soared and gold as an investment was popular.
This Queens woman got swindled out of $700K in life savings in shocking gold bar scam — here’s how it works and the 3 red flags to watch out for ... One dozen eggs in America now costs $4.15 ...
Robert Greene and Joost Elffers, The 48 Laws of Power ISBN 978-0-14-028019-7 (references this scam in Law 21 Play a Sucker to catch a Sucker - Seem Dumber than your Mark) King, Clarence. 1872. Copy of official letter, addressed November 11, 1872, to the Board of Directors of the San Francisco and New York Mining and Commercial Company ...
Examples include the diamond hoax of 1872 and the Bre-X gold fraud of the mid-1990s. This trick was featured in the HBO series Deadwood, when Al Swearengen and E. B. Farnum trick Brom Garret into believing gold is to be found on the claim Swearengen intends to sell him. This con was also featured in Sneaky Pete.
About Category:American fraudsters and related categories: This category's scope contains articles about fraud, which may be a contentious label. This category lists fraudsters who originated from the United States or spent a notable part of their careers in the United States.
On January 16, 2009, the United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office uncovered an £80 million buy-to-let property fraud scheme operating under a company called Practical Property Portfolio in which at least 1,750 investors were conned out of £25,000 each in return for a promise of a house in the North East of England. All five directors—John Potts ...
Martin Frankel, American former financier, convicted in 2002 of insurance fraud worth $208 million, racketeering and money laundering [25] G Anthony Gignac , a serial con man and fraudster who falsely took on the identity of Saudi prince Khalid bin Al Saud to entrap victims in investment scams and other schemes, currently serving an 18-year ...