Scambusters!: More than 60 Ways Seniors Get Swindled and How They Can Prevent It |
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Authors: | Smith, Ron |
Publisher: | HarperCollins e-books |
BISAC/Subject: | SEL000000, SEL031000, BUS050000, BUS050030 |
ISBN: | 9780062010667, Related ISBNs: 0062010662, 9780061120237, 9780062010667 |
Classification: | Non-Fiction |
Number of pages: | 272, |
Audience: | General/trade |
Scambusters! is a working manual senior citizens can use to defend themselves against the most common scams aimed at the elderly. It provides readers with a comprehensive approach to identifying scams in the making, and shows them specific prevention tools and how to use them.
Inside, you'll find step-by-step instructions, helpful anecdotes, and references to dozens of consumer organizationals and government agencies devoted to thwarting swindlers. Weather buying mutual funds, repairing a car, purchasing drugs from online pharmacies, or taking out loans on your home, Scambusters! will protect seniors when they need it.
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