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460:Extraterrestrial real estate
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520:Intellectual property scams
510:Indian coal allocation scam
319:Scams and confidence tricks
241:Introduction to game theory
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156:. Springer. p. 180.
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1001:Petters Group Worldwide
109:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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660:Technical support scam
635:SSA impersonation scam
590:Redemption/A4V schemes
515:IRS impersonation scam
480:Foreign exchange fraud
153:Mathematics dictionary
495:Get-rich-quick scheme
485:Fortune telling fraud
238:Peter Morris (1994).
177:Soo Tang Tan (2005).
84:imperfect information
75:the term refers to a
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791:Internet vigilantism
781:Email authentication
756:Cryptocurrency scams
650:Swampland in Florida
123:The Spokesman-Review
1303:Martina Topley-Bird
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796:Lenny anti-scam bot
700:Work-at-home scheme
665:Telemarketing fraud
525:Kansas City Shuffle
450:Embarrassing cheque
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435:Coin-matching game
138:The New York Times
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675:Thai zig zag scam
540:Miracle cars scam
363:confidence tricks
361:Notable scams and
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251:978-0-387-94284-1
224:978-0-486-65218-4
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888:Stock Generation
816:Referer spoofing
680:Three-card monte
670:Thai tailor scam
630:Spanish Prisoner
560:Overpayment scam
500:Green goods scam
400:Black money scam
385:Art student scam
380:Advance-fee scam
375:2G spectrum case
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1278:Compilations
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856:Jim Browning
851:419eater.com
846:Scam baiting
831:Romance scam
801:Lottery scam
746:Clickjacking
690:Wash trading
685:Trojan horse
600:Return fraud
550:Mock auction
445:Drop swindle
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936:Dona Branca
878:Spoofed URL
786:Email fraud
766:CyberThrill
741:Click fraud
655:Tarmac scam
580:Pork barrel
575:Pigeon drop
565:Patent safe
555:Moving scam
465:Fiddle game
415:Boiler room
390:Badger game
352:Sucker list
325:Terminology
73:game theory
1480:Game stubs
1454:Categories
1208:Mixed Race
1192:Vulnerable
1152:Nearly God
1144:Maxinquaye
1080:Literature
941:Earl Jones
873:ShadowCrew
826:Rock Phish
771:DarkMarket
761:Cybercrime
736:Catfishing
610:Shell game
545:Mismarking
470:Fine print
430:Clip joint
420:Bride scam
94:References
62:hush money
49:(or other
36:smack game
32:coin smack
1465:Deception
1240:Ununiform
1176:Juxtapose
1067:Impostors
721:Avalanche
535:Long firm
455:Exit scam
1314:Meditate
1184:Blowback
841:SaferNet
811:Phishing
751:Cramming
640:SSC Scam
505:Hustling
490:Gem scam
211:(1959).
77:zero-sum
66:extorted
55:cheating
30:(also a
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908:Pyramid
861:Kitboga
731:Carding
605:Salting
347:Shyster
38:) is a
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946:Ezubao
806:PayPai
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1470:Fraud
1405:This
1350:crime
1348:This
1045:Lists
342:Shill
51:coins
1411:stub
1407:game
1354:stub
332:Scam
273:ISBN
246:ISBN
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