A Compendium of Scams Through the Ages

Throughout history, scams have been a constant shadow, appearing in all kinds of forms and continually evolving, from ancient alleyways to bustling cities, from everyday life to high-stakes business and politics. A History of Scams from Ancient Times to the Present opens the pages of a "brief history of deception" spanning thousands of years, taking you through astonishing frauds from past to present. Discover the tricks used by ancient fortune-tellers to exploit superstition for money, the carefully engineered Ponzi schemes of modern business fraudsters, and the hard-to-detect telecom and financial scams of today's online world. By examining how these scams unfolded, the methods used to perpetrate them, and the psychological games behind them, this book offers a "guide to avoiding scams" and helps you develop a keen eye to protect yourself from all kinds of fraud in a complex society. My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well. If you've been scammed too, tell me what happened. I might include it in the book.