Scams: The Oldest Tricks in the Book

10/21/20 • 27 min

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Scams and cons have been around since the dawn of currency. Wherever there is money, there is likely someone trying to get it through illicit means.

Technology, with its corresponding oversharing of personal information, has only made this more prevalent in the recent past.

Hear expert insights about the history of scams and how they've evolved from Maria Konnikova, Frank Abagnale, Karl Rock, Joshua Browder and Ken Gamble. For more on the podcast go to delltechnologies.com/trailblazers

Scams and cons have been around since the dawn of currency. Wherever there is money, there is likely someone trying to get it through illicit means.

Technology, with its corresponding oversharing of personal information, has only made this more prevalent in the recent past.

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