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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Composing Songs and Verse About Fraud

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write a song, rap, or poem that warns people about identity theft and types of fraud. Includes teaching guide and student worksheet that can be filled in on a computer.
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Law School help.com: Torts: Fraud and Deceit

For Students 9th - 10th
A good introduction to fraud and intentional torts, this website provides definitions of several terms including "Deceit," "Intentional misrepresentation," "Expression of opinion," "Concealment," "Nondisclosure of known facts," and...
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U.s. Securities and Exchange Commission: Internet Fraud

For Students 9th - 10th
"This alert tells you how to spot different types of Internet fraud, what the SEC is doing to fight Internet investment scams, and how to use the Internet to invest wisely."
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Financial Fraud Action Uk

For Students 9th - 10th
Card Watch is the UK banking industry's body that works with police, retailers and organisations including Crimestoppers to fight plastic card fraud. The site is a useful source of information on payment card fraud and its prevention.
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Get Safe Online

Get Safe Online: Advance Fee Frauds

For Students 9th - 10th
One type of internet fraud is the advance fee scam. Criminals promise huge returns on a small fee in advance. This article describes how to recognize some of the common advance fee scams and how to avoid them.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Acting Out Fraud

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students act out a skit to learn about different types of fraud.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How People Rationalize Fraud

For Students 9th - 10th
Kelly Richmond Pope explains how the fraud triangle, can help us understand how seemingly good people can make unethical decisions in their daily lives. [4 min, 34 sec]
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Scambusters: Credit Card Fraud

For Students 9th - 10th
This article gives tips to business owners on how to reduce credit card fraud. Real life examples of fraudulent credit card use are given.
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Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Man Gets 12 Years for Fraud

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Man Gets 12 Years for Fraud" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills....
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National Check Fraud Center/types of White Collar Crime

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an alphabetical listing of twenty-two different types of white-collar crimes with detailed descriptions.
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Get Safe Online

Get Safe Online: Id Fraud

For Students 9th - 10th
The number of people participating in online shopping and banking is increasing. The amount of online fraud is also increasing. This article presents tips on how to safely participate in online commerce and avoid the criminals.
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Wolters Kluwer

Guarding Against Internal Frauds Committed by Employees

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how businesses can prevent embezzlement and other internal frauds.
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REMC Association of Michigan

Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 19. Buyer Beware

For Students 9th - 10th
Buying and selling on the Internet has changed the way we live. We can now perform a web search to locate, compare, and buy goods and services. In this module, you are going to investigate e-commerce as a consumer and learn some tips on...
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New York Times

New York Times: India's Call Center Talents Put to a Criminal Use: Swindling Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The availability of computer-savvy, young, English-speaking job seekers and efficient technology have contributed to the growth in cyber fraud against Americans.
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Credit Card Fraud

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Credit Card Fraud."
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Next Gen Personal Finance

Next Gen Personal Finance: Financial Pitfalls Data Crunch

For Students 9th - 10th
Data Crunches feature one chart or graph followed by five scaffolded questions to guide students through analyzing the data and drawing conclusions. These sets of data help students understand financial concepts.
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Enron (Lay & Skilling) Trial (2006)

For Students 9th - 10th
In 2000, Enron was the darling of Wall Street, the largest seller of natural gas in North America, the fifth largest corporation in the United States, and the nation's "most innovative" large company (according to Fortune magazine). By...
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Other

The Virtual Chase: Evaluating Information on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource teaches researchers how to evaluate information that they find on the Internet for accuracy, authority, timeliness, and objectivity. Features include a checklist for evaluating websites, information on common...
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PBS

Pbs Frontline: Bigger Than Enron

For Students 9th - 10th
What went wrong? PBS examines the Enron scandal and its lasting effects. Included is a collection of articles that deal with the growing problem of corporate fraud.
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BBC

Bbc: Afghan Vote Failed to Learn From Past

For Students 9th - 10th
An examination of the electoral process during Afghanistan's 2009 election in which Hamid Karzai was re-elected as president for a second term. Suspicion of fraud, ballot stuffing, security concerns, and more are discussed in this...
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Fraud

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Fraud."
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National Council Against Health Fraud

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this site and become an informed consumer of healthcare products because "quackery is everywhere."
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Copyright Coalition: Piracy More Serious Than Burglary, Fraud, Bank Robbery

For Students 9th - 10th
This article compares and contrasts piracy to other forms for theft in an attempt to determine the true threat of piracy.
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Web Gallery of Art: Fraud

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Fraud", created by Francesco Susini before 1622 (Marble).

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