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Credit Reports
This site explains credit reports, credit bureaus, denial of credit, credit counseling, credit fraud and protection, improving credit, and filing for bankruptcy.
BBC
Bbc: Afghanistan's Day of Reckoning
A detailed look into the Afghanistan 2009 elections - challenges to be faced, possible fraud, questionable security, foreign influences, and more. The following quote holds great truth ... "This election is just one more step in building...
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Modern World History: King Leopold and the Conquest of the Congo
King Leopold portrayed himself as charitable with his primary goal of helping Africans, when in reality he was a fraud and scoundrel who just wanted his "slice" of Africa. Read about his schemes to take over the Congo and an excerpt from...
Smithsonian Institution
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Information About Tucker Automobiles
Provides information on the Tucker automobile which introduced many features that have since become widely used in modern cars. Production was shut down amidst the scandal of fraud allegations in 1949.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: The Osage "Reign of Terror" Murder Trials
The "Reign of Terror" that overtook the Osage Reservation in 1921 is just one chapter in the long story of mistreatment of Native Americans by whites, but is one of the most horrifying. Before the chapter ends, untold dozens of Osage...
Get Safe Online
Get Safe Online: Businesses
A comprehensive guide to protecting your business in today's digital world.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Biometrics Research
This is a site on the use of biometrics in personal identification. Includes a summary of some of the many types of biometric methods under development.
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission: You Are Here
In this interactive mall environment, students learn how to make smart decisions as consumers. Whether shopping for clothes, choosing the best food deal, searching for a job or buying a cellphone, students will learn how to recognize...
Next Gen Personal Finance
Next Gen Personal Finance: Financial Pitfalls
Lessons, activities, and projects to teach students about financial pitfalls such as scams, identity theft, and predatory lending.
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission: Impostor Scams
In an imposter scam, a scammer pretends to be someone you trust to convince you to send them money. Learn how to spot an imposter scam.
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission: Consumer: Recovering From Identity Theft
Identity theft is a serious crime and it's important to act fast if this happens to you. Learn how to tell if your identity is stolen and what to do about it.
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Internet Scam Busters
This website provides up-to-date info on the current scams on the Internet. It also gives tips for avoiding scams and what to do if you have been scammed.
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission: Fake Check Scams Infographic
Tips for avoiding a fake check scam.
Digital History
Digital History: Charles Ponzi
The stock market crash on October 29, 1929, was the culmination of fraudulent practices of many forms in the 1920s. Read about Charles Ponzi and his schemes to make money, stock swindles, and stock speculation.
BBC
Bbc News: The Unmasking of Piltdown Man
A BBC news feature explores a twentieth-century "scientific embarrassment." The Piltdown Man fossils, originally thought to present a link between apes and humans, were revealed to be forgeries forty years after being discovered. Find...
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Consumer Action
Consumer Action serves consumers nationwide by advancing consumer rights, referring consumers to complaint-handling agencies through their free hotline, publishing educational materials in Chinese, English, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Corruption Runs Wild
Government in the Gilded Age was often corrupt, tainted with money from various groups. Read about the role of political machines in many city governments, in particular Tammany Hall in New York City.
Federal Trade Commission
On Guard Online: Auction Action: Test Your Knowledge About Online Auctions
Play this online game from the Federal Trade Commission to test your knowledge about online auctions. There are plenty of pitfalls to avoid whether you are a buyer or a seller. Here you can learn the 'rules of the marketplace'.
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National Insurance Crime Bureau
NICB is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to fighting insurance crime and vehicle theft.
New York Times
New York Times: The Voter Suppression Trail
[Free Registration/Login Required] Great learning "game" to help people understand the difficulties many people face when they want to vote in the United States. Based on the infamous Oregon Trail video game, see if your selected person...
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Online Ethics Center
This resource is a very extensive site that examines ethics in engineering and the natural sciences.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Glenmutchkin Railway by Professor Aytoun
Read the full text of the short story "The Glenmutchkin Railway" by Professor Aytoun that warns of the perils and fraud of railroad promotion in 1840's Britain.
Bankrate
Bank Rate: Anatomy of a Check
Explains checks: definition, physical characteristics, checking terminology, what makes it valid or unvalid, fraud, etc. It also offers links to more information about banking.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Securities and Exchange Commission
Read about the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that was established in June 1934 as an independent government agency to enforce federal securities laws to regulate the Stock Market and to prevent fraud.
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