Sociology 3357F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Natural Health Product, White-Collar Crime, Salami
2 Feb 2015
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Ponzi and pyramid schemes, bernard l. madoff. March 12, 2009 bernard l. madoff pleaded guilty to 11 criminal counts in relation to a ponzi scheme which the government claims involved billion. Other scams exist involving diplomas, training and financial assistance: telemarketing or boiler room scams, estimated in a recent year that telemarketing frauds extract an average of from each victim. These operations may offer tempting investments, prizes, etc. i. e. enticements for cash loans callers are charged for generic information packages on how to apply for bank loans; One-shot credit cards: bogus health product promotions, penny-stock offerings based on misleading information about new companies. Technocrime: technocrime, including computer crime, technocrime: any crime facilitated by any sophisticated form of technology; has been described as a subset of/form of white collar crime, not all illegalities committed with technology are white collar crimes, including: The use of computers for disseminating child pornography.
