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Presented by :
Off. Eric Potts
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ational Associationational Association
for the Relief offor the Relief ofcountscounts
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TELEMTELEMTELEMTELEM
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to impostersto imposters
ApproximatelApproximateloperationsoperations
illegal fraudsillegal frauds
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Recent survRecent survcould not discould not dis
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RKETING FRAUDRKETING FRAUDRKETING FRAUDRKETING FRAUD
dollars annually lostdollars annually lost
14,000 Telemarketing14,000 Telemarketing.10% are engaged in.10% are engaged in
these telemarketing crooks?these telemarketing crooks?
y: 56% of people interviewedy: 56% of people interviewedinguish legitimate frominguish legitimate from
erators.erators.
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fraudfraudand isolatand isolat
chancechance
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rity of telemarketingrity of telemarketing
ictims are lonelyictims are lonelyed and welcome theed and welcome the
o talk to someoneo talk to someone
or FALSEFALSE
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out of stateout of state..
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TRUTRUTRUTRU
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of all callsof all callstargeted atargeted a
estigations byestigations by
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were deliberatelywere deliberatelyolder peopleolder people
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BankBank
CreditCredit
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ng list?ng list?
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TelepTelepTelepTelep
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and the organand the organ
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and address.and address. Never give anNever give an
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terms prize diterms prize di
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tributors or prizetributors or prize
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ct of the transaction.ct of the transaction.
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es to your account.es to your account.were never meant towere never meant to
Cards.Cards.
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t all.t all.
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or country.or country.
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FRAFRAFRAFRA
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RISKMONEY BACK GUARANTEEMONEY BACK GUARANTEE
CONDUCTING A SURVEYCONDUCTING A SURVEY
LIMITED TIME ONLYLIMITED TIME ONLY
SPECIAL BONUSSPECIAL BONUS
NOWNOWNOWNOW
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