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2005., Random House Call No: 364.16 ZUC Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Recounts the true story of Charles Ponzi's 1920 scam in which he made millions of dollars through bogus investments and false promises.
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[2022]., Doubleday Call No: 364.16 GRE Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A propulsive story of a new breed of investigators who have cracked the Bitcoin blockchain, taking once-anonymous realms of money, drugs, and violence and holding them up to the light Black markets have always thrived in the shadows of society. Increasingly, these enterprises-drug dealing, money laundering, human trafficking, terrorist funding-have found their shadows online. Digital crime lords inhabiting lawless corners of the internet have operated more freely than their analog counterparts could have ever dreamed of. At the heart of their massive conspiracies: cryptocurrency. By transacting not in dollars or pounds but in Bitcoin-a currency with anonymous ledgers, overseen by no government, beholden to no bankers-black marketeers robbed law enforcement for years of their chief method of cracking down on criminal markets, namely, following the money. But what if the centerpiece of this dark economy held a secret, fatal flaw? What if their currency wasn't so cryptic after all? An investigator using the right mixture of technical wizardry, financial forensics, and old-fashioned persistence could crack open an entire world of crime. Men with No Names is a story of crime and consequences unlike any other. With unprecedented access to the major players in federal law enforcement and private industry, veteran cybersecurity reporter Andy Greenberg tells an astonishing saga of criminal empires built and destroyed. He introduces an IRS agent with a defiant streak; a Bitcoin-tracing Danish entrepreneur; and a colorful ensemble of hardboiled agents and prosecutors as they delve deep into the crypto-underworld. The result is a thrilling, globe-spanning story of dirty cops, drug bazaars, sex-abuse rings, and the biggest takedown of an online narcotics market in the history of the internet. This is a cat-and-mouse story and a tale of a technological one-upmanship that's utterly of our time. Filled with canny maneuvering and shocking twists, it answers a provocative question: How would some of the world's most brazen criminals behave if they were sure they could never get caught?"--
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2013., Rosen Pub. Call No: 364.16 3 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Real world economicsSummary Note: This book describes financial frauds and scams, any activity in which one party deceives another party dishonestly gaining the second party's wealth, discussing identity theft, advance fee scams, fake charities, and Ponzi and pyramid schemes.
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By Wand, Kellyc2009., Greenhaven Press Call No: 364.16 WHI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Opposing viewpoints seriesSummary Note: A collection of essays that provide opposite stances on issues related to white-color crime, exploring what it is, who commits white-collar crimes, and whether they are appropriately punished.
