Chuck Whitlock's Scam School by Charles R. Whitlock (1997, Paperback)

A dynamic and entertaining public speaker Chuck Whitlock uses his years of investigative reporting the secrets con artist use to take your money or even your lively hood. An entertaining yet a seriouse book full of real life stories of men and women who have been victomized by con artist. These stories from the survivors list a catalog of how to identify and avoid being shammed by the obvious or treacherous schemes.

A must have for every clever consumer Chuck Whitlock includs a glossary, a plethora of resources, bibliography, and final exam. Published in 1999 the chapter on "The Con Artist of the Future" prognostication covers potential scams invlving more then online identify theft but your original information off your very own computer hardware.