Beggars, Cheats and Forgers : A History of Frauds Throughout the Ages
(2020)
By:
Thomas, David
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Wharncliffe Books, 2020
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DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (161 pages)
ISBN/ISSN
9781473838178 MWT13060342, 1473838177 13060342
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Beggars, Cheats and Forgers is made up of new research into a neglected area of British history: the stories of historical scams, cheats and forgeries. Former Director of Technology at the National Archives, David Thomas has delved into the archives to uncover unusual tales, from Tudor identity theft to the Spanish Prisoner letter scam of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This book provides a fresh take on criminal history and the roots of identity theft, email scams and pyramid schemes still employed by criminals today
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