mock auction — an auction where items are given away or the right to bid is restricted to persons who have bought or agree to buy goods or one where goods are sold to a person lower than his highest bid. It is an offence to organise such an event under the Mock … Law dictionary
Mock auction — A Mock auction is a scam usually operated in a street market, disposal sale or similar environment, where cheap and low quality goods are sold at high prices by a team of confidence tricksters. In 19th Century New York, mock auctions revolved… … Wikipedia
Mock Auction — A scam in which con artists work as a team to sell low quality or fake goods to customers who believe they are getting a good deal. During a mock auction, members of the scam team pretend to be very satisfied customers. They will act as if they… … Investment dictionary
Mock Auctions Act 1961 — Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to prohibit certain practices in relation to sales purporting to be sales by auction. Statute book chapter … Wikipedia
auction — auc·tion n: a public sale of property to the highest bidder see also reserve Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. auction … Law dictionary
Marc Stuart Dreier — Marc Dreier Born Marc Stuart Dreier May 12, 1950 (1950 05 12) (age 61) South Shore, New York, US … Wikipedia
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List of The Real Hustle episodes — This is an episode list for The Real Hustle. All dates are the first broadcast on BBC Three in the United Kingdom. Contents 1 Series 1 2 Series 2 3 Series 3 4 Series 4 … Wikipedia
Advance-fee fraud — African sting An advance fee fraud is a confidence trick in which the target is persuaded to advance sums of money in the hope of realizing a significantly larger gain.[1] Among the variations on this type of scam are the Nigerian Letter (also… … Wikipedia
Money mule — A money mule is a person who transfers stolen money or merchandise from one country to another, either in person, through a courier service, or electronically. The term is commonly used to describe on line scams that prey on victims who are… … Wikipedia