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Just Hang Up : Senior Phone Scams—Dan Rather Reports
Title
Just Hang Up : Senior Phone Scams—Dan Rather Reports / Big Media Holdings LLC.
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : Big Media Holdings LLC, [2013]
Distribution
New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2016.
Copyright Notice Date
©2013
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (1 video file (56 min., 0 sec)) : sound, color.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally released by Big Media Holdings LLC, 2013.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 02, 2016.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
On this episode of Dan Rather Reports, a telephone scam is targeting American seniors and bilking them out of hundreds of millions of dollars. Our investigation leads to Jamaica where con artists have built a thriving organized crime network set up to prey on unsuspecting Americans.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
System details note
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
9 - 12, Academic/AP
Contents
Introduction: Just Hang Up (3:34); Fraud Protection (3:55); Talking to Victims (1:46); Con Artist Calls (6:44); Fighting Back Against Scammers (5:24); Heading to Jamaica (3:23); Cesspool of Crime (3:02); Jamaican Operations Linked to Telemarketing (4:19); Combating Lottery Fraud (3:09); Legislation and Testimony (2:34); Combating Fraud (3:42); Culture of Scamming (3:53); Targeting Victims (3:39); Vulnerability of the Elderly (2:28); Update: Just Hang Up (3:00); Credits: Just Hang Up: Senior Phone Scams—Dan Rather Reports (1:02);
Videorecording number
114494 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
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Infobase, film distributor.
Big Media Holdings LLC (Firm)
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