Sucker List Article Index for
Sucker
Website Links For
Sucker
 

Information About

Sucker List




The major areas of "sucker lists" are Solicitation of Donation s and Fraud .

An early example of "sucker lists" made public is given in the , 1929 issue of '' Time Magazine '' in an article about the United States Senate probing into one Lobbyist .

People who become victims of, say, a Telemarketing fraud, often are placed on a sucker list. Sucker lists, which include names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information, are created, bought, and sold by some fraudulent telemarketers. They are considered invaluable because dishonest promoters know that consumers who have been tricked once are likely to be tricked again via the " Reloading ". As a result, these persons became flooded with letters, e-mails and phone calls with various lottery wins, investment plans, Get Rich Quick schemes and Work From Home offers.

Yet another usage was described in the movie ''Sucker list'', a part of the 1941 United States series ''Crime Does Not Pay''. The subject of the movie are fraudulent Racetrack Tout s, who, in particular, used to call people known to be in deep debt and give them false tips.


SEE ALSO



REFERENCES


  • The article contains some material from the

  • Les Henderson , "Crimes of Persuasion: Schemes, Scams, Frauds - How con artists will steal your savings and inheritance through telemarketing fraud, investment schemes and consumer scams" 2000, ISBN 0-9687133-0-0 (paperback)



EXTERNAL LINKS