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Author Bluestone, Gabrielle, author.

Title Hype : how scammers, grifters, and con artists are taking over the internet--and why we're following / Gabrielle Bluestone.

Publication Info. Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [2021]
©2021

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 Central Library - Circulating Collection  HV6691 .B48 2021    Available
Description 347 pages ; 24 cm
Summary The former "Vice" journalist and producer of the Netflix documentary, "Fyre," presents a revelatory examination of the con-artists, grifters, and scammers of the digital age that outlines recommendations for protecting consumers.
Contents Introduction -- The cult of flounder -- Fake it till you make it -- Under the influencer -- The allegory of the fave -- Fyre in the hole -- On the Internet no one knows you're a fraud -- The Frye next time -- Covidiots -- Conclusion.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-347).
Subject Swindlers and swindling.
Consumer behavior.
Internet -- Social aspects.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Rich & Famous.
TRUE CRIME -- White Collar Crime.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Research.
Swindlers and swindling.
Internet -- Social aspects.
Consumers.
Genre/Form True crime.
ISBN 9781335016492 (hardcover)
133501649X (hardcover)
Standard No. 065373028990 01649
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