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Bluestone, Gabrielle

Hype : how scammers, grifters, and con artists are taking over the Internet--and why we're following / Gabrielle Bluestone. - 347 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-347).

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.

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.

ISBN: 9781335016492 133501649X

Standard No.: 065373028990 01649

LCCN: 2022275796

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Swindlers and swindling.
Consumer behavior.
Internet--Social aspects.
Consommateurs--Comportement.
Internet--Aspect social.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Rich & Famous.
TRUE CRIME--White Collar Crime.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Research.
Consumer behavior.
Internet--Social aspects.
Swindlers and swindling.
Swindlers and swindling.
Internet--Social aspects.
Consumers.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
True crime.
True crime stories.
Instructional and educational works.
Instructional and educational works.
True crime stories.
Matériel d'éducation et de formation.
Récits criminels.

LC Class. No.: HV6691 / B658h 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 364.16/3