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Canadian Con Artists by Lisa Wojna Collection of true Canadian fraud tales. Reveals the psychology and tactics of frauds and their effect on survivors. This & my FACES OF FRAUD can help readers to avoid being harmed by fraud. #fraud #canada #canadian #cons #scams #truecrime #nonfiction #conartists

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Fakes, Frauds, and Flimflammery: Even More of the World's Most Outrageous Scams by Andreas Schroeder True Canadian fraud tales: psychology and tactics of frauds and the effect on survivors. This & my FACES OF FRAUD can help readers to avoid fraud. #fraud #scams #canada #canadian #truecrime #canlit

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Mark Coakley @markcoakley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Cheats, Charlatans, and Chicanery: More Outrageous Tales of Skulduggery by Andreas Schroeder "Knavish frauds and thefts, carried out by ingenious – and often lovable – rogues." Sequel to Scams, Scandals and Skullduggery. Fraud true crime is hot. #fraud #scams #canada #canadian #truecrime #canlit

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Scams, Scandals and Skullduggery by Andreas Schroeder Based on a CBC Radio show, a collection of outrageous frauds and ripoffs from across the world and modern history. Funny. First in a 3part series #scams #scandals #sculduggery #truecrime #crimes #crime #narrative #nonfiction #cbc #fraud #frauds

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Thieves of Bay Street: How Banks, Brokerages and the Wealthy Steal Billions from Canadians by Bruce Livesey White-collar crooks, scammers, Ponzi schemers and organized crime know that Canada is a great place to rip off investors, with little fear of being caught. #fraud #canada #truecrime #scams

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Mark Coakley @markcoakley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Fool's Gold: The Making Of A Global Market Fraud by Brian Hutchinson Canadian miner Bre-X said it found $100 billion in gold in Indonesia: "the biggest find ever." It was actually one of the biggest scams ever. #scams #scandals #canada #canadian #truecrime #nonfiction #fraud #frauds #gold #mining

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Mark Coakley @markcoakley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The Little Black Book of Scams competition-bureau.canada.ca/en/little-bl... PROTECT YOURSELF from: Identity theft CEO scams Health & medical scams Romance scams Business scams Phishing & smishing Tax scams Subscription traps Door-to-door frauds #fraud #scams #crime #canada #canadian #hamont #scam

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419 by Will Ferguson 419 is the part of Nigeria's Criminal Code about fraud. A retired teacher in Canada loses all his money to a Nigerian advance-fee fraud. His daughter travels to Lagos to track down and bring to justice the scammer. #fraud #scams #crime #canada #canadian #canlit #booksky #scam

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Mark Coakley @markcoakley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case by Jon Dellandrea The biggest art fraud case in Canadian history. Forgeries of Tom Thomson and Group of Seven paintings were bought by Canada's elite. The book reveals the masterminds behind the fake art. #truecrime #crime #forgery #fraud #art #canada #canadian

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Flim Flam: Canada's Gratest Frauds, Scams & Con Artists by Mark Bourrie Canadian white-collar crime: hustlers, gamblers and dreamers. From the Vanc Stock Exchange to North Ont to the East Coast #scams #scandals #canada #canadian #truecrime #crimes #crime #narrative #nonfiction #fraud #frauds #cons

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The Human Scale: Murder, Mischief and Other Selected Mayhems by Michael Lista An excellent collection of crime pieces brings 10 tales of transgression to vivid, surprising life. It inspired my upcoming true crime collection, Faces of Fraud #truecrime #crime #fraud #scams #canada #canadian #booksky

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Mark Coakley @markcoakley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Agrippa by Robert Harris Another great book by my favourite writer. The burden and guilt of power. Loyalty versus integrity. Now versus history. I really enjoyed this book. Agrippa was Augustus's tool. They made the Roman Empire. #booksky #writingcommunity #rome #history #fiction #novel #novels

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Mark Coakley @markcoakley.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Books I Love Hidden Harvest: The Rise and Fall of North America's Biggest Cannabis Grow Op by me A "gang with no name" turned an abandoned beer factory near Toronto into a giant illegal indoor farm, making tens of millions a year in profit ... until cops sniffed it out #Booksky #Writingcommunity

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Mark Coakley @markcoakley.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Books I Love Tip and Trade: How Two Lawyers Made Millions from Insider Trading by me Their friendship began in law school, ending with betrayal & the biggest insider trading scandal in Canada's history. Gil & Stan cheated Wall Street and Bay Street for over $10 million #Booksky #Writingcommunity

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A History of the Hudson's Bay Company Volume One: Company of Adventurers Volume Two: Caesars of the Wilderness Volume Three: Merchant Princes by Peter Newman A well-written story of a company, The Bay, and a country, Canada ... #canada #ontario #hamont #elbowsup #booksky #canlit #survival

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Mark Coakley @markcoakley.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature by Margaret Atwood This classic argues that enduring hostile natural and social forces has formed Canada's national identity, a shared sense of "here" that helps us survive tough times. #canada #ontario #hamont #elbowsup #booksky #canlit #survival

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I love green flies! Always have and always will. So pretty and shiny.

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