- Beggars, Cheats and Forgers is made up of new research into a neglected area of British history: the stories of historical scams, cheats and forgeries. Former Director of Technology at the National Archives, David Thomas has delved into the archives to uncover unusual tales, from Tudor identity theft to the Spanish Prisoner letter scam of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This book provides an fresh take on criminal history and the roots of identity theft, email scams and pyramid schemes still employed by criminals today.
| ISBN: | 9781781593271 |
| Publication date: | 30th June 2014 |
| Author: | David Thomas |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword History |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 161 pages |
| Genres: |
True crime European history Social and cultural history Crime and criminology |
- Beggars, Cheats and Forgers is made up of new research into a neglected area of British history: the stories of historical scams, cheats and forgeries. Former Director of Technology at the National Archives, David Thomas has delved into the archives to uncover unusual tales, from Tudor identity theft to the Spanish Prisoner letter scam of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Beggars, Cheats and Forgers features in the following genres: True crime, European history, Social and cultural history, Crime and criminology
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Beggars, Cheats and Forgers was written by David Thomas and published by Pen & Sword History
Beggars, Cheats and Forgers has 161 pages