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Telemarketing fraud is fraudulent selling conducted over the phone. It most often targets the poor and elderly. Common types include:

Advance fee fraud (typically claiming that the victim will receive a lottery prize, government grant or loan, etc)
Pyramid schemes and other misrepresented investments or business opportunities
Overpayment fraud (where the victim is overpaid for a classified advertising or online auction purchase, with a counterfeit check or money order, and asked to wire back some of the excess)
Charity fraud
Misrepresented office supplies (most commonly toner) or directory listing services

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 '''Telemarketing fraud''' is fraudulent selling conducted over the phone. It most often targets the poor and elderly. Common types include:
-*[[Advance fee fraud]] (typically claiming that the victim will receive a [[lottery]] prize, government grant or [[loan]], or a [[puppy]])
+*[[Advance fee fraud]] (typically claiming that the victim will receive a [[lottery]] prize, government grant or [[loan]], etc)
 *[[Pyramid scheme]]s and other misrepresented investments or business opportunities
 *[[Overpayment fraud]] (where the victim is overpaid for a [[classified advertising]] or [[online auction]] purchase, with a counterfeit check or money order, and asked to wire back some of the excess)