{"id":787,"date":"2010-12-23T10:46:08","date_gmt":"2010-12-23T18:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/?p=787"},"modified":"2011-02-08T10:48:26","modified_gmt":"2011-02-08T18:48:26","slug":"sxu-prof-william-kresse-aka-professor-fraud-featured-in-online-video-series-the-12-scams-to-watch-out-for-this-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/sxu-prof-william-kresse-aka-professor-fraud-featured-in-online-video-series-the-12-scams-to-watch-out-for-this-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"SXU Prof. William Kresse, Aka ‘Professor Fraud’ Featured in Online Video Series ‘The 12 Scams to Watch Out For This Holiday Season’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>CHICAGO, Dec. 16, 2010 \/PRNewswire-USNewswire\/ — <\/strong>With peak holiday shopping season underway right now,myFOXchicago.com<\/a> is featuring Saint Xavier University professor William Kresse, aka “Professor Fraud” in “The 12 Scams to Watch Out For This Holiday Season”<\/a>, a series of short one minute videos designed to educate consumers and save them money and hassle in the days ahead.<\/p>\n

The 12 segments give helpful tips on how to avoid these consumer scams:<\/p>\n

Pickpockets and ID Theft<\/p>\n

House Parties and ID Theft<\/p>\n

Counterfeit Goods<\/p>\n

Phony Order Confirmation \u2013 Phishing Fraud<\/p>\n

Charity Scams<\/p>\n

Credit Card Refund Fraud<\/p>\n

RFID Credit Card High-Tech Pick Pocketing<\/p>\n

ATM Frauds<\/p>\n

Phony Salesclerk Scam<\/p>\n

Phony Cyber Shopping Sites<\/p>\n

Fraudulent Check Scam<\/p>\n

Secret Skimmer Fraud<\/p>\n

Kresse is an associate professor at the Graham School of Management<\/a> and director of the Saint Xavier University Center for the Study of Fraud and Corruption<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More SXU news and video<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Online faculty expert guide<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

SXU Web site<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

SXU Chicago Campus:<\/strong> 3700 W. 103rd Street, Chicago, Ill. 60655 \u2013 (773) 298-3000<\/p>\n

SXU Orland Park Campus:<\/strong> 18230 Orland Parkway, Orland Park, Ill. 60467 \u2013 (708) 802-6200<\/p>\n

Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1846, <\/em>Saint Xavier University<\/em><\/a> was the first Mercy college in the United States and isChicago’s oldest Catholic university. Serving more than 5,000 students at its campuses in <\/em>Chicago<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Orland Park<\/em><\/a> and its <\/em>Loop location<\/em><\/a>, the University offers 43 undergraduate majors; more than 40 graduate program options in <\/em>arts and sciences<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>business<\/em><\/a>,<\/em>education<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>nursing<\/em><\/a>; and a variety of program options in <\/em>continuing and professional studies<\/em><\/a>. Recognizing Saint Xavier’s excellence in education, U.S. News and World Report has ranked SXU consistently among the Best Colleges in the Midwest.<\/em><\/p>\n

Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click appropriate link.<\/p>\n

William Kresse<\/p>\n

https:\/\/profnet.prnewswire.com\/Subscriber\/ExpertProfile.aspx?ei=60383<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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