Scamdemic Dictionary: Don't get scammed

by Blake Pieck

1st Edition of my Scamdemic Dictionary. Covering over 6900 words divided into categories.
Making the online world a safer place, one word at a time.

We are in that time where scammers are everywhere, everything has become so dark. We are in a Scamdemic.

This dictionary delves deep into the intricate world of scamming, offering readers a guide to understanding, recognizing, and combatting scams. From romance scams to intricate phishing attempts, this comprehensive book categorizes various scam types, detailing the methods and tactics scammers employ.

It doesn't stop at just identifying scams; the book also elucidates the different targets, pinpointing vulnerable demographics such as the elderly, businesses, and even entire industries like healthcare and technology.

With the rise of digital communication, scams have evolved in their delivery methods. It addresses them all - be it online scams, deceptive emails, misleading phone calls, mail fraud, or face-to-face deceptions. Have the knowledge, best practices, and invaluable tools to avoid falling prey to scams.

For those who've been victimized, it provides guidance on reporting scams and understanding the legal recourses available.

It also dives into scam psychology, unraveling the emotional and cognitive tactics employed by scammers, and offering insights into their manipulative strategies.

808 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 1, 2023

About the author

Writing has always been part of me, who I am, the soul of my Passion. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been writing. Wanting nothing else to do, than this.

Passion and Goals as a writer

Writing is a way to release the inner passion within me. I have always been someone who helped others, without thinking of the impact it might have on me or my life or career. Still today with all the negative things, I still do it even though I had to force myself to slow down and look at my life as. It has hurt me a great deal of having limits now and with my writings, I hope to light up other’s lives with stories. There is nothing better to help one a great deal and to laugh in down times - stories can do that.

This is a place I want to call home and with it expand my limits and the possibilities to help others. Extend my experience with the gift of words.

About My Writing

Writing is a language all on its own. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems. Technicians are a master in their own specific field of work. Writers create worlds, people, emotions, expense, terror, love, romance, entertainment, action, twists, problems and solving them and the list can go on. They say the sky is the limit but a writer even goes beyond that – there are no “rules” no limits. My only limit is my imagination and that can stretch pretty far.

Writing is passion. Freedom of the mind. Freedom of the heart. Freedom of the soul. Inspiration feeds it. The mind creates it. The heart moves it.
I’m fond of the Fantasy/Medieval genre.

Career in Writing

I’ve completed a few writing courses - and have plenty more on my wishlist. So far I have the following courses completed:

Short Stories For Magazines
Writing For The Web
Copywriting
Write Story Books for Children
Write Fiction Books
Kindle Gold

Courses I’m currently busy with:

The Write Journey
Write Romance Fiction

History

As a writer, and like all writers, it all started with a dream.

Where my writings started

I fell in love with the art of writing back in 2000 when my friend and I started to write short stories just to have a great laugh. Since then, I have written Fan Fiction and Poetry to sharpen my writing skills. In the beginning, before Writing was a big part of my life, back in 2000, I started my first novel – a Children’s book, currently titled “Where The Sun Sets”. However, I didn’t get serious about writing novels until after I fell in love with the next best things. Fantasy and Medieval… Which makes everything else history.