Street Cons

Online Course Overview

Every day people are victimized by street cons such as the pigeon drop, phony charity collections, diversion cons and sob stories. The Street Cons course gives an overview of common street scams and provides officers with the investigative tools needed to stop and successfully prosecute street cons.

Online Course Features

Countless citizens are victimized in street con jobs every day. While some victims may lose only $5 to a phony panhandler, still others have been known to turn over tens of thousands of dollars to a phony relative or charity scam. Based on real-life investigative experiences, retired detective Mark Coffey provides an insider’s look at street cons and how to investigate and stop these common street scams. This interactive online course includes:

• Comprehensive information on the types of street cons
• Information on how to identify and respond to con artists
• Tips for interviewing scam victims
• Best practices for gathering and delivering evidence to successfully prosecute street crimes
• Interviews and crime demonstration