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Whitemail — Whitemail, coined as an opposite to blackmail, has several meanings explained below. Economics In economics, Whitemail is an anti takeover arrangement in which the target company will sell significantly discounted stock to a friendly third party … Wikipedia
Whitemail — A strategy that a takeover target uses to try and thwart an undesired takeover attempt. The target firm issues a large amount of shares at below market prices, which the acquiring company will then have to purchase if it wishes to complete the… … Investment dictionary
whitemail — Sale of a large amount of stock by a company that is the target of a takeover bid to a friendly party at below market prices, so that the raider is forced to buy more of highly priced shares to accomplish the takeover. Bloomberg Financial… … Financial and business terms
Advance-fee fraud — African sting An advance fee fraud is a confidence trick in which the target is persuaded to advance sums of money in the hope of realizing a significantly larger gain.[1] Among the variations on this type of scam are the Nigerian Letter (also… … Wikipedia
Pyramid scheme — The unsustainable exponential progression of a classic pyramid scheme A pyramid scheme is a non sustainable business model that involves promising participants payment or services, primarily for enrolling other people into the scheme, rather than … Wikipedia
Takeover — This article is about the business term. For Takeover, see Takeover (disambiguation). For the science fiction series, see Hostile Takeover Trilogy . In business, a takeover is the purchase of one company (the target) by another (the acquirer, or… … Wikipedia
Confidence trick — Con games redirects here. For the film, see Con Games (film). Scam redirects here. For other uses, see Scam (disambiguation). For the short story by John Wyndham, see Jizzle. A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group by… … Wikipedia
Computer crime — Computer crime, or cybercrime, refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network.[1] The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target.[2] Netcrime refers to criminal exploitation of the Internet.[3]… … Wikipedia
Christophe Rocancourt — Born 16 July 1967 (1967 07 16) (age 44) Honfleur, Calvados, France Occupation Confidence man, Gentleman thief Christophe Thierry Rocancourt, sometimes also called Christopher Rocancourt, (b. July 16, 1967 … Wikipedia
Shell game — For other uses, see Shell game (disambiguation). An illegal shell game performed with bottle caps on Fulton Street in New York City The shell game (also known as Thimblerig, Three shells and a pea, the old army game) is portrayed as a gambling… … Wikipedia
