Title: The acquaintance process
Description: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) presents the January 2000 consumer alert "International Lottery Scams" in PDF format. The alert highlights international lottery scams in which the scam operators use the telephone and direct mail to get United States consumers to buy chances in foreign lotteries. The lottery solicitations are a violation of United States law.
Subjects: Attitude (Psychology), Interpersonal relations, Sociometry, Behavior