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SUCKER LIST [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-01-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mooch list
1, record 1, English, mooch%20list
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sucker list 1, record 1, English, sucker%20list
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To operate a large telemarketing scheme, it is necessary to set up a "boiler room" equipped with a large number of telephone lines, employ callers to contact victims, provide callers with lists of information about prospective victims (called "mooch lists" or "sucker lists"), set up means to collect proceeds and, often, to set up safe "drop boxes" to make tracing proceeds difficult. 1, record 1, English, - mooch%20list
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- liste de poissons
1, record 1, French, liste%20de%20poissons
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- liste de gogos 2, record 1, French, liste%20de%20gogos
feminine noun
- liste de quémandage 2, record 1, French, liste%20de%20qu%C3%A9mandage
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il faut, pour mettre en place une vaste opération de télémarketing frauduleux, doter un emplacement, connu sous le nom de «local de vente sous pression» d'un grand nombre de lignes téléphoniques et recruter des appelants munis de listes de renseignements sur les victimes éventuelles (appelées «listes de gogos» ou «listes de quémandage»), établir des façons de rassembler les produits de la criminalité et, souvent, de mettre en place des boîtes de dépôt sécuritaires pour compliquer la tâche de ceux qui veulent retracer les produits. 2, record 1, French, - liste%20de%20poissons
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Liste de poissons. Terme tiré d'un dépliant préparé par Industrie Canada sur la prévention du télémarketing trompeur. 1, record 1, French, - liste%20de%20poissons
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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