61.   The book covers topics ranging from how to spot a scam artist to coping with your fears in a foreign place.

62.   The businessman, John Spano, looks to be a classic scam artist.

63.   The court is creating panels around Georgia to investigate suspected scam artists.

64.   The dot-commer, seen today as a scam artist, will be reborn, he said, smarter and tougher, because he represents optimism itself.

65.   The Federal Communications Commission is warning customers that scam artists are using those numbers, beeping customers on the mainland and requesting a return call.

66.   The FTC, warning that scam artists are speeding to take advantage of the information superhighway, announced charges against nine individuals or companies accused of misleading consumers.

67.   The fervor of giving, however, has also put scam artists to work.

68.   The Internet is also a fertile new medium for scam artists.

69.   The latest angle the scam artists have exploited is the pager.

70.   The late Phil Silvers, who originated the role of the fast-talking scam artist and made him a pop-culture icon, came from burlesque.