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About
Fraud Prevention Strategies

Our organization was founded in 2022 by former Attorney General fraud investigator and AARP Washington State Director Doug Shadel. Shadel brings decades of experience in law enforcement and public education to the task of building state of the art fraud prevention education for all consumers, but especially for our seniors, many of whom are susceptible to cyber crime and other types of fraud in the marketplace.

Books and Research

Fraud Prevention Strategies, LLC is driven by one simple idea: forewarned is forearmed. We believe if you can see a malicious fraud attempt coming from a distance, you are much better able to defend against it and avoid losing your hard-earned money. Below is a list of prevention publications by Managing Director Doug Shadel and his colleagues designed to help consumers better detect fraud schemes in the marketplace.

Book cover titled 'Schemes & Scams' with red and black text and a yellow rectangle highlighting the subtitle, attributed to Walker Cronkite.
Vintage magazine or pamphlet titled 'Outsmart Crime!' with a list of crime prevention tips and advice.
Cover of the book titled 'Weapons of Fraud: A Source Book for Fraud Fighters' by Anthony Pustay and Daryl Shapiro, with a blue background and yellow text.
Book cover titled 'Outsmarting the Scam Artists' by Doug Shadel, subtitle 'How to Protect Yourself From the Most Clever Cons'.
Cover of a book titled 'The Fraud Fighter's Handbook: A Guide to Detecting and Preventing Fraud' by Doug Shadel, Kathy Stokes, Amy Hoffer, with a red background and an illustration of a hand inserting a red card into a purple card reader.

Public Speaking in the age of A.I.

Doug Shadel is a dynamic speaker who focuses on showing consumers how to detect and resist fraud and scams in the age of A.I. He is available to speak to groups of all kinds, but his specialty is talking to older folks. Having spent 30 years working for AARP, the nation’s largest organization for seniors, and 14 years as a fraud investigator, Shadel is uniquely qualified to communicate the current threats to our financial well being that exist in the marketplace today. To request Doug as a keynote speaker for your event, fill out the contact on this website and a scheduler will get back to you.

Contact Us

Interested in scheduling a speaker for your next fraud event? Need a copy of one of the publications listed here? Or how about an expert witness for a consumer protection fraud case? If you leave your name and contact information, someone will get back to you.

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