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How not to be scammed by a con artist
I found this fascinating article...
"Confessions of a Con Artist" What strikes me is that the method of con artists have a lot in common with what is good sales technique... The main difference is, in business, you deliver what you promise. If a person is doing a con, they promise big, but don't deliver. A couple of the things in common are... * Building trust * Using emotional appeals of various types - these can be things like greed (such as when pitching an investment) or guilt (such as when promoting a charity)... However, because you have to deliver on what you promise, I think sales and marketing is harder than conning people. A person who can fraudulently promise anything can make the "sale" much more easily, than someone who has to deliver on what they promise... I guess the way not to be scammed is then to make sure they can actually deliver on their promises! Any thoughts on this? Confessions of a Con Artist https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fra...on-artist.html
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