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Today’s guest, Dale Yaeger, is the CEO of SERAPH, which primarily conducts Due Diligence for clients seeking to protect their business assets. He was a former federal agent who was involved in criminal profiling.

For those unfamiliar with the term, “due diligence” is a systematic investigative process conducted by a prospective buyer to verify the financial, legal, and operational integrity of a target company. It serves as a risk-mitigation strategy to validate the seller’s representations, identify potential liabilities, and determine the fair market value of the acquisition.

He’s a very nice person.

He discussed why he wrote his book, “Profiling You Life-How to Use Criminal Profiling to Protect Yourself and Your Family from Dangerous People.” The book is available in printed and ebook versions.

I’ve always lived, using psychology for my occupation. I’m not a psychologist, but psychology, or understanding who a person is, is applicable in business, as well. It was very interesting to read his book and also listen to his discussions. There may be one question people might be interested in.

How do you protect yourself from danger?

He’s an experienced profiler, and I can’t compete with such a part, but what he says is important “for crime prevention.”

To do it, what is important for us?

What needs to be done?

Ultimately, it’s best that you are exposed to a crime or a scam, as I discussed on this podcast.

Who are the scammers?

What are they?

What is their intention?

Where are they?

He has recovered various people’s assets that scammers stole by exploiting financial systems. However, it’s important to caution yourself about who you’re talking to online. For example, on social media. He was also talking about how fraudsters use social media and scam people.

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