Scams & Cons

Our fears make us perfect marks for scammers


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Fear gets your attention. It throws you off-kilter. It corrupts your judgement. 

You recover quickly when surprised by a spider. The impact is greater if you awaken in the night and see a stranger standing at the foot of your bed. 

In this episode, we tell you how scammers use fear to get us to do things that interfere with our ability to reason and recognize the scam for what it is.

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Scams & ConsBy Jim Grinstead

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