What are the features common to "fraudsters"?

byKat Martinez

The damage caused by the fraud is continuous after all and we are talking about the news every day, but many people tend to think that "I do not get caught in fraud". However, it is also a fact that such people are more likely to get caught by fraud, and the monthly magazine published by consumer organization "Consumer's Union" in the USConsumer · Report"The web version summarizes the features of" people who are easily caught in fraud ".

Who Gets Scammed - Consumer Reports
https://www.consumerreports.org/scams-fraud/who-gets-scammed-and-why/

Everyone may have thought that "I am not stupid enough to get caught in a fraud", but if you are involved in the hands of a genius fraudster, no matter what the age, educational background, ethnicity, gender, etc., There is a possibility that it is caught by a fraud. Also, I often hear stories saying "There are many elderly people who are caught in fraud", but in reality, younger people are more fraudulent than the elderlyEasy to catchThere is data such as.

According to the Federal Trade Commission in the United States of America, 20% of those who complained that they were affected by fraud in 2017 accounted for 40%, and those who were over 70 were 18% of the total. On the other hand, the Federal Trade Commission has also released data that the elderly lose more when they are frauded, but this is simply due to the fact that the financial assets of elderly people are large It seems to be doing.

It was released in 2012Outsmarting the Scam ArtistsMr. Doug Shadel, author of Fraudster (to surrender fraudsters), found that there is a common feature among those who are susceptible to fraud, regardless of age, gender,

◆ 1. "Eagerly search for great deals"
People who eagerly see investment opportunities, gather information on bargain sale, check all samples, flyers, emails, etc. from companies are likely to suffer from fraud. Some fraudsters have a pattern that looks for targets using flyers or e-mails that pretend to be a company, so people who actively look through leaflets or e-mails become more likely to become targets of nature and fraud I will.

byBob Franklin

◆ 2. "It is easy to be sensitized by someone's polite explanation"
According to a survey conducted by Shadel, fraud victims are more likely to be interested in fraudsters' words than those who are not. "I am able to contract with such favorable conditions for only 24 hours from now," "My customers get 30% of the investment amount each year by this method," cheated by sweet words, caught on fraud, "retired A group of people who share the same experiences, such as a group of soldiers, will be the target of fraud, "Shadel says.

byAndrew Mager

◆ 3. "I rarely take a strategy to lower the possibility of encountering fraud"
Before buying something, it is necessary for those who say "Does this product really have an effect?" Do not worry too much and buy it immediately. Those who are apt to regret the trouble of things may be troublesome and may not have sufficient defensive ability against fraud such as not carefully checking the contract matter or not registering a nuisance phone with a possibility of fraud in a service not connected And that.

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◆ 4. "It tends to tolerate some risk for return"
When trading financial instruments such as investment, you can never do it with no risk, and any financial instruments involve risks. People who are liable to risky investment because they are legitimate but there are not many similarities to fraudulent techniques, such as investment with high gambling capability "need quick decision" and "can expect big return", so even fraud It seems easy to be done.

byDon Hankins

◆ 5. "I am confronted with a big tragedy or I just faced it"
People who lost their loved ones, had their jobs laid off or suffered from a major illness said they needed to be careful about sweet talks. People suffering from great difficulties in life can inadvertently get caught in fraud which can be easily seen if it is in normal mental state. This seems to be because cognitive abilities to fraud are often declining because big troubles occupy the cognitive ability of that person.

byAugusto Serna

Either way, it can be said that a good conversation should be kept in a cool story, because the heartfelt "I am OK with myself" can be the cause of being caught by fraud.