A scammer will appear to trust you

This piece from Psychology Today claims that "the key to a con is not that you trust the conman, but that he shows he trusts you." Anyone who has been conned, or nearly, knows that there are subtle psychological factors at play that go beyond simple greed-meets-deception. Read this to see some of those factors spelled out.

More: http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-moral-molecule/200811/how-run-a-con

December 15th, 2008