Who Can You Trust? (Part 3)
Posted by Mark on December 29, 2015 at 07:21 | Last modified: November 10, 2015 13:51As I said in Part 1, trading/finance is an industry rife with liars, cheaters, and fraudsters. Don’t believe me? Look back at every blog post I have categorized under “optionScam.com.” The the nonprofit organization Fraud Aid is an excellent source of relevant information and today I want to quote more highlights from their website for the sake of raising awareness:
“…con artists look for ways to manipulate strengths
and weaknesses. They will either paint a picture of
wealth and ease, or increase your darkest fears, or
a combination of both.
In order to do this, a con artist will:
play on your sympathies;
instill in you a sense of security in
dealing with him or her;
separate you from your friends and
family by placing extreme secrecy on
all facets of the deal;
convince you to depend only on the
scammer and to believe only in the
scammer; convince you that your
friends and family, banks and law
enforcement, are all lying and that
only the scammer is telling the truth;
and distract you from what is really
going on using lies laced with enough
truth to make the matter believable.
Their goal is to make you completely dependent
on them.
Part of instilling complete dependency is to make
you feel that your world may not be safe without
their guidance. Once you realize that none of the
promises are forthcoming as you expected, the
con artist uses that dependency as a threat. He or
she will yank the leash they have wrapped around
your survival instincts, using either subtle
scare tactics or outright threats of physical
harm to you and your family.
The first step is for the con artist to determine
your personality profile and identify your needs.
He or she might zero in on your pride, your ego,
your fears, your dreams, visions of riches,
religious conviction, an illness, or your desire
to get a special deal, or a combination of
several traits. Whatever works best for the
given situation.”
I will finish up with Fraud Aid in the next post.
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