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At first glance, it's difficult to recognize a fraudster, so in most cases, they are identified by their behavior and actions. A fraudster does not immediately reveal their true self and intentions, so new acquaintances should be approached with caution.
Signs of Financial Fraud
With good psychological preparation, fraudsters can skillfully gain the trust of their victim, although there are several ways to recognize them:
- fraudsters primarily contact the victim themselves, using phone calls, messages in messengers, social networks, emails, and SMS messages;
- fraudsters insist on disclosing personal data, information about passwords, banking logins, email, or personal account;
- all conversations are necessarily about money, ignoring the victim's opinion, fraudsters relentlessly provide information, thus exerting pressure on the future victim;
- they urge immediate action and do not allow the victim to recover, one should be attentive and critically minded in such a situation, not succumbing to quick panicked decisions.
How to Recognize a Fraudster
Naturally, a fraudster doesn't have "fraudster" written on their face, and they don't carry a sign saying they deceive people, so a fraudster can be recognized by their conversations and behavior.
A fraudster is a selfish person who only cares about their wealth, by deceiving people. A fraudster is primarily focused on money, so they will try any way to extract information about finances, income, and savings. Constant conversations about money, sly maneuvers to extract personal information are the first signs that give them away.
Characteristic Traits of Swindlers
As a result of an acquaintance with swindlers, it always turns out that these are quite pleasant people, although they talk a lot, trying to become friends, gain trust, become a best friend or a pleasant conversationalist. Their knowledge of human psychology helps them in scams.
Trusting relationships with the victim are built in such a way that the person doesn't even realize they are sharing secret information, which the swindler uses only for their enrichment. Many victims don't even realize they've been deceived or are very surprised when it turns out that the fraudster was the person they trusted and cannot believe it.
Fraud Schemes
There are many fraud schemes, in the modern world the most common frauds are:
- by phone;
- in social networks;
- in cryptocurrency exchanges;
- online casinos;
- shopping in online stores and websites;
- investments in supposedly well-known companies;
- fake charity.
Phone schemes carry a fairly high level of psychological burden. A fraudster needs to have the qualities of a psychologist to convince a person to believe them in conversation. Effective for fraudsters are online stores, social networks, where live communication is not necessary. Correspondence is sufficient to extort money, for example, for the purchase of expensive equipment.
The best way to shop online is considered to be selling goods with post-payment, that is, having received the goods, the buyer can pay for them, for example, at the post office.
How to Differentiate a Scam from a Real Deal
First of all, one must realistically assess what income can be obtained from investments or at what price goods are purchased on the financial market. To clearly understand what you will get in the end, if there is doubt about the low cost, for example, of housing or goods, it is better to check the broker's or real estate agent's documents.
It's necessary to check information from available sources before selling or buying a home. It is essential to verify the company offering mediation on this issue, find the official website, look at licensing documents, even contact the management and clarify if they have such an employee. Real deals, as a rule, do not immediately bring huge profits when it comes to investments.
Signs of Deception
Any acquaintance does not always bring positive emotions, swindlers are not interested in personal life issues, but lead the victim to topics of finances, investments, income. They do not feel compassion for people, do not care about the psychological state of the future victim.
The main thing a fraudster wants to do is to extract confidential information, obtain details about passwords from bank cards, PINs, and secret codes used to access the bank card. Such people naturally raise suspicions. Such communication is recommended to be interrupted as soon as possible before an information leak occurs, and the fraudster uses it, leaving you without funds.