Common scams and how they exploit psychological and social weaknesses

People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

A talk with Martina Dove, author of the book "The Psychology of Fraud, Persuasion and Scam Techniques," about some common scams you and people you know might encounter (phishing scams, "pig butchering" scams, romance scams, wrong-number-text scams, and more). We discuss how these scams work, including how they can prey on our psychological and social weaknesses, and some strategies for how to avoid them.

Learn more about the show and get transcripts at⁠ ⁠behavior-podcast.com⁠⁠.   


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A talk with Martina Dove, author of the book "The Psychology of Fraud, Persuasion and Scam Techniques," about some common scams you and people you know might encounter (phishing scams, "pig butchering" scams, romance scams, wrong-number-text scams, and more). We discuss how these scams work, including how they can prey on our psychological and social weaknesses, and some strategies for how to avoid them.

Learn more about the show and get transcripts at⁠ ⁠behavior-podcast.com⁠⁠.   


Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

2023-09-06 43 min
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