What are the identifying characteristics of a "mark" that attracts the person to a con artist? We went over a few of the characteristics yesterday.
A good analogy is to remember that a con artist is somewhat like a shark on the prowl for food. Although sharks are "apex" predators, they are more often than not looking for prey that are easy targets. Sharks are not going to expend any more energy than they have to in order to eat and find prey. The same is true for con artists - they are looking for marks that meet the requirements discussed yesterday but, in addition, they are looking for people that they know, or feel, are exploitable.
Some of the characteristics of these marks are: (1) are they recently widowed, divorced or become single which makes them emotionally vulnerable; (2) has the mark come into a great deal of money [through inheritance or lottery]; (3) has the mark suddenly moved to a new,unfamiliar location?
In other words, people that are having life-changing experiences are often more malleable and more vulnerable.
A good analogy is to remember that a con artist is somewhat like a shark on the prowl for food. Although sharks are "apex" predators, they are more often than not looking for prey that are easy targets. Sharks are not going to expend any more energy than they have to in order to eat and find prey. The same is true for con artists - they are looking for marks that meet the requirements discussed yesterday but, in addition, they are looking for people that they know, or feel, are exploitable.
Some of the characteristics of these marks are: (1) are they recently widowed, divorced or become single which makes them emotionally vulnerable; (2) has the mark come into a great deal of money [through inheritance or lottery]; (3) has the mark suddenly moved to a new,unfamiliar location?
In other words, people that are having life-changing experiences are often more malleable and more vulnerable.
NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS BLOG IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE NOR IS IT INTENDED TO BE LEGAL ADVICE. IF THE READER HAS ANY LEGAL QUESTIONS, PLEASE REFER TO AN ATTORNEY.
Have a great and fraud-free day.
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