Help wanted. Individuals to contact potential investors in Scammorama, an international wealth company.
Candidates must have the ability to create pain and havoc in others’ lives without remorse. A background in psychology is preferred with a focus on manipulation. Pay will vary but the prospective employee has the opportunity to increase personal profits exponentially. Call 1 800 Not Safe for more information.
Sound like a good job but you don’t feel qualified? Don’t worry. There’s training! There are online courses that teach people how to scam. There are tutorials on the Dark Web. Scammers must also have the innate ability to convince total strangers to do what they want and not have a conscience. But once you get going, you can rake in a lot of money!
Scammers are good at what they do. They use a lot of tricks to get the scammee to do what they want. They can be understanding and seemingly concerned about your well-being. Or they can be bullies who threaten and intimidate people they have contacted. (People who were unfortunate enough to answer the phone.) These people are master manipulators. The stakes are high. People were conned out of about $19.7 billion in 2020.
What makes people do this? What kind of person will cause untold anguish to trusting people? Some sources believe that the people who become scammers have traits consistent with personality disorders. The scammers believe they will never be caught, and are above the law. They know how to play with our heads.
The ‘scammee’ also has traits that make them susceptible to getting conned. People pleasers want to help. They want to do what they can which may involve sending gift cards to a “pastor” or someone with a sob story.
Stressed people are more prone to being scammed. Perhaps the scammer has read an obituary that tells the time of the funeral which means the house will be empty. The house of the deceased may already be empty if they lived alone. Scammers will also use grief to get people to provide money or personal information.
Those who have been scammed are more likely to be scammed again. Scammers keep lists of those who have been scammed, and sell those lists to other scammers.
People who are isolated are targets for romance scams. They are lonely. The scammer knows what to say and how to hook the scammee. Romance scams have cost people thousands of dollars based on sob stories, deception, and never-ending promises of love and devotion.
Scammers are getting more sophisticated and more daring. Don’t click on the link. Don’t call the number on the email. If you’ve answered the phone, just hang up!
Be cautious. Stay safe!
