Why we fall for con artists
March 28, 2025
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We are currently living in The Golden Age of Con Artists because never before have the incentives been so high nor the obstacles been so low to become one. Mr. Beat explains why we continue to fall for them.
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Bluestone, Gabrielle. Hype: How scammers, grifters and con artists are taking over the internet, and why we’re following. London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.
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Konnikova, Maria. 2017. The Confidence Game : The Psychology of the Con and Why We Fall for It Every Time. Edinburgh: Canongate.
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Braucher, Jean and Orbach, Barak, ScammingThe Misunderstood Confidence Man (August 1, 2015). 27 Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities 249 (2015), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 1337, Available at SSRNor
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