{"id":103922,"date":"2023-05-26T11:07:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T15:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=103922"},"modified":"2023-06-01T13:12:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T17:12:56","slug":"how-to-avoid-being-scammed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-avoid-being-scammed\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Avoid Being Scammed Online and in Person"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Has a deal ever seemed too good to be true? How can you avoid being scammed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In one of the last phases of their game, con artists will try to get you to double down on the deal you&#8217;re making with them. This is probably the point that you&#8217;ve suspected something&#8217;s a little fishy, so they&#8217;ll do everything in their power to keep you on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how to avoid being scammed and manipulated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-con-artists-will-get-the-mark-to-double-down\"><strong>Con Artists Will Get the Mark to Double Down<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>The Confidence Game<\/em>, Maria Konnikova explains how to avoid being scammed by showing that the con artist will see exactly how far they can push you. They&#8217;ll try to get you to recommit or double down. At this point, something might seem slightly off or go awry\u2014for example, you might notice evidence that the con artist isn\u2019t who they say they are, or you\u2019re starting to <em>lose<\/em> money rather than <em>earning<\/em> the money you were promised. During this step, the <strong>con artist relies on your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/self-serving-attributions\/\">self-serving bias<\/a>, your natural instinct to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/ways-to-reduce-cognitive-dissonance\/\">reduce cognitive dissonance<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/sunk-cost-fallacy-example\/\">sunk cost fallacy<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Konnikova claims that when you\u2019re influenced by the self-serving bias, you help the con artist by focusing only on rationales and evidence that justify the choices you\u2019ve already made\u2014trusting the con artist and taking some sort of action, like investing your money. In other words, <strong>you focus only on the good because you want to avoid thinking about loss and facing regret.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Konnikova, cognitive dissonance is a similar phenomenon where <strong>you re-frame the story you tell yourself to reconcile contradictory information<\/strong> about reality versus what you thought was true. For example, you thought you met a great new friend and business partner, but after you gave them some money, they\u2019re nowhere to be found and their phone\u2019s disconnected. Instead of logically connecting the dots and realizing you\u2019ve been conned, you might reduce cognitive dissonance by telling yourself they just had a phone mishap, and everything\u2019s fine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To see how far they can push you, the con artist might even disappear for a while, reappear with a reasonable excuse (therefore reaffirming your optimism that you <em>didn\u2019t<\/em> make a mistake), ask you for more money, and then disappear again.&nbsp;Lastly, Konnikova explains that <strong>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-avoid-the-sunk-cost-fallacy\/\">sunk cost<\/a> fallacy makes you more likely to double down on your decisions<\/strong> when you\u2019re in the middle of a con. The sunk cost fallacy is the tendency to keep pursuing one route once you\u2019re already invested in it, and this investment could be time, money, effort, or a personal relationship. It\u2019s irrational because it\u2019s better to cut your losses once there\u2019s evidence that you\u2019ve made a mistake, but instead, you\u2019ll more likely stick with it in the hope that you\u2019ll turn out to be right after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Resist Doubling Down in a Con Game<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the power of these biases in getting a mark to double down, there are some techniques you can use to resist them. Both the self-serving bias and your drive to reduce cognitive dissonance hinge on a desire to maintain consistency in your beliefs and actions over time\u2014a desire some researchers refer to as the <a href=\"https:\/\/thedecisionlab.com\/biases\/commitment-bias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201ccommitment bias.\u201d<\/a> To resist this bias, they recommend acknowledging that consistency shouldn\u2019t be a goal in and of itself.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts also suggest resisting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/commitment-and-consistency-principle\/\">commitment bias<\/a> by focusing on the good that can come from making a change rather than worrying about what other people might think if you change your mind about something. For example, when you notice things aren\u2019t adding up with a new person you met, recognize that your first impression might have been wrong, and assess the potential benefits of severing ties with someone who might be conning you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people recommend similar strategies to combat the sunk cost fallacy. In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-art-of-thinking-clearly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Art of Thinking Clearly<\/em><\/a>, Rolf Dobelli says to focus less on what you\u2019ve already invested in the past and <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-art-of-thinking-clearly\/chapter-9#the-sunk-cost-fallacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">focus more on whether something is serving you in the present<\/a> and will continue to serve you in the future.&nbsp;Another key strategy to resist the sunk cost fallacy may be <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/ego-is-the-enemy\/part-3#cut-your-losses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">overcoming your ego<\/a>. In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/ego-is-the-enemy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Ego Is the Enemy<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>Ryan Holiday says that when faced with evidence that you messed up (and a potential blow to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-ego\/\">your ego<\/a> by changing course), you should ask yourself\u2014and honestly consider\u2014whether you\u2019ll make things worse by continuing on the same path. If the answer\u2019s yes, Holiday says it\u2019s better to cut your losses and move on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Has a deal ever seemed too good to be true? How can you avoid being scammed? In one of the last phases of their game, con artists will try to get you to double down on the deal you&#8217;re making with them. This is probably the point that you&#8217;ve suspected something&#8217;s a little fishy, so they&#8217;ll do everything in their power to keep you on board. 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