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Internal Conviction – The Promise to Yourself
In a world of rules, have you wondered why some laws protect us while others fail? It comes down to the strength of their enforcement. Without meaningful application, a law serves as a mere suggestion. Regardless of intent, a law…
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Proactive Control versus Reactive Hope
In a world where new scams pop up every day, how do you learn to protect yourself? Preparation serves as such a necessary first step. In the highly regarded work “The Art of War”, Sun Tzu espouses taking control of…
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Reclaiming Recognition: The Art of War Against Deceit
In a world where scams reach us through every screen and phone line, how do you learn to protect yourself? You begin with a closer look at how your mind processes a new situation. It all comes down to reclaiming…
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Incomplete Situational Awareness: Adopting the High-Risk Mindset
The Online Environment: A Fundamental Shift Our world has indeed changed. We may feel secure in our homes and familiar neighbourhoods, but online, the environment is fundamentally different. This essential shift means we can no longer afford to assume the…
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A Strategy from the 5th Century BC on Scam Avoidance
The Art of War An ancient text describing winning battle strategy contains fundamental concepts that are as true today as ever. The book has been translated into what we know as ‘The Art of War’, attributed to Sun Tzu. This…
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The Best Perspective Gives the Wisest Choice
The 3D Model An article on the FBI website describes the important work of a forensic engineer. This engineer helps courts accurately decipher the events of a crime. The engineer creates exact, accurate 3D models of crime scenes. Items are…
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The More We Look, The Less We See
There is a very strange, counter-intuitive reality of a scam situation discovered by the University of Exeter. In their study “The Psychology of Scams: Provoking and Committing Errors of Judgement’ (Crown Copyright), researchers found some unexpected results. One key finding…
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Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Scammer?
A Thinking Bias There’s an interesting bias that impacts how successful scammers are in finding potential victims. Two psychologists, David Dunning and Justin Kruger, first discovered this bias. Subsequently, it was dubbed the Dunning-Kruger Effect. Essentially, this bias describes two…
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The Spectrum of Awareness
Have you ever felt completely trapped inside a stressful moment, unable to think clearly? That feeling is Immersion. Our last blog discussed this state and its opposite, Detachment. Immersion means being completely engrossed in the situation at hand. To be…
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When a Decision Must Be Made – 3 – The Scammer’s Dream: Why Rushing is Dangerous
Emotional decisions happen immediately. This response hijacks our careful thinking process, and we default to the seemingly obvious choice instead. However, remember the rule from our previous post: fast decisions mean low knowledge. Therefore, a rushed plan often leads to…
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