Why are so many highly educated elites still being deceived?
Because liars always have a deep understanding of human nature and psychology! Every tried and tested fraud scheme must use classic psychological principles to make people fall into it and unable to extricate themselves. In order not to be deceived, you must stay awake at all times and master some common psychological knowledge.
The halo effect of fraud applied psychology
The halo effect has been abused in telecommunications fraud. The halo effect is also called the stereotype effect, the aperture effect, etc. In layman's terms, it means that the impression of one aspect of a person is likely to mislead the impression of other aspects of him. The main psychological reason for the halo effect is that, in addition to the fact that people have too little information about each other, it is mainly the result of the generalization, expansion and stereotype of personal subjective inferences. The halo effect often easily forms people's prejudices or prejudices and produces adverse consequences, but sometimes such prejudices or prejudices are used by people.
Many people who fall into pornographic scams such as impersonating American soldiers will blame themselves after they wake up: I have never even seen the other person in person, why did I think he was the American general who fought through life and death on the battlefield in Iraq, and also brought me a fortune? property?
In fact, the reason why scams such as impersonating American soldiers are so popular all over the world is because the person who designed the scam script used the psychological "halo effect." To put it bluntly, this is a generalization, which is the same as the old saying that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder". In other words, a particularly outstanding advantage in the other person makes us confused and obsessed, and we ignore the correct understanding of other characteristics. Instead, we use this outstanding advantage to make up a perfect image.
Psychological research shows that people often have an implicit preference for individuals who are good-looking, enthusiastic, and have certain abilities (this instinctive preference will also affect your attitude). Scammers often use such personas to attract others, so in all "pig-killing plate" scams, scammers like to package themselves as "tall, rich and handsome", "white and beautiful", and "Brother Bing". The frequency of occurrence is also very high. In this process, the Halo Effect plays an important role, that is, when you like and trust someone, everything they do is right. This lays a good foundation for the next step of in-depth communication.
If you think about it carefully, isn’t that exactly what it means to defraud someone by pretending to be an American soldier? After the other party adds you as a friend, he will first send you a few pictures of battlefields, pictures of flying fighter jets, and pictures of heroically killing enemies, which will make you feel that those American soldiers who live in movies and TV are really chatting with you. His heroic temperament conquered your girlish heart. Without understanding other aspects of his situation, you had already imposed all your perfect imaginations of an American soldier on this liar and secretly agreed to him.
Previously, our website published "Does the military secret software package make money?" Bao Ma borrowed money to invest but could not withdraw the funds! "In the article, the scammer claimed to be a soldier, and then recommended a trading software to Huiyou, saying it was a secret software for the army, with inside information and guaranteed to make money. Step by step, the victim is lured and encouraged to continuously invest money, and finally disappears. Scammers use the halo effect of "Brother Bing" to create a reliable and credible image in the minds of victims, and then successfully harvest.
In the case exposed in the article "Trapped in the "Pig Killing Trap", a woman lured her relatives and friends into the Anbao Capital APP and was defrauded of a total of 1.5 million yuan", the scammer packaged himself as a humorous, mature and stable investment company executive. This "career" made him more persuasive when recommending investment platforms to victims, so that the victims brought their relatives and friends together to be deceived.
Stop your assumptions! We should all learn to avoid being "haloed"
The halo effect can easily cause us to be locked up in our own minds and unable to see the quality and integrity of others or work, leading to misunderstandings and illusions about others or work. Therefore, when you meet a stranger expressing love, don't let a "halo" cover your eyes. Remember to calm down and think about it, why is it so easy for you to be chosen by "tall, rich, handsome" or "white, rich and beautiful"?
How many "pig-killing scams" started with online dating and ended with investment fraud. Therefore, when a stranger suddenly expresses curiosity and concern for you, you must maintain a cautious attitude and think more about whether you will suddenly become interested in other people and be willing to spend time communicating with a stranger and bring him with you. Does he make money? Once you find that you have been cheated, you should decisively stop your losses, call the police immediately, and then submit an exposure on our website to prevent more people from being fooled.
