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Why we fall for con artists
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We are currently living in a The Golden Age of Con Artists because never before have the incentives so high nor the obstacles so low to become one. Mr. Beat explains why we continue to fall for them.
Uh ok, so this is, like, the description of the video so keep reading. Produced by Matt Beat. Filmed by Matt Beat and Shannon Beat. Additional images used under fair use guidelines or found in the public domain. Music by‪ @electricneedleroomband (Mr. Beat's band), King Canyon, Inaban, and Cyberblade.
Here's an annotated script with footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N3d3RAT9quK6HswxazcJuPchhWyDZxJ_utCJb7hEFkY/edit?usp=sharing
Sources/further reading:
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, Scamming: The Misunderstood Confidence Man (August 1, 2015). 27 Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities 249 (2015), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 13-37, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2314071 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2314071
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/con%20artist
https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/scams-and-safety/common-frauds-and-scams
https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2023/09/cracking-the-code--why-people-fall-for-scams
https://www.dbs.com/livemore/money/understanding-the-psychology-behind-scams.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_con_artists
https://www.forbes.com/2009/03/26/narcissist-schlub-dickens-dorrit-merdle-opinions-columnists-madoff.html
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