KCTS 9 Connects: January 30, 2009
The Mind Of A Scammer
Their pitches are simple, but seductive.
- “You’ve just won a $1,000,000 prize! Send us twenty dollars to ship your amazing gift!”
- “We only have a few items left at this price, so you’d better act NOW!”
- “Everyone else is getting in on this investment—why aren’t YOU?”
Sadly, many Americans fall for such ploys and lose big time in investment scams. Luckily, you can arm yourself against these manipulative schemes.
In this episode of KCTS 9 Connects, we’ll take you inside the mind of a con artist, and show you four common tactics they use to bilk their victims out of hard-earned cash.
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