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lottery: Seniors and Investment Fraud Scams - 08/16/06 11:03 AM
A new study shows that Seniors are being targeted for investment and lottery scams using various forms of psychological profiling. One member of the research team said that reading the transcripts of these calls was like "finding the con man's playbook".
Common tactics used to "con" seniors are:
Credibility: Claiming to be from a known business (we see this locally where lenders use common names in their business name)Phantom wealth: Claiming that there is a prospect of wealth and riches.Social pressure: Examples of others who have invested.The con artist will use different appeals for different situations. For example a recent widow may be targeted … (3 comments)

 

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