Social Engineering—The Scammer’s Secret Weapon

by | Aug 13, 2023 | Employment scams, Imposter scams, phishing scams, Phony sweepstakes scams, Privacy & Identity Protection, romance scams, scammers, social engineering, social media scams, tax scams, tech support scams

Social engineering. It’s a con game. And a con game by any other name stings just as badly.  Like any form of con, social engineering dupes their victims by playing on their emotions. Fear, excitement, and surprise. And they prey on human nature as well. The desire to...