CON ARTIST

Avoid Getting Taken on the Telephone by Con Artist



Avoid Getting Taken on the Telephone by Con Artist

Thesis statement:

The following essay is about how to prevent from being spoofed by con artists on telephonic communication. In this essay I have discussed different tactics of con artists that they use to spam us and various methods to avoid these harassed and obscene calls.

Avoiding getting taken on the telephone by con artist

This is the era of technology; the advancement of technology has blessed us with a lot of ways to communicate. Telephone is the primary source of communication among the tools of communication. The increase of usage of these cellular phones or cordless have also required an increased vigilance on the privacy and the confidentiality of information (Battle, 2006). You have to be alert from being spoofed by con artists on the telephone which is a common activity of fraud. It has been learned from many examples in past that these con artists are very charming and skilled psychopath. They know how to choose words and use them cunningly. They pretend themselves as a sincere person and know the tricks to get sympathy. This charm is not deeper than skin and once they feel that the trick is not working they even start threatening (Benedek, Ash & Scott, 2002).

The subject of internet stalkers & con artists has been a serious topic for a while. We've all heard of cases where the alleged perpetrator singles out an underage female to lure them to a secluded place so they can have sex with them. And in worst cases, assault, rape and even kill their victims. How do these unsuspecting victims, mostly female, end up in these predicaments? I'm going to tell you a story of one woman's experience and how, thankfully, she was able to avoid any physical assault, though she was left with an overwrought guilt, shame & feeling of sadness. If anything, let this story be an example of how easily someone can be lured into a potentially harmful situation (hubpages.com).

Home improvement recommendation is one of the most common tricks of con artist to spoof you. They may pretend as the bank examiner, investors who want to steal your inventions. They can use postal fraud methods, psychic frauds, talent scouts or any fake officer's methods. There are several methods that are used to prevent from harassments or obscene calls. Caller-ID is the most common method amongst all. When a person with wrong intentions reach a phone with a caller-ID, the criminal activity will be discouraged and dampened. It is observed that in many States of U.S the usage of caller-ID is more popular as compared to other methods.

Con artists build your trust, then move in for the kill. There are short-term cons and more elaborate operations to make major bucks or take over something extremely valuable. The bigger the con the more time the scammers spend in building up your trust, but when the time comes for the con kill, ...