Vincent Gable’s Blog

May 24, 2010

Experts are Easier to Fool

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― Vincent Gable on May 24, 2010

Another counter-intuitive finding is that scam victims often have better than average background knowledge in the area of the scam content. For example, it seems that people with experience of playing legitimate prize draws and lotteries are more likely to fall for a scam in this area than people with less knowledge and experience in this field. This also applies to those with some knowledge of investments. Such knowledge can increase rather than decrease the risk of becoming a victim.

(via Bruce Schneier)

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