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13 Cards in this Set
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Imposeurs
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Retain most of own personal identity, but fabricate key elements. (degrees they didn't earn, jobs they never had, an award they never won, etc)
The best imposeurs mix lies with related truths. |
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munchausen's syndrome
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extensively faking a disease
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malingering
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motivation by external incentive
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Munchausen's syndrome by proxy
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mother's induce symptoms of disease on child- give false reports to medical caregivers
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Imposter's syndrome
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people who aren't imposters, but find reasons to feel like they've done something wrong. They are high-achieving individuals who see themselves as frauds.
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Imposter
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enacted a false persona designed to fool others and worry about being exposed
live a complex/elaborate/lifestyle/quick learners |
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Men imposters
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Ferdinand waldo demara Jr- "the great imposter"
David Pecard- learned law and medicine Frank Abagnale- "catch me if you can" Gerald Barnes- just physician |
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Women imposters
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Loreta Janeta Velazquez- claims to have fought civil war
Sarah Edmonds: civil war, only woman to receive soldiers pension Norah Vincent: dressed like men to see different lifestyle |
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Cons
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Focus on sales investments, romance, lottery, etc. Scams that are designed to taking the target's money without a weapon.
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Running a con
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1) select a victim
2) make the "bait" for the con seem "authentic" 3) Build on needs of the mark 4) provide a convincer 5) extort money from the mark= urgency 6) make swap= complete con 7) blow off mark |
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Who gets scammed?
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Less familiar with cons
Emotions/needs overwhelm reason Too smart Trust others automatically All can be conned |
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Hoax
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Fooling a large audience to make a point
aliens, media, religion, science |
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Hoax protection
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Pay attention to your beliefs
Check validity/sources Difference between science/pseudoscience Try not to explain everything |
