I saw a post on Twitter where a lady talked about how someone got her to give him money by appealing to her emotions.
The post went viral, with many women quoting it and discussing how the same guy she mentioned convinced them to send money to him.
What was even more intriguing was how this guy was able to convince over 50 ladies on Twitter to send him money, and how he was able to communicate with so many women on the same app without being discovered for such a long time. It may appear difficult to approach a complete stranger and persuade them to buy whatever you are selling, but it isn't.
Anyone is A Potential Customers When We Have What They Want To Buy
Cat fish scams may be a well-known format, but I believe that no matter how diluted they are, people are people, we will never be revolutionized into robots, and it is quite simple for some to get us to do what we want when we emotionally appeal to their wildest dreams.
This is exactly how marketing works.
Companies use different genders to appeal to the opposite sex; they hire the perfect spokesperson, and this is how people go from "not interested" to "you know what? Let me take a look."
So what this guy did was carefully study the ladies' profiles, talk to them, learn what they truly want and do not want, and then create a fake profile to match what each of these women wants.
Some of them desire extremely wealthy men, while others seek love and attractive men. Others want to leave the third-world countries where they live, and this guy simply knocks them off their feet by devising the perfect scam to get them.
One might expect the scam's format to be the same, but it wasn't. He devised something extraordinary for each woman in order to entice them to send him money, and it worked flawlessly 80% of the time.
The success rate was so high that you rarely see any women his scam did not work on, with the exception of a few who most likely did not give him enough time to sell his pitch. People who did not pay attention to him did not fall for the scam, which is exactly how it works.
There was one particular person to whom he sold a pitch. He told her he was a US Marine. A tall, handsome US Marine. Apparently, he did not lie; he was attractive, but the US Marine part was a scam.
Apparently, this lady was into outrageously handsome men, and imagine having a handsome US Marine with a potential retirement fund giving you constant 24 hour attention and calling your phone; it was probably her wildest dream being served to her on a platter, and because she was dealing with a master of his craft, she didn't just fall for the scam, she fell in love as well.
Her story was intriguing.
It simply demonstrates how people can be persuaded, coaxed or cajoled.
Data Is Weapon
Our data is probably the most sacred, vulnerable, and intimate aspect of ourselves; it is like a footprint through which we allow others access to our lives. This is why big tech companies are obsessed with data.
Just by giving out your browser history some can easily market a product to you, they can dupe you, sell things to you because they already know you what you want.
Access to information is why catfish scams continue to work; when we cleverly appeal to people, they become vulnerable to us, and we can easily do whatever we want with that information. Many people have a tipping point, or shall I say price point. When we check these pricelists, we have easy access to them.
On the other hand, this is how we get to establish relationships.
People become friends, spouses, and business partners simply because they fill a specific role in our lives. Unfortunately, having this kind of information can be weaponized in the wrong hands.
Those with bad intentions weaponize information and use it to their advantage, which is how catfish scams are created and will continue to thrive.
We All Want Something
Unfortunately, there are some things we desperately want in life. Maybe it is good people, a miracle cure for lifelong illnesses, love, or something more complicated, and we can fall for scams that promise to give us these things.
The cause is emotional appeal.
People become vulnerable when what they want is on the table and this is the fastest way to be dupped. We all have a price, but these prices are never activated because we are the only ones who know what we truly want, and putting this information in the hands of another person can be fatal.
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Interested in some more of my works
Is it Easy To Make Money?
Nigeria: A Unique Business Market & Industry
Virtual Bank Apps In Nigeria: An Experience Of Gamification
How To Find The Next "BIG" Meme Coin
Personal Finance: Achieving Intentional "Saving" Goals
Playing The Survival Game: Human Nature In Introspection
"Un-PAYING" The Debt You Owe
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