Scam experience

Scam experience

1. Reasons for engagement

   • Urgency
   • Dissatisfaction with present circumstances
   • Conformity

2. Staying engaged

   • Lack of scrutiny of available information
   • Excitement
   • Persuasion techniques
     • Building relations
     • Exploiting scarcity
     • Limited time
   • Credibility
     • Professional looking material
     • Known bodies
     • Presentable scammer
   • Familiarity, similarity and likeability

3. Protection

   • General strategies
   • Specific strategies

4. Consequences of being scammed

   • Difficulties with reporting and lack of investigation
     • Authorities
     • Other bodies
   • Remains of the scam
     • Anger
     • Loss of trust
     • Self-blame and loss of self esteem
     • Financial hardship
   • Lack of resolution and restoration of justice