Isn't this an age old trick/con job that most of us have fell for Some
time or the other. Is it that we all lack proper judgement under certain
emotions... Can someone clarify?

One familiar story I can recall is about the poor village family
Standing across the road while the leader approaches you asking For
money to go back to their village. [Typically I've seen this In all
major cities] Once I fell for it and observed countlessly Other people
falling for it and giving out considerable amount of Money than one
would give to any begger. Scam/spam/sham, when laced with proper
emotion, will definitely hit a person atleast once even if they have
heard about it thousand times. [But Why?]

But most fall for it for Greed/Sex. [IMO] What amazes me is everyone of
us learn only when it hits us hardly.

PS: Even to this day, I get mail from bill gates promising a dollar/mail
forwarded.

Suresh.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: EmotionalDesign@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:EmotionalDesign@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of cindy mason
> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 12:20 AM
> To: EmotionalDesign@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [EmotionalDesign] Digest Number 32
>
>
> Its called social engineering.
>
> Made famous by ring of people surrounding the Kevin
> Poulsen, Kevin Mitnik
> crowd.
>
> aka con artists
> many criminals are also experts at this kind of
> manipulation.
> without a foundation of morality, an emotional agent
> may be suspected of this
> type of behavior.
>