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SCAMS AND CON ARTISTS

UNIT TIME: 15 Min(s)

INTRODUCTION

ATTENTION: Introduction

MOTIVATION: Scam Prevention

REVIEW: N/A

OVERVIEW: (1) Source: Mind Control, The Ancient Art of Psychological Warfare Dr. Haha Jung, 2006

(2) What Is a Scam/What Is a Con Artist

(a) Why Do People Fall For the Lie?

(b) Popular Scams

(3) Protection from Scams and Con Artists

(a) Personal Protection

(b) Family and Friends (Weakest Link Concept)

(c) Recovery

TRANSITION: Into Objective
PERSONALIZATION

ATTENTION: Good morning everyone. Think about how many of you have ever fallen or almost fallen for a scam? I’m. *IMMEDATELY MOTIVATION*
MOTIVATION: This information will assist you in becoming a hard target against being scammed in the future and help protect your friends and loved ones.

REVIEW: As we have all had a chance to introduce ourselves and get to know a little about each other, I’ll move forward into the main topics I will be discussing today.

OVERVIEW: First, I’ll talk about the objective and what will be required to pass the test. I’ll site my source for this discourse. Then, I’ll than move to what a scam is and what con artist are. We will speak on why people fall for scams and believe con artists. Next, we will move on into popular scams that exist today. We will continue into how to protect yourself and those you care about. Topics within that category will be personal protection, protection of family and friends and, lastly, how to recover from being scammed.

TRANSITION: Let’s transition into the matter by going over our objective.

Objective: With reference from any source, correctly identify three of four steps to prevent yourself from falling victim to a scam with no more than one instructor assist.

TRAINING METHOD(s): Lecture/Discussion

AUDIOVISUAL AID(s): Video (The Scam) Handout (How to Avoid Being Scammed)

(1) Mind Control, The Ancient Art of

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