We are all vulnerable to fraud, and it seems that this phenomenon will continue as long as humanity exists. It is a crime with its own peculiarities, as the victim often plays a role through complicity or greed, which leads to feelings of shame and avoidance of reporting the crime altogether. Fraud is more than just a gullible victim or a clever con artist. The con artist taps into psychological mechanisms that operate within us all—the same mechanisms that have built civilizations and societies.
