In the last few years, the business world has experienced different problems. One of the challenges business people have faced is that there have been individuals who do not want to earn money legally and so they earn a living through deceit, manipulation or they offer false promises. The people who use these strategies to get money usually approach people pretending to be trustworthy business operators. Then, they use lies or tricks to convince people to share personal information or send money expecting that the conmen will offer them goods or services.
When con artists approach people, they use different strategies to convince them to share personal information or send money.One of them is calling and pretending to be a representative of a reputable organization. When con men lie that they are calling from a reputable organization, people trust them and they follow their directions. Sending emails requesting people to share financial or personal information is another strategy con artists use. Some con men even include an account number on the email and they ask people to send a certain amount of money to the bank.
Some people know the different ways people lose money or personal information to con artists and they share this information so that individuals can know how to manage con artists. One of the people who advises people on how to manage con artists is Charleston CEO, michael asimos.He recently shared his experience with con men to help young people know how con artists operate and how to avoid becoming victims. Michael w asimos shared information of how con men approached him pretending to be genuine business people and he almost fell into their trap. Luckily, he managed to notice signs indicating that the con artists wanted to con him and he stopped the fraudulent transactions immediately.
Mike has vivid memories of most of the times he almost fell into the trap of con men.He notes that may con artists approached him because he was naive and he trusts people easily. Each time a con artist tried to con Mike, he learnt something. Some people are different from how they appear and this is the reason why Mike decided not to trust everyone. Mike advises people to do due diligence before accepting to share information or send money to strangers.
Mike’s main reason for sharing his experiences is to help young people identify red flags and take measures to stop con men from acquiring their information or stealing their money.He tells people to avoid sharing information or cancel deals if they feel that the person they are dealing with is not trustworthy.Mike also advises young people to ask as many questions as possible so that they can determine whether they are dealing with trustworthy people.