'It'll never happen to me': psychologist tells why people fall for scams

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Despite government warnings and initiatives, people may believe that they are immune to schemes that are too good to be true.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/02/02/itll-never-happen-to-me-psychologist-tells-why-people-fall-for-scams/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #VictorGoh #ShankarDurairaja #Scammers

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00:02 Psychologist Victor Goh has shed light on why people fall for scams,

00:06 saying it could be attributed to what is known as the self-serving bias,

00:10 where people believe they are somehow immune to such cons.

00:14 He said the bias leads them to believe that scams can be pulled on others, but not themselves.

00:20 Goh's comments come after the National Scam Response Centre

00:23 reported that more than RM1 billion was lost to online scams over the past year alone.

00:29 He also said scams often target vulnerable groups like the elderly

00:34 and those in urgent need of money because they are susceptible to pressure.

00:38 Goh said phrases such as "I am like you" are frequently used to create a sense of understanding

00:44 and aimed at convincing victims to provide help.

00:47 Meanwhile, criminologist Shankar Durairaja of Unicorp College said

00:51 while scammers engage in similar crimes, their tactics differ each time.

00:56 He said this is why tracking scammers becomes a challenge

01:00 as new online scams related to the latest trends emerge on a weekly basis.

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