Welcome to the Social-Engineer Podcast: The SE Etc. Series. This series is hosted by Chris Hadnagy, CEO of Social-Engineer LLC, and The Innocent Lives Foundation, as well as Social-Engineer.Org and The Institute for Social Engineering. Chris will be joined by his co-host Patrick Laverty as they discuss topics pertaining to the world of Social Engineering. [Feb 27, 2023]

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Ep. 216

Welcome to the Social-Engineer Podcast: The SE Etc. Series. This series will be hosted by Chris Hadnagy, CEO of Social-Engineer LLC, and The Innocent Lives Foundation, as well as Social-Engineer.Org and The Institute for Social Engineering. Chris will be joined by his co-host Patrick Laverty as they discuss topics pertaining to the world of Social Engineering. [Feb 27, 2023]

 

00:00 – Intro

00:46 – Patrick Laverty Intro

01:40 – Intro Links

06:11 – Todays Topic: Popular Scams and How They Work

08:21 – Let’s Start with Romance Scams

10:10 – How it Starts

15:34 – Preying on Loss

17:01 – What about the IRS scams?

20:52 – Protecting the Grandparents

23:28 – Real Customer Service

27:32 – The Parent Trap

29:51 – Scamming Kids

32:00 – What can we do?

33:43 – The Next Steps

37:01 – The Power of Suggestions

39:27 – Wrap Up & Outro

 

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