The One Step That Helps You Avoid Every Scam

Stock market, fake weddings, fake astrologers, fake insurance scams, and so on. In the past few months, we have covered several crimes and scams, ranging from robbery to attempted murder and murder.

While there’s not much one can do to avoid becoming a victim of a crime, there are several steps one can take to prevent such fraud. Of course, these steps might differ depending on which scam a person is prone to falling for.

However, there is one step that one can take to avoid every fraud known to humankind, and the fun part is that that one step doesn’t even require money. This step is entertaining in itself, similar to the journey being as interesting as the destination. And who knows, wielding this weapon might really have a greater, more positive aspect to your life. And for many, it comes naturally.

The One Step To Be Safe From Every Scam – Talk

Talking and interacting with others is one of the most underrated steps that one can take to remain safe, whether it is from frauds and tricks or even generally. A couple of years ago, talking to a neighbour, a colleague, or even someone that one casually knew was commonplace. But with the new urban scenario, talk is no longer cheap.

Scammers know this, probably. One of the many frauds doing the rounds now, the digital arrest, involves scammers explicitly telling victims not to tell anyone about what they are currently going through. Victims have given accounts of how they have locked themselves in rooms so that they don’t speak to anyone. Surprisingly, people agree to this, ending up losing lakhs and crores. The success that they get is phenomenal. People from all walks of life have been duped of lakhs and crores of rupees.

Who Should We Talk To?

It doesn’t matter. Talk to your roommate, call your parents up and ask them, and definitely discuss this with your BAE or spouse. Talk to the colleague you absolutely hate if need be, or commit sacrilege and send a group e-mail to all your co-workers telling them about this problem. Someone, somewhere, has been as confused as you are, and will be able and willing to weed you out of this issue.

Why People Don’t Talk – Urban Stress

Maintaining secrecy is not a new phenomenon, but it has been increasing, and more so in urban scenarios. You will still find someone from the suburbs pouring their heart out to you on a local train. But the same will be difficult with your colleague of two years, while they are driving you home in their luxury SUV. This also brings another aspect – the more successful the person, the more introverted they become.

And as is commonly known, scammers try to target some of the most successful people.

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