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> when he showed hesitation, they got too impatient. This seems to be the common factor among scams, cons, and social engineering strategies. Rushing people wi
by badRNG 5y ago
> when he showed hesitation, they got too impatient.
This seems to be the common factor among scams, cons, and social engineering strategies. Rushing people will have them bypass protocol, training, and security practices. It's a universal "hack" for our brains; we do things we otherwise wouldn't when rushed. Security practices are like a rituals, standards of behavior that we just don't have time for right now.
"The funds are only available for the next hour"; "You will be prosecuted if you don't do X"; "Per the CFO, we need to spend these funds before end of day."
- kenjackson 5y agoI do wonder if they were more patient and said to themselves “let’s build more trust over the next three months” if they would’ve been able to get him to use his main wallet? Great story though. I never realized these smart contracts could be so obtuse and malicious. That needs to be fixed.
- Nextgrid 5y agoYes - they could've just kept churning out more NFTs for him to "stake" and catch him off-guard when he used his main wallet by accident or maybe even give him legitimate returns (that they bankroll) to convince him to use his main wallet intentionally to get higher returns.