Other people on my timeline talking about real state scams adjacent to the AirBNB stuff and I've got to say...
Before entering into a business arrangement with a stranger, particularly one where you're relying on them for a roof, Google every piece of information you have.
Before entering into a business arrangement with a stranger, particularly one where you're relying on them for a roof, Google every piece of information you have.
I was talking about how people use minimal cues to establish another person as safe? For a lot of people in the US, talking about prayer and God gets them most of the way there.
Lot of #Exvangelicals on here can tell you how, within church groups, mistrusting another believer calls into question the faith that the in-group is saved and that is weaponized by scammers and predators within the church.
Scammers outside the church know about that, too.
Scammers outside the church know about that, too.
And because so many of us are culturally Christian in this country, if you don't have an ingrained NOPE reaction to churchy talk from past experience, that kind of talk still puts people at ease more than it disquiets them.
And if you've been praying for a break... whether in a big formal sense or just "oh please oh please if anyone's listening" and someone comes along with exactly what you need, talking about blessings and how they felt called by God... well, your mind makes the story make sense.
And scammers also know that an awful lot of people who have posted looking for leads on affordable housing or a reliable work car they can afford have been praying.
Remember that the "con" in "con artist" is short for "confidence". And it's not their confidence that matters, it's yours. They want you to be confident of them, confident of the deal you're making.
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