Online Crime: An American Crisis
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The Dangers of Glamorizing Con Artists
We often look at con artists in general and cyber criminals through a lens of almost admiration, like how clever they were able to do. And that's where the glamor comes in because once again, you know, they didn't force Eric to put $100 on that website. He did it himself. That was his choice. So we're able to dismiss it and that makes it easier to put out of mind. The one thing that I will tell you though is that something is too good for someone else. When it's happening to you, when you're the one in it, it feels right.
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