Scams Ahoy! | Anil Patel

Welcome to the "Scams Ahoy!" with Anil Patel. This presentation was delivered on Thursday, August 29th 2019.

Conned, defrauded, swindled, hustled. There’s a deluge of dishonest schemes targeting private key owners and they’re evolving in their sophistication. But you’d never fall for one, right? Well, let’s find out. In this session we’ll explore the most common scams, what they tend to target, and how to identify them.

This course is suitable for beginners and anyone looking to cultivate their vigilance.

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Anil Patel is an analyst and educator who recently launched the first bitcoin-denominated university scholarship in Canada. He holds an MBA, PMP and was part of MIT's inaugural FinTech certificate cohort. Currently, he spends his time researching, writing and testing within the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:56 Same story, different versions
4:26 Ponzi Scheme
9:05 Scams are stories. Stories are retold.
10:06 Scams
11:59 Scammers trigger your emotional responses
16:58 What do scammers really want?
17:54 Scams may vary but they are all after same things
18:59 How do scammers convince people
20:10 Cognitive biases and errors in judgement
21:27 Misconceptions around scams
23:18 What advice would you give someone on how to avoid getting scammed?
24:41 Summary

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