Scam Detection Kit: Scientific Tools to Demolish Hoaxes, Scams, Frauds and Everything In-Between

Chemtrails? Diet pills? Identity thefts? Santa Claus? The world around us is full of confidence tricks that range from seemingly harmless lies to life-tearing frauds – and we are far more vulnerable to them than we dare to admit. NO SCAMS PAST THIS POINT! With humor, solid science and cleverly calculated examples, the Scam Detection Kit helps people with no scientific background to recognize and dissect commonly encountered confidence tricks, while also providing seasoned skeptics, aware consumers and experienced scambusters with invaluable insights to little-known and emerging scams, as well as useful scientific methodologies potent enough to topple scam syndicates and expose worldwide frauds. Scams abound in today’s world. They come in countless varieties and utilize every possible media to reach their victims. The internet gives rise to a plethora of newfound ways to trick one another while age-old cons spread like wildfire across the world. From supposedly harmless hoaxes to devastating financial frauds, all confidence tricks share common characteristics and thus common weaknesses. The Scam Detection Kit arms everyone with a handy set of tried and tested mental tools to demolish every hoax, scam and fraud by identifying and exposing the lies, fallacies and biases that all confidence tricks are based upon. By calling out the similarities between all kinds of cons and explaining how they operate, our trusty kit combats cutting-edge online scams, age-old fraudulent practices and everything in-between with equally brutal efficiency.