📚 4 Books mentioned in "Why Do People Get Scammed? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 150" of No Stupid Questions

If I gave Raymond the best advice, I think it would be go read ‘Influence’ by Bob Cialdini.

Angela recommends that Raymond, who inquired about why people get scammed, read the book 'Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion' by Robert Cialdini. This book explains the principles of persuasion that scammers often exploit.

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And Raymond, we just want to say that if you use Bob Cialdini's book ‘Influence’ for evil and perpetuate scams, that's not cool!

Angela references the book 'Influence' by Bob Cialdini again, cautioning the listener against using the ideas from the book to engage in unethical behavior.

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And I did mention, so I dip my toe in this research on gullibility, and there's not a lot on it, but I read this review called 'How Gullible Are We?'

Angela discusses her exploration of gullibility research, referencing a review titled 'How Gullible Are We?', which she utilized for her insights into the topic.

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One thing that is interesting, though, and this is a totally tangential aside, there's this book called u2018Yes Man, I think they later made a movie about it, but this guy Danny Wallace who lived in London, he was getting bored; his life was getting boring, his friends were worried about him.

In the podcast, Mike discusses the book 'Yes Man' by Danny Wallace, which he mentions was later adapted into a movie. He describes the book's premise, focusing on a character who decides to say 'yes' to every opportunity for six months, resulting in a dramatic change in his life.

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