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The Scientist and the Swindler

2023/3/3
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Tim Harford: 本节目讲述了物理学家Paul Frampton被假冒泳装模特Denise Milani骗取信任，最终导致其在国外被捕的故事。这起事件揭示了网络交友的风险以及人们在情感驱动下如何忽视危险信号。 Maria Konnikova: 从心理学角度分析，骗子擅长利用人们的乐观偏见和对自身价值的过高估计，从而降低其警惕性。他们会镜像受害者的特质，使其产生被理解和欣赏的感觉，从而更容易相信谎言。 Paul Frampton: 作为受害者，Paul Frampton的故事展现了即使是聪明、理性的人也可能因为缺乏常识和怀疑精神而成为诈骗的目标。他过高的自我评价和对爱情的渴望，使他无法客观地看待现实，最终酿成大错。 Denise Milani: 真正的Denise Milani对此事毫不知情，她的身份被冒用，成为了这场骗局的无辜受害者。 Maria Konnikova: 骗子往往并非只为钱财，而是为了权力和控制感。他们通过操纵他人的现实，满足自身的心理需求。即使面对明显的证据，人们也可能因为情感投入而难以接受真相，并为自己的行为寻找合理的解释。 Tim Harford: 许多诈骗案例都具有相似之处，受害者往往会忽略警告信号，并为自己的行为寻找借口。即使骗子被揭穿，受害者也可能仍然坚持自己的信念。 Maria Konnikova: 曾经被骗的人更容易再次成为诈骗的目标，因为他们已经形成了自我合理化的思维模式。 Tim Harford: 本节目还讨论了其他类型的诈骗案例，例如艺术品诈骗和虚假自传，这些案例进一步说明了人们在情感驱动下如何做出非理性判断。

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Professor Paul Frampton, a distinguished physicist, becomes entangled in a romance scam with a woman he believes to be a famous model, leading him into a series of increasingly dangerous situations.

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Cautionary Conversation: Celebrated physicist Professor Paul Frampton was on his way to Brussels to meet the love of his life, swimwear model Denise Milani. Or so he thought. When he found himself in jail, he realized he’d fallen prey to a confidence trickster.

Tim Harford is joined by Maria Konnikova - journalist, psychologist and best-selling author - to talk about swindlers: what motivates them; what they look for in their victims; and how to avoid being conned altogether. Listener questions Tim is taking your questions. Do you have any queries about one of the stories we've covered? Are you curious about how we make the show?  Send in your questions, however big or small, and Tim will do his best to answer them in a special Q&A episode. You can email your question to [email protected]) or leave a voice note at 914-984-7650. That's a US number, so please be aware that if you're calling from outside the US international rates will apply.

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