{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"#85 Why We're Fooled by Con Artists: Maria Konnikova","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6100770b31fd81f125b34d81/6100773e9a9767001477db5c.jpg?height=200","description":"Have you ever been the victim of a con artist? Very often we fall for cons ourselves without being aware of it. \n\nWe speak with journalist and psychologist Maria Konnikova, best-selling author of “The Confidence Game:\" Through storytelling and science, she explains the mind of the con artist and what makes the rest of us so susceptible. 
\nCon artists are everywhere. Since 2008 the number of reported cases of consumer fraud have shot up 60%. Online cases have doubled. Billions of dollars are lost each year in scams. Maria Konnikova explains how con artists target us and why we fall for it.\n\nFind out how you can avoid being the victim of a con artist. Go to our website www.howdowefixit.me","author_name":"DaviesContent"}