The art of exploiting people and taking advantage of them

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As one ages he/she will definitely encounter a lot of people who will do their best to make the most out of him/her.

Are there any books regarding this ??

Might be related: http://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/8606/always-give-a-reason-why-how-to-describe-this-subject-area — Arnon Weinberg, Jun 17 '16 at 17:09
One essential ingredient here would be to get at least a basic understanding of Psychopaths and how they often operate. There are countless books available on psychopathy. There are also books available on manipulation. One book, albeit dated, that I found interesting was Methoden der Manipulation, although I am not sure whether an English translation exists. — Michael, Jun 17 '16 at 17:35

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 19 '16 at 07:40

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From a hackers perspective I would recommend to check out a term called "social engineering". This is all about manipulating people in order to get sensitive information.

A great book about this is called The Art of Human Hacking

answered Jun 19 '16 at 07:40

Bob Ortiz

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score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 18 '16 at 18:12

Look for persuasion methods. Read any book written for sales people. They use these methods a lot. Every time when I came across a sales person I bring my shield up because I know for a fact that most of them are well trained in these methods. For them it is a way of living

The art of exploiting people and taking advantage of them

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