Divorce for a Million. How Scammers Exploit Vulnerabilities in Our Brain and What to Do to Avoid Their Hooks

It is not easy to admit that you have been deceived, and it can happen to anyone. Phone scammers, fake news, inflated ratings on marketplaces, fakes – our world is full of deception. All successful scams share one common feature: the peculiarities of how our brain works make it easy for criminals to mislead us. Psychologists Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris explain why our brain is prone to trusting fakes, what happens to it when we learn shocking information about our loved ones, and how not to fall for a manipulator's bait. With this book, you will learn to recognize deception before it becomes too late.