<p>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 </p>

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2016-06-18T18:12:55.653Z
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MiniMe
<p>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.</p>

<p>A great book about this is called <a href="https://g.co/kgs/sbIwNa" rel="nofollow">The Art of Human Hacking</a></p>

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Bob Ortiz
<p>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.</p>

<p>Are there any books regarding this ?? </p>

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2016-06-17T17:09:08.320Z
Might be related: http://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/8606/always-give-a-reason-why-how-to-describe-this-subject-area
Arnon Weinberg
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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](http://de.wikimannia.org/images/Elias_Erdmann_-_Methoden_der_Manipulation.pdf), although I am not sure whether an English translation exists.
Michael
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The art of exploiting people and taking advantage of them
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# The art of exploiting people and taking advantage of them

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-17)

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 ??

**Tags:** cognitive-psychology, social-psychology

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Might be related: http://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/8606/always-give-a-reason-why-how-to-describe-this-subject-area  
> **username_2**: 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](http://de.wikimannia.org/images/Elias_Erdmann_-_Methoden_der_Manipulation.pdf), although I am not sure whether an English translation exists.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2016-06-19. Score: 1

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](https://g.co/kgs/sbIwNa)


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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-06-18. Score: -1

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


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