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Fraudsters deceive the citizens by calling on the phone in a sudden and unexpected moment, sometimes with a threat and sometimes with the promise of a huge gain. The fraudsters begin to steer people by including them in the lie they have built, and they can have the entire property of the citizen by making them to sell cheap or even taking a loan. Psychiatrist Dr. Emre Tan from Istanbul Geliim University made statements about the psychological situation of the victims of fraudsters and how the telephone fraudsters were deceived.
 
HOW DO THEY DECEIVE?
 
Psychiatrist Dr. Emre Tan said, "The frontal cortex region of the brain, which is the region of thinking, analyzing, and reasoning, is being disabled" and added: “The inner brain-limbic system, which is the emotional center, becomes more dominant. The mood created by the event goes beyond the event itself and turns into an anxiety. At this point, the mind looking for ways to get out of this vicious circle becomes open to the other and its orientations. A kind of panic attack-like picture is created for the person and a message like “I have your medicine” is given. From this point on, the person begins to fulfill the directives.”
 
Evaluating the fraud socially, Dr. Emre Tan made following statements:
 
“At this point, we encounter mass - herd psychology. Processes such as being in the majority group, trying to feel belonging, not being excluded and needing to believe in something play a role. The picture formed in collective rituals, hooliganism, extreme idealizations (glorifying something too much) and regression (mental shrinkage) is similar. And even falling in love involves this influence to some extent. Individual awareness, autonomy, self-selection, reasoning, discrimination and personal limits are disappearing. It is entered into the guidance and direction of that person or groups. At this point, if they are told to die, if they are told to bring money, it is not even sincere to bring money.”
 
Expressing that the sense of fear and sense of interest are shaped by a similar method, Dr. Emre Tan said: “The only difference is that when you give your money in one, you act with anxiety and fear, and in the other having fun. The confident attitude of the person and the use of strong symbols of men (male, uniform, state title - police, prosecutor, homeland, nation issue-terror etc.) increase the vulnerability of the other side.”
 
Dr. Emre Tan continued as follows:

“In addition to these methods used by fraudsters, it is much easier to be defrauded when combined with factors such as requesting immediate, prompt treatment, using various distractions, not getting social support and trying to solve the issue alone."
 
Psychiatrist Dr. Emre Tan from Istanbul Gelisim University, giving advices on what to do when encountering such people, said: “This is actually a process that starts in the home environment. Authority representation at home, usually fathers, has important duties. It must be made to feel that the child is not raised by means of oppression, threatening, has their own rights, and that the limits of autonomy are recognized and accepted. Know a child who you train with physical or emotional threat will become available to these and similar manipulations in the future. The more mature the defense mechanisms in self-esteem, self-worth and character formation, the better it will be possible for a person to make healthier decisions in such anxiety, tension or dissatisfaction."