HIGH PROFILE FRAUDSTERS MAY BE SOCIOPATHS – BUT NOT ALL SCAMMERS HAVE PERSONALITY DISORDERS
March 18th, 2024
Psychologists and academics have long tried to identify the personality types and disorders common among fraudsters, in part to aid their detection, or prevent people prone to deceit from having access to money and confidential information.
While fraudsters span all kinds of personality types, papers continue to be released, indicating that many high-profile fraudsters have personality traits identified as psychological red flags by experts.
An appetite for risk and self-aggrandisement is one – take convicted fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), found guilty in ...
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