Last week a man “pretending” to be a Chase Bank employee entered one of their branches and robbed the location. He was dressed “like” an employee of Chase, had a idenfication badge similar to Chase and did not appear on anyone’s personal radar as someone of suspicion.

This is a classic example of the “Authority/Service Provider Lure” I speak of in my seminars, when someone pretends to be someone they are not. Often they can pose as an authority figure like a police officer, security officer, fireman, doctor, etc. However, they can also pose as more everyday professionals such as plumbers, electricians, pest control, carpet cleaners, couriers, etc. These are the people we either automatically trust given their positions of authority or automatically trust as someone we’re used to seeing in our homes, neighborhoods and office buildings.

It just goes to show, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” CHASE down the truth for yourself!

Jeff McKissack
Defense By Design

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