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Scam your way into anything! (Brian's SXSW panel part 1)

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 – running time 22:33
Get ready to learn how to scam your way into anything, or anyone!

Here it is! The first half of Brian's standing-room-only panel at South by Southwest Interactive, titled "Social Engineering: Scam your way into anything or from Anybody".

In this first half, you'll learn about:

Fixed Action Patterns

Three psychological "back doors" that leave us open to manipulation: How to use above to steal, cheat, defraud, and get out of speeding tickets.

You'll see demonstration using psychological manipulation, verbal duplicity, and outright deception to manufacture a specific outcome (translation: really kick ass ESP trick)

And most importantly, you'll learn how to take advantage of Fixed Action Patterns including "Liking", "Reciprocation", and (later on) "Authority".

If you're interested in learning more about these topics, make sure to check out Dr. Robert Cialdini's excellent book, "Influence", which covers many of these ideas in detail.

Don't forget to submit your Scam School Domain Smack! Play along and have Brian introduce your Domain Smack in a future episode! Find out more at domainsmack.com.

Highlights
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" This up so you're gonna learn how this game your -- into anything. Anything. If you've ever wondered about the science that makes scanning possible this is the episode preview."

" This -- this in school has two -- godaddy and Netflix. Welcome to show that never lets you during a loan Scam School the only show dedicated to social and tearing at the bar and on the street and a host Ryan rush related to they would begin a special two part episode bribery in my entire panel from south by southwest titled social engineering. -- game their way into anything or from anybody."

" I -- get -- get this thing started."

" Exactly what people seem to get them try again you guys."

" And we're gonna do this evening relies on me sending out -- do you guys think TVs and information secret."

" From the folks up here onstage so that you don't have a device that will allow you to follow she would SH WOOD. On Twitter than I respectfully ask what the hell you're doing yourself as novelist interactive. -- this just all social engineering stimulated into anything or from anyone I think is Brian -- when I was a little show on the Internet."

" Coliseum school we call the show about social engineering at the bar and on the streets."

" We mainly use -- powers for evil you -- usually to us for free drinks in the -- Many companies and the guys may not be familiar with the show and -- that McCain actually a little 92 teaser here and we'll get things started to --"

" Lateral force for personal reasons -- quirky thing prefabricated east that support your forehead like this right this second quarter of course like this."

" Get your head on the table it will not come off quite likely."

" Like that right I mean."

" It actually and it's usually I've never been able to doing fewer than three hits is not for the fourth time that it actually is actually come off right."

" And in fact Iowa actually that you. Like I don't hired me for the rest tonight. You really get the word com. In less than three hits I'll tell you so you're you're that you do your 600 going to decide actually an independent and stood on end are actually stick it on yet -- we -- him. Then we'll display it was to. --"

" And -- implicitly tell."

" You can put your fingernails over the heads of the cold rain and push against this. It feels. Like is still there when it goes off like."

" I guess that's -- gonna we're gonna talk about the."

" Day I've given my the purpose of this presentation is not to teach you guys actual crime the idea."

" Is to alert you to the forms of social manipulation that can be used against you were educating for protection here however in the interest of keeping everything running as smoothly as possible and keep an issue as interesting as possible. I'm going to teach the show. As well I was teaching you crime. But we're not teaching you crime we don't endorse crime -- commit crimes are. Dictionary defines us social engineering at the practical application of social logical principles that you particular social problems I -- that's simply as using cheap dirty psychological tricks. To get people to do what you wanted to get things are here now over the course of the next hour you're gonna learn about things called fixed action patterns we're gonna talk about three psychological back -- that you can use to manipulate people and how to use those two accomplish certain tasks. And -- finally to get things started -- my obligations I'm just an idiot police fire reliving -- I don't like it up to have a show on the Internet if I start to sound vaguely scientific. It's only because I'm quoting people a million times smarter than me if you want the information on what studies -- referring to be happy to give it after shelled but I -- we wouldn't bogged down this presentation. With that kind of talk. So we're gonna start off clear with a demonstration. Of what looks like EST this is not going to be as ESP as a demonstration. Using psychological manipulation verbal duplicity and outright deception in order to achieve. A specific alcoholics -- we mean in a minute but first. We're gonna do an -- ESP so I need to come out any department to individuals who strike me as being exceptionally citing some coming out I'm feeling for psychic vibrations."

" Let's take a quick break and let the people relate to that show possible. --"

" Well in short domains are so ridiculously -- our sponsor godaddy.com. That you can register and insulting and demeaning to Maine and putting your friends website just for the element or less than the amount of money that's in your calculations -- right now."

" To -- their friends who was a little bit proud of his sexual prowess register the domain loser virgin dot com and pointed to his MySpace don't like this show. Registered the domain of the worst show on the Internet dot com imported to Scam School what you're rather proud of her own performance register the domain I don't know. Damn I'm good looking dot com and put into your page whatever it is be -- be outrageous. Revision3.com."

" We'll collect the winners and create a Hall of Fame and -- dot com."

" I don't forget to give the best prices increased forty whatever you want security news that quotes game three that does two things together for the good prizes and more importantly to keep -- in business there."

" We got Oregon coming up feeling for signing my emotions. Getting to know how terrible and the nations like a mob of energy coming from yes do you. -- what is your name might might -- there are likely another -- days."

" don't from I think it's got to be -- use diligent and -- I -- our president -- going to be or do sockets."

" That means how."

" How competitive and get you're Chris -- Like on this side and Chris over here on this side now before we get started I want to know going into this would you consider yourself a believer or non believer in ESP second site psychic phenomenon might. I'm not believe race skeptic and Chris also non believer which means -- ESP experiment I managed to pick that you bastards who don't believe in ESP. To be very interesting what we're going to try to do is decide establish a psychic connection between you guys. Which means we needed designated thank you Bob Sanders and -- you don't mind my community is making putts under Chris you're going to be decided not receivers are good so far."

" Now to make sure there's no repeated cheat and use your traditional my sense is the boarding goes too far we're gonna cut drop from the outside world and I do need to know Chris are you."

" I actually got to do need to know Chris are you cluster pulling it -- Eczema which is that is looking like old so we -- please don't want to do not want to -- their audience and on the particularly are big -- area. Right now nice and allowed Chris so everyone of their engineers can you see anything no that's your mother had done. Not a problem with me being a magician has us on the skeptics out there in the audience might think about some kind of tricky blind -- That -- able to see right through so does satisfy those skeptics and keep everything as scientific as we can possibly make it's we're gonna let go from the outside world and we're gonna please you but he. New scientist -- you as an isolation -- all right we're just gonna cut you -- in the outside world aware enough hundreds."

" I know -- Water in the isolation it is very important Chris that you do not speak but you can nod your head yes or no do you understand."

" Excellent."

" If everything goes according to plan you should receive some kind of -- determined or not I'm seeing -- like."

" You just wait to receive your psyche it is now -- In just a moment -- gonna let's keep up volume turned up on that we just a moment you're going to receive some kind of psychic image until then. Don't worry about when I'm sitting over here yeah I get your jobs -- gonna project is likely given right. -- you want to know what ever image pop in your mind burst you would have what scientists call a psychological predisposition. To -- common objects like -- house stick figures smiley face those kinds of things probably come up with a unique image -- nobody could have predicted agreed upon these cards some general themes that you're going to use this inspiration when selecting. Your -- makes us good sort of want to do -- reach for the right into -- back and anyone card. They're hoping that when Pataki and unlike anyone of these folks in the audience could be -- working for Chris so make sure the."

" This up so you're gonna learn how this game your -- into anything. Anything. If you've ever wondered about the science that makes scanning possible this is the episode preview."

" This -- this in school has two -- godaddy and Netflix. Welcome to show that never lets you during a loan Scam School the only show dedicated to social and tearing at the bar and on the street and a host Ryan rush related to they would begin a special two part episode bribery in my entire panel from south by southwest titled social engineering. -- game their way into anything or from anybody."

" I -- get -- get this thing started."

" Exactly what people seem to get them try again you guys."

" And we're gonna do this evening relies on me sending out -- do you guys think TVs and information secret."

" From the folks up here onstage so that you don't have a device that will allow you to follow she would SH WOOD. On Twitter than I respectfully ask what the hell you're doing yourself as novelist interactive. -- this just all social engineering stimulated into anything or from anyone I think is Brian -- when I was a little show on the Internet."

" Coliseum school we call the show about social engineering at the bar and on the streets."

" We mainly use -- powers for evil you -- usually to us for free drinks in the -- Many companies and the guys may not be familiar with the show and -- that McCain actually a little 92 teaser here and we'll get things started to --"

" Lateral force for personal reasons -- quirky thing prefabricated east that support your forehead like this right this second quarter of course like this."

" Get your head on the table it will not come off quite likely."

" Like that right I mean."

" It actually and it's usually I've never been able to doing fewer than three hits is not for the fourth time that it actually is actually come off right."

" And in fact Iowa actually that you. Like I don't hired me for the rest tonight. You really get the word com. In less than three hits I'll tell you so you're you're that you do your 600 going to decide actually an independent and stood on end are actually stick it on yet -- we -- him. Then we'll display it was to. --"

" And -- implicitly tell."

" You can put your fingernails over the heads of the cold rain and push against this. It feels. Like is still there when it goes off like."

" I guess that's -- gonna we're gonna talk about the."

" Day I've given my the purpose of this presentation is not to teach you guys actual crime the idea."

" Is to alert you to the forms of social manipulation that can be used against you were educating for protection here however in the interest of keeping everything running as smoothly as possible and keep an issue as interesting as possible. I'm going to teach the show. As well I was teaching you crime. But we're not teaching you crime we don't endorse crime -- commit crimes are. Dictionary defines us social engineering at the practical application of social logical principles that you particular social problems I -- that's simply as using cheap dirty psychological tricks. To get people to do what you wanted to get things are here now over the course of the next hour you're gonna learn about things called fixed action patterns we're gonna talk about three psychological back -- that you can use to manipulate people and how to use those two accomplish certain tasks. And -- finally to get things started -- my obligations I'm just an idiot police fire reliving -- I don't like it up to have a show on the Internet if I start to sound vaguely scientific. It's only because I'm quoting people a million times smarter than me if you want the information on what studies -- referring to be happy to give it after shelled but I -- we wouldn't bogged down this presentation. With that kind of talk. So we're gonna start off clear with a demonstration. Of what looks like EST this is not going to be as ESP as a demonstration. Using psychological manipulation verbal duplicity and outright deception in order to achieve. A specific alcoholics -- we mean in a minute but first. We're gonna do an -- ESP so I need to come out any department to individuals who strike me as being exceptionally citing some coming out I'm feeling for psychic vibrations."

" Let's take a quick break and let the people relate to that show possible. --"

" Well in short domains are so ridiculously -- our sponsor godaddy.com. That you can register and insulting and demeaning to Maine and putting your friends website just for the element or less than the amount of money that's in your calculations -- right now."

" To -- their friends who was a little bit proud of his sexual prowess register the domain loser virgin dot com and pointed to his MySpace don't like this show. Registered the domain of the worst show on the Internet dot com imported to Scam School what you're rather proud of her own performance register the domain I don't know. Damn I'm good looking dot com and put into your page whatever it is be -- be outrageous. Revision3.com."

" We'll collect the winners and create a Hall of Fame and -- dot com."

" I don't forget to give the best prices increased forty whatever you want security news that quotes game three that does two things together for the good prizes and more importantly to keep -- in business there."

" We got Oregon coming up feeling for signing my emotions. Getting to know how terrible and the nations like a mob of energy coming from yes do you. -- what is your name might might -- there are likely another -- days."

" don't from I think it's got to be -- use diligent and -- I -- our president -- going to be or do sockets."

" That means how."

" How competitive and get you're Chris -- Like on this side and Chris over here on this side now before we get started I want to know going into this would you consider yourself a believer or non believer in ESP second site psychic phenomenon might. I'm not believe race skeptic and Chris also non believer which means -- ESP experiment I managed to pick that you bastards who don't believe in ESP. To be very interesting what we're going to try to do is decide establish a psychic connection between you guys. Which means we needed designated thank you Bob Sanders and -- you don't mind my community is making putts under Chris you're going to be decided not receivers are good so far."

" Now to make sure there's no repeated cheat and use your traditional my sense is the boarding goes too far we're gonna cut drop from the outside world and I do need to know Chris are you."

" I actually got to do need to know Chris are you cluster pulling it -- Eczema which is that is looking like old so we -- please don't want to do not want to -- their audience and on the particularly are big -- area. Right now nice and allowed Chris so everyone of their engineers can you see anything no that's your mother had done. Not a problem with me being a magician has us on the skeptics out there in the audience might think about some kind of tricky blind -- That -- able to see right through so does satisfy those skeptics and keep everything as scientific as we can possibly make it's we're gonna let go from the outside world and we're gonna please you but he. New scientist -- you as an isolation -- all right we're just gonna cut you -- in the outside world aware enough hundreds."

" I know -- Water in the isolation it is very important Chris that you do not speak but you can nod your head yes or no do you understand."

" Excellent."

" If everything goes according to plan you should receive some kind of -- determined or not I'm seeing -- like."

" You just wait to receive your psyche it is now -- In just a moment -- gonna let's keep up volume turned up on that we just a moment you're going to receive some kind of psychic image until then. Don't worry about when I'm sitting over here yeah I get your jobs -- gonna project is likely given right. -- you want to know what ever image pop in your mind burst you would have what scientists call a psychological predisposition. To -- common objects like -- house stick figures smiley face those kinds of things probably come up with a unique image -- nobody could have predicted agreed upon these cards some general themes that you're going to use this inspiration when selecting. Your -- makes us good sort of want to do -- reach for the right into -- back and anyone card. They're hoping that when Pataki and unlike anyone of these folks in the audience could be -- working for Chris so make sure the."

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Started discussion: May 27, 2009 @ 9:07pm GMT

masterevilace
5 months ago
This is a very interesting episode. I would like to know what the card said that the guy pulled that made him draw a Christmas tree.... What key words could have triggered the thought in the other guy? Did Brian try to emphasize certain syllables? I noticed he definitely said CHRIS a bunch of times pretty clearly.

The rest of the episode was definitely educational and entertaining.. it was a bit rushed through, so it is difficult to take in one thought before the next one comes up.

Great show, either way
shwooddotcom
5 months ago
In reply to masterevilace:
This is a very interesting episode. I would like to know what the card said that the guy pulled that made him draw a Christmas tree.... What key words could have triggered the thought in the other guy? Did Brian try to emphasize certain syllables? I noticed he definitely said CHRIS a bunch of times pretty clearly.

The rest of the episode was definitely educational and entertaining.. it was a bit rushed through, so it is difficult to take in one thought before the next one comes up.

Great show, either way


glad you dug it, and I agree, everything moved very quickly. (I only noticed that upon viewing the final product... I was mainly worried about getting out all the information I wanted in a very short time).

As for the "simpatico" ESP routine, that's one I sell to magicians, so I'm not at liberty to divulge details... but I'm glad you liked it!
poindexterc
5 months ago

Loved it

I loved this ep. waaay more than all the others, yet when it ended i was MAJORY PISSED, cause i was soo into it i guess. what gives???
Sforz
5 months ago
I loved this episode too. I understand that not every episode can (or should) be like this, but I found it extremely interesting and entertaining. Great job, Brian.
Klitzy
5 months ago
Awesome episode. Just watched it because I was in such a good mood from Film Riot and this certainly did not disappoint. Brian is certainly becoming a star of revision3. Quality content. Every. Single. Week.

Nicely done.
mathijsdemachtige
5 months ago
nice episode , very interesting.
I can't wait till next week, i'm curious about the esp thing
krusz
5 months ago
In reply to masterevilace:
I would like to know what the card said that the guy pulled that made him draw a Christmas tree.... What key words could have triggered the thought in the other guy?


The card said "Holiday" and it was no accident that he got that card. ;)
Tinny
5 months ago
Definitely an awesome episode. Something like this ever other month or so would be great! Can't wait for part II.
MrPopular
5 months ago
Another great episode!!!!!! I lurve Brian Lectures!!!!!

In reply to shwooddotcom:

As for the "simpatico" ESP routine, that's one I sell to magicians, so I'm not at liberty to divulge details... but I'm glad you liked it!


That's cool, I wouldn't want you to give us everything anyway that wouldn't be any fun.

But to those bbliveshow/scam school watchers who still want some insight to the trick, I'm pretty sure that this is how it happens. When the 1st guy grabs the card and reads it, Brian's invisible wife Bonnie reads the card also, then walks over to guy #2 and starts whispering Christmas tree. Trick is totally possible thanks to Bonnie the invisible wife. So all you need is an invisible wife
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