scamsmug
/ˈskæmˌsmʌɡ/nounVerified NewThe confidence of being too smart to be scammed, which is itself the disposition most scams are built to harvest.
Victims are disproportionately people who had recently explained scams to others. Scamsmug is the vulnerability that wears expertise as armour.
Etym. — scam + smug — the smugness is part of the scam's mechanism.
Rel. — scamhush
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