"They Probably Won't Cheat Me, Right?" Working Hard Only to Get Scammed Out of Commission - A Summary of 10 Types of People Who Seem Trustworthy but Turn Out to Be the Worst

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1️⃣ Parents, Relatives, and Family Members 👪

Many families experience this - there's always one difficult family member who goes against the grain and creates obstacles. They don't cooperate with plans and have significant influence in the family.

When benefits or profits are involved, they tend to strongly oppose anything that doesn't benefit them personally. Deals either fall through or don't proceed as agreed. They take the meat for themselves and leave others with just bones to pick.

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2️⃣ Close Friends, Partners, and Inner Circle 💑

Sometimes the people we know best and trust most can betray or deceive us most easily because they know our weaknesses and how to manipulate us into agreeing with them.

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3️⃣ Seemingly Successful Businesspeople 👨‍💼

Young entrepreneurs and individuals who project success through luxury cars and expensive clothes may be creating an illusion. They build a facade of success and trustworthiness, but ultimately may just run away with your money.

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4️⃣ Highly Educated People with Good Careers 👨‍🎓👨‍⚕️

Education level and professional position don't always guarantee honesty. Some people use their academic status or social profile - their social credibility - to deceive others.

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5️⃣ Police, Military, Prosecutors, Politicians, Community Leaders, or Local Influential Figures 👮💂‍♂️👨‍⚖️

People with rank, position, and social respect often deal with high-value assets or elite-level properties that regular agents can't access. They like to name-drop their connections and use their authority or credibility to break promises. Their invisible power makes smaller agents afraid to challenge them.

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6️⃣ Monks, Religious Leaders, or Spiritual Figures 🤴
People who appear highly moral and respectable sometimes use their position to deceive faithful followers. These days, it's hard to distinguish genuine monks from fake ones, as their robes hide their true nature. Good monks shouldn't be involved with money or benefits.

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7️⃣ Co-Agents 🐮

People you've worked with before might seem trustworthy because past deals with smaller commissions went smoothly. But with higher-value cases and larger commissions, they might betray you by dealing directly with property owners, cutting you out to keep all profits for themselves.

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8️⃣ Older People 👴👵

In Thai culture, we're taught to respect elders and follow their guidance. However, age doesn't guarantee good behavior or moral conscience. Some people are old in age but haven't developed mentally or morally.

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9️⃣ People with Sweet Talk and Pleasant Voices 🧕🎅

Many fall for friendly personalities and well-dressed appearances that seem well-mannered. Their sweet words and elegant speech may hide their true nature - like a honey-coated razor blade that cuts smoothly.

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1️⃣0️⃣ Bloggers, Influencers, and Social Media Personalities 👨‍💻👩‍💻Influencers with large followings who appear to live luxurious, successful lives can easily build trust and admiration. They might use this to manipulate others, disappearing after getting what they want. Their follower base makes it difficult to challenge them publicly.

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After these warnings, here are recommendations for self-protection to avoid being repeatedly deceived:

• Work professionally and thoroughly. Document everything in writing, chats, voice clips, and videos
• Always keep broker agreements, co-agent contracts, property viewing forms, and detailed contracts readily available
• Don't rely on verbal agreements and trust alone (#many failures from this)
• Don't trust easily, no matter how credible someone seems
• Verify all documents, information, and evidence before decisions
• Be wary of those who try to impress too quickly
• Trust your instincts more than others
• Don't be greedy (#extremely important)

For work involving benefits, especially in the real estate agent profession with high-value commissions, the Buddha's Kalama Sutta teaches us not to believe easily without verification. Here are its 10 key principles about not judging superficially:

1. Don't believe just from hearing (modern media)
2. Don't believe from tradition
3. Don't believe from rumors
4. Don't believe because it's in texts
5. Don't believe from logic alone
6. Don't believe because it matches your opinion
7. Don't believe because someone seems credible
8. Don't believe because the speaker is respectable
9. Don't believe because they're your teacher
10. Only believe after proving something is good, beneficial, and harmless

The Kalama Sutta emphasizes using reason and verification before believing or deciding. This perfectly matches our topic about seemingly trustworthy people who might brazenly deceive us.

Using these Buddhist principles helps maintain mindfulness in our work, leading to professional success while ensuring fair benefits for all parties.

Best wishes, Lovely Agent from Huai Khwang