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                         Be careful of Con Artists
         Successful con artists are excellent at psychology. Theyunderstand human weaknesses---dishonesty, need, and greed….They use them to steal money from their victims. Here aresome of the ways that may help you avoid being tricked :
■ Ask yourself, " Does someone want to distract myattention? " Con artists are just like magicians. Themoment your attention is distracted, your money maybecome theirs.
■ When a police officer wants something from you, makesure his or her ID. A con artist may cheat you into being apolice officer or some other authority members.
 ■ Don’t follow the people blindly. Think before you act.
■ Don’t do anything unlawful.
■ People or things are sometimes not what they seem to be.Don’t believe what you see. Always use your brain.
■ Remember that the greedier you are, the more easily youwill become a victim of a trick.
■ Don’t let people rush you into making an importantdecision.
*psychology 心理學 victim 受害者 avoid 避免distract 分散 authority 官方 rush into 貿然 

【題組】41. A con artist in this reading is ______ .
(A) a psychologist (心理學家)
(B) an actor or an actress
(C) an art teacher
(D) a cheater