Technique

Isolation Tactics

MANIPULATION

Encouraging victim to distrust or hide activity from family, friends, and advisors who might recognize the scam.

Common attack flows

How it fits in a scam

This technique shows up duringMANIPULATION

Before

After

Defense

How to defend against this

Tools you can use

Steps you can take

Seen in the wild

Where we’ve seen it

Commonly targets