Training/Event Information

Topic: The Psychology Behind Today's Biggest Scams

Presenters: Peter Warmka

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026

Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Delivery Method: Group Internet-Based

CPE Credits: Up to 1 credit hour

Description: Today’s scams are more sophisticated, psychologically driven, and technologically enabled than ever before. Among the most damaging are pig-butchering schemes—complex fraud operations that combine relationship building, social engineering, fraudulent investment opportunities, and organized international crime. Victims include retirees, professionals, business owners, and even experienced financial executives.

In this engaging presentation, former CIA intelligence officer and best-selling author Peter Warmka examines these crimes through the lens of human behavior and manipulation. Drawing upon real-world cases—including that of a bank CEO manipulated into transferring millions of dollars to fraudsters—Warmka reveals how criminals establish trust, identify vulnerabilities, exploit emotions, and gradually influence victims into making decisions they would ordinarily recognize as dangerous.

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the psychology behind successful scams, the warning signs that often appear during the manipulation process, and why intelligence and professional experience alone do not make someone immune to sophisticated human hacking. 

Program Level: Basic

Prerequisites Required: None Required

Advanced Preparation: None Required

Field of Study: Fraud

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to:

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Bios: Peter Warmka, CFE, CPP, is a former CIA Intelligent Officer with more than 20 years of experience in covert operations, human intelligence, and social engineering. As the founder of the Counterintelligence Institute, he specializes in helping organizations understand how treat actors exploit human vulnerabilities to gain access, information, and influence. His work focuses heavily on protecting, high-risk populations, including seniors, from manipulation to exploitation.

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When offering group internet-based programs, we implement three polling questions per CPE credit to ensure a real-time monitoring mechanism that verifies attendees are participating during the course. The three polling questions per CPE credit are at a sufficient frequency and lack predictability to ensure the attendees have been engaged throughout the course. The attendee’s completed interactivity is tracked via SLIDO, an application that ensures real-time engagement with participants with live polls, Q&As, and quizzes. It is the attendees' responsibility to accurately report CPE based on actual time attending conference sessions.

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