Stephanie Soo claims that individuals who commit fraud often rely on their own arrogance and a specific social perception of wealth to manipulate and deceive others.

“I think that's the craziest thing it's like liars have so much arrogance that you're it's almost terrifying when you really think about it so Nancy's own husband Nick was regularly loaning Tina money insane Nancy finds out that Tim Tina's husband was also loaning Tino money”

He asserts that individuals with sociopathic personalities who engage in deception lack the ability to feel genuine remorse and only express regret when they are caught.

“See, one of the things that I know about sociopathic personalities, and maybe you are, maybe you're not. I don't know. I haven't diagnosed you. I'm not sure to have confidence in it if I did. But is they're sorry when they get caught. They don't really have the ability to feel genuine remorse or to ”

Anna Garcia asserts that the fraud perpetrated by Jose Lantigua was a result of his deliberate and cruel manipulation of his wife.

“He needed a conspirator, a co-conspirator. And it ended up being his wife. But he knew his wife and he knew that if he told her the truth, she wouldn't have jumped on board. So he tricked her. We've all heard there's no honor amongst thieves here. He had no honor and he was very cruel”