The Invisible Deception: Social Engineering for normal people

By Antonio Fajardo Navarro

We live connected all the time. We work, shop, talk, share photos, manage our banking, and store a large part of our lives on a screen. But almost no one has taught us how to navigate that world without falling into traps.

The Invisible Deception explains social engineering in a clear, accessible and practical way: how digital scams work, why we fall for them even when we think "it won't happen to me", and which simple habits can help protect us without living in fear.

This is not a technical book, nor is it only for experts. It is a guide for ordinary people: families, students, professionals, teachers, businesses, and anyone who uses a mobile phone, email, or social media.

Through everyday examples, humour and common sense, this book will help you understand:

Why urgency, trust and fear are allies of deception.How scammers operate and which patterns repeat.What changes with artificial intelligence, cloned voices and perfectly crafted messages.How to spot misinformation, half-truths and manipulation.Which simple habits can reduce many digital risks.

Because they don't hack your computer.

They hack your mind.

And the good news is that your mind can also be trained to defend itself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GZDNSZND
• ISBN13: 9798195257385
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"