Pendant Anchoring

From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy

Pendant Anchoring

Short Description: A pick-up-artist (PUA) technique of loaning something of perceived value (such as a pendant) as a pretext for a follow up meeting.

CAT ID: CAT-2022-298

Layer: 8

Operational Scale: Tactical

Level of Maturity: Theoretical

Category: TTP

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Detailed Description: A pick-up-artist (PUA) technique of giving something of perceived value (such as a pendant) with the expectation of getting it back as a way to increasing the target's investment in the PUA and providing a pretext for meeting again at a later time. This is often presented as a loan.

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