Time pressure
Technique in the Coercion (C000) stage of the SC&MS ABCDEF lifecycle
Description
A demand that the victim act within a strict deadline.
Subtechniques
- C001.001Deadline or countdownAn explicit countdown timer or deadline to force quick decisions.
- C001.002Overdue paymentA claim that a payment is overdue and must be paid immediately to avoid penalties.
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How to cite
Plain text:
Narang, S. S. (2026). Time pressure (C001), in SC&MS: Scam Classification & Mapping System (Version 0.3). https://scams.dev/techniques/C001/BibTeX:
@misc{scms03_c001,
author = {Narang, Satnam Singh},
title = {{C001 Time pressure}, in SC\&MS: Scam Classification \& Mapping System},
year = {2026},
version = {0.3},
url = {https://scams.dev/techniques/C001/},
note = {A taxonomy for classifying scam techniques}
}