Small Ask First in the Currency Exchange Arbitrage Pitch Script
Small Ask First is one of the tactics composing the "Currency Exchange Arbitrage Pitch" playbook. An initial request is modest and easy to justify (phone credit, a small transfer) and is used as a precedent for a larger ask soon after. In this specific script, the pattern leads toward: Funds requested upfront to be exchanged at a claimed favorable rate, with a profit share promised on return.
Counter-Move
Recognize that no legitimate currency arbitrage opportunity requires an individual stranger to front funds to another individual, and decline regardless of the promised return.
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The tell — An initial request is modest and easy to justify (phone credit, a small transfer) and is used as a precedent for a larger ask soon after. — is carried in message text, which is what this tool compares against known script patterns.
ROMANCE SCRIPT INSPECTOR