In criminal literature, social engineering is often depicted as a means of obtaining sensitive information through psychological manipulation. The following are some common techniques, but please note that these contents are for literary reference only and should not be imitated or tried in real life.： --- ### 1. **Disguise identity (Pretexting)** -**Technique**: The role fakes the identity (such as IT support, senior management, law enforcement officials) and uses a sense of authority or urgency to force the security guard to cooperate. -**Example**： > The protagonist pretends to be a security auditor at the company headquarters, claiming that he needs to check the access logs of the monitoring system immediately. He used professional terminology and forged documents to make the security guards relax their vigilance, and finally obtained the access code. ### 2. **Emergency pressure** -**Techniques**: Create false emergencies (such as fires, medical accidents), and use the sense of responsibility or panic of security guards to obtain information. -**Example**： > The accomplice pretended to faint outside the building. The protagonist urged the security guard to call the “internal emergency number” (actually the accomplice's number), and took the opportunity to ask: “What is the password for the spare exit?" The doctor needs the fastest route! ” ### 3. **Reverse Psychology (Reverse Psychology)** -**Technique**: Deliberately show “disinterest” in information, triggering the security guard's desire to correct. -**Example**： >The protagonist glanced at the key cabinet in the security room and deliberately said, “You definitely don't need old-fashioned key management here, do you?" It's too easy to get out of loopholes. “In order to prove his professionalism, the security guard blurted out: "We have two-factor authentication, and keys and fingerprints are indispensable." ” ### 4. **Building Empathy (Building Rapport)** -**Technique**: Narrow the relationship through small talk (such as talking about family and hobbies) to reduce the security guard's preparedness. -**Example**： >The protagonist brought coffee to the night shift security guard for several days in a row, and accidentally mentioned: "My daughter always asks me if there is a secret passage in this building. You don't really have it, do you?" "The security guard replied with a smile: "No, I just need my card for the door of the basement." ” ### 5. **Fishing Questions (Fishing Questions)** -**Technique**: Hide key issues in irrelevant conversations. -**Example**： > The protagonist pointed to the uniform badge of the security guard and asked, “Is your duty schedule rotated?" Who is in charge on weekends? "The security guard replied: "Oh, this is Xiao Wang. He uses the password 12345 to log in to the system." ” --- ### Literature Enhancement Skills： -**Detailed realism**: Study real cases (such as Kevin Mitnick's hacker memoirs) to increase credibility. -**Character contrast**: Let the security guard itself be vigilant, but it is breached by the protagonist using human weaknesses (such as desire to help, vanity). -**Unexpected twist**: The information may be false, but the security guard is testing the protagonist and creating tension in the plot. --- Please always keep in mind: in reality, social engineering is illegal and may cause serious harm to others. Literary creation should pay attention to moral boundaries and avoid glorifying crime.