They are well known for being experts at manipulation. Social engineering techniques are the favored tools of trade and are used to manipulate people, especially employees, to engage in criminal activities for them. Social engineering techniques are tools that also help evade law enforcement and criminal prosecution. Business traveling is stressful, thinking about schedules and meetings to attend or making sure those plans for your boss s itinerary is set. Under these stressful times, personal security is often ignored.
Airports are stressful environments and crowded with people.
Travelers often have more valuables with them during these times and are more prone to be distracted. Hotels are most often very relaxed environments but can be stressful especially at convention hotels. Hotel staff are there to serve and ensure that guests are as relaxed as possible. It is during these occasions that guests tend to leave valued possessions unattended or be prone to distraction. These are typical vulnerabilities which the crime groups take advantage of simply because a crime can be committed in a very low profile manner.