How to tell if someone is lying!

Do you want to be able to tell when someone is lying to you? Just follow these steps and you won't be as gullible next time. These techniques are used by police and security experts. This information can help you NOT be a victim in frauds and scams.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Body language of lies: Physical expression will be limited and stiff, with few arm and hand movements. Hand, arm and leg movement are toward their own body the liar takes up less space.
2. A liar will avoid making eye contact.
3. Emotional gestures: Timing and emotional gestures are off pace or unnatural: such as frowning when saying "I love you."
4. Interactions and reactions: A guilty person gets defensive. An innocent person will often go on the offensive. A guilty person is uncomfortable facing his questioner. He may turn his body or his face away.
5. Verbal context:• A liar will use your words to make answer a question. When asked, “Did you eat the last cookie?” The liar answers, “No, I did not eat the last cookie.”
6. • If you believe someone is lying, then change subject of a conversation quickly, a liar follows along willingly and becomes more relaxed. The guilty wants the subject changed; an innocent person may be confused by the sudden change in topics and will want to back to the previous subject.

Tips & Warnings

• Obviously, just because someone exhibits one or more of these signs does not make them a liar. The above behaviors should be compared to a persons base (normal) behavior whenever possible.