Usually... :) If you are close to the person then you would be able to tell right away if he/she is lying to you. But I guess it depends on the person. If you are too trusting and fail to make an observation ofm your surroundings then there's a big chance that you would be played for a fool by a great deal of people.
As for me, I am not really trusting by nature. Oh, I see the good in everyone but that doesn't mean that you could feed me anything and expect me to accept it as is. I always take into account the way a person construct his/her arguments. I make sure that I see no contradictions on his/her statements. Watch out for their reactions too. Remain calm even if you feel that he/she is lying his/her teeth out. This way, you would be better able to expose his/her scheme.
Ask a lot of questions and make sure that they answer them accordingly. Truyst your instinct. :) Be skeptic (but not so much). :) Use the power of deduction.... :)
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