Let's say you were born yesterday and gullible is your middle name, here are some things to look out for to tell if someone is lying:
1) The eyes. Read the eyes. If they fidget, if they dilate, it's a huge heads up. If the guy keeps looking down, looking away, and never in your eyes, you've nailed him.
2) If he covers his mouth or any part of his face.
3) The Feds say that when a guy touches his nose, he's lying. I don't buy it, but you never see a wiseguy scratching and sniffing his nose while being questioned.
4) If he moves from side to side too much, to distract your attention from the subject at hand.
5) Stuttering, correcting himself (if it happened to you, you know exactly what happened, you don't need to correct yourself).
6) If his story has very little details and he keeps repeating the same facts, trying to convince himself. The guy is as vague as a lawyer when asked why he is charging you $500 a hour.
7) The story is very complicated and distorted, to cause confusion.
8) Changes subjects often, tries to veer conversation, deflects questions or doesn't answer questions.
9) Is overly defensive when questioned, uses "don't you trust me?" line.
10) They don't hear the question. What? Did wax build up in your ears in the last 10 seconds? They are buying time to get creative when they ask you to repeat yourself.
11) The details change a few days later (again, when something happens to you and you are not inventing, you remember the details in the same way over and over again). Ask a guy a few years later about a story and you'll really catch a mountain of lies.
That's it.
Watch your backs and keep your noses clean.
tips from Mr. Mafioso from askmen.com
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