"We as a country tend to lull ourselves into a false sense of security over the passage of time, " said Andy Lamprey, vice president of the security firm Andrews International and a former Los Angeles Police Department senior SWAT supervisor.

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Park added that having civilization so close can lull some hikers into a false sense of security.

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Clearly, the scammers are just hoping to lull you into a sense of false security.

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