specterops Vishing Pretext
Build a believable phone pretext using current public context, plausible caller identity, and a tight objective.
Read ../../references/persuasion-principles.md when choosing the primary persuasion principle.
Workflow
- Identify the anchor event, policy, outage, code-review, meeting, or workflow change.
- Research official terminology, department names, office names, and support processes.
- Choose the primary persuasion principle:
- Authority
- Reciprocity
- Greed
- Commitment and consistency
- Social proof
- Liking
- Scarcity
- Curiosity
- Fear and anxiety
- Trust
- Shame or embarrassment
- Match the caller persona to the objective.
- Remove claims that are easy for the target to verify as false.
- Keep the script short, conversational, and role-appropriate.
Output
Return:
- Research summary
- Recommended caller persona
- Primary persuasion principle
- Opening line
- Full call script
- Objections and responses
- Claims to avoid
Patterns
- callback verification
- meeting support
- account recovery
- tool rollout
- town hall follow-up
- support readiness check