All possible means were used by the infatuated parents to conclude the bargain; and deception put an end to these usual artifices.
One of my favourite books about hackers is 'Masters of Deception' about this hacking group in the 1990s. Many of them didn't come from wealthy families. These are kids that are very intelligent; they just happen to be misdirected.
Neuroscientists are novices at deception.
People always overdo the matter when they attempt deception.