Crime & Punishment

The reason they try is usually due to them not understanding the aggression mechanics. Many of them actually believe that the suspect flag lets YOU do something naughty to them rather than the other way around, so they take measures to prevent this.
*shrug*
And yes, a scan alt saves loads of time. Logi alts I'm sure are helpful but I prefer not to use them personally, as actually taking down a larger, beefier ship 1v1 for me is the bacon on my cheeseburger. It helps that I don't mind losing from time to time

I have much love for the incursus. It has a pretty wide range of opponents it can handle even though it does have its limits.
Being a cheap t1 frigate helps a great deal, as it doesn't strike most folks as being that scary.
What I've found from chatting with targets in the past is that many folks think that it's bait for a different kind of trap. They assume the incursus is going to reship into something scarier and come back to stomp them if they engage. What it can actually do is often hard for them to wrap their minds around.

OP - good work on looking for trouble like this.

I suggest a tech 1 cruiser, and specifically the Vexor. It is a death machine with neuts and drones to deal damage, but it looks unthreatening.

t1 desies pop under drones way to quick,
the have a big sig, low hp and poor resists now that's not to say you cant make it work,
im sure you could but i would hesitate when ever thers a drone boat on scan (WEBS AND NEUTS)
the ishkur fits the role so damn well (as do a couple of the other af's) that i find it hard to think outside of it
the new ones might work but the confessor hasnt the tracking to kill drones fast enough and would have to give up the cap booster and fit a web to do so leaving it horrifically vulnerable to neuts (which does happen).

aas i said earlier, my hope for the gal t3 will be that it gets the confessors sig bonus and maby a drone or two(though i can live without this if its got 3 or 4 mids)

depends on the cruiser,
i dear say if you tried it in a navy ospray you would have an entertaining time.

bears a usually scared of anything t2 bigger than a frigate, and anything pirate faction barring the sisters stuff (as evidenced by johnypew's last few vids).

what helps are things like salvaging their wrecks and shooting their mtu's ,letting them feel like they can take you easily while you slowly get closer to scram range.

Chicanery and base cunning can help also. Stupid timer tricks come to mind. If you find someone who doesn't have their logi or friends on grid but perhaps docked up nearby then sometimes you can wiggle just right so they open up on you just before suspect drops.
Having the cavalry drop on grid just as your yellow flashy status goes away can inspire some true evil consequences, such as CONCORDOKKEN or the logi going suspect and opening it up to a righteous stomping by a friend.
All depends on the circumstances.
Keeping lines of communication open to other like-minded evildoers nearby can be helpful. Of course it can also result in surprise buttsex as we do tend to predate our own kind.

I've had success getting agro from mission bears with an Algos, especially if you pop out t1 drones at first (and launch the t2's later.....).

Also consider launching less then a full flight (say, 3-4) to make him think you have crap drone skills.

A Tristan works good for this as well.

Reading Feyd's blog is a must, of course.

Also, in tribute to the great Marlona Sky.......show up in a (supposedly) non-combat ship.

Like, say.......a Procuror. Or even better, a Skiff. A Skiff....carrying a Gecko, say.

Then start mining in their mission and 'accidentally' flip a wreck/shoot their MTU/etc.

You prey on their latent blood lust and hypocrisy.

Once they agress you, kick out a depot and switch the strip miner for a medium nos or neut.

Enjoy..:)

I was actually thinking earlier that my stratios needs a flight of tech 1 drones. 3-4 medium caldari drones would be just the thing I believe.

Unfortunately I don't think a procurer or skiff would have the DPS to break most mission ships. 1 Gecko with 1 DDA and full skills only gives about 250 DPS I think. Also sad day if he sets his drones on your lonely Gecko.