Tyrrell_McAllister comments on Open Thread: December 2009 - Less Wrong
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No, that's not the case. A one-boxer in Newcomb's problems is acting with entirely correct beliefs. All agree that the one-boxer will get more money than the two-boxer. That correct belief is what motivates the one-boxer.
The scenarios that you describe sound somewhat (but not exactly) like Gettier problems to me.
(I wasn't the downvoter.)