Toxic Empathy – Scam Victims and Saviors – PART 2 – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-25T03:49:57-05:00February 25th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Scam Victims| Read More 3
Toxic Empathy – Scam Victims and Saviors – PART 1 – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-25T04:00:04-05:00February 25th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Scam Victims| Read More 1
Shifting Baseline Syndrome and the Acceptance of Insanity – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-18T12:32:35-05:00February 18th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2025, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, USA|Tags: Insanity, Shifting Baseline Syndrome, Societies, Wall Breaker, Wall Facer| Read More 0
A Thought About Trolls on Social Media – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-15T14:49:10-05:00February 15th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY|Tags: Amateurs, Social Media, Trolls, Victim Support, Victims Advocacy| Read More 0
We Must Be Compassionate with Illegal Immigrants Even When There are Consequences – an Editorial – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-04T15:40:33-05:00February 4th, 2025|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2025, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD, USA|Tags: Deportation, Illegal Alient, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration Law, Migrants, U.S. Law| Read More 1
Unseen but Devastating: The Global Urgency to Address Scams and Cybercrime – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-01-18T22:46:54-05:00January 18th, 2025|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, • SOCIOLOGY / POLITICAL SCIENCE, 2025, ARTICLE, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Attention, Cybercrime, Fraud, Government, Scam Victims, Scams| Read More 0
Advocates, Saviors, and Haters – Oh My – How People Respond Rightly or Wrongly to Injustice – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-01-04T16:07:30-05:00January 4th, 2025|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, • SOCIOLOGY / POLITICAL SCIENCE, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Advocates, Bystanders, Complainers, Haters, Injustice, Psychology, Ragers, Saviors| Read More 2
SCARS Institute 2025 Perspective on Volunteering to Help Scam Victims SCARS Editorial Team2024-12-19T06:25:11-05:00December 19th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: 'Ethics, Recovery, Responsibility, Vicarious Trauma, Volunteer, Volunteering| Read More 2
SCARS Institute Holiday Message – We Are Thankful – December 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-12-15T04:09:32-05:00December 15th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Happy Hanukkah, Holiday Message, Merry Christmas, SCARS Institute, Thankful| Read More 0
Ask Yourself Why? Would the United States Allow Scams? 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-10T23:16:47-05:00November 10th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD, USA|Tags: Government Policy, President Biden, Scams, United States| Read More 0
A Compassionate Perspective on Justice – a SCARS Institute Editorial – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-30T19:54:26-04:00October 30th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINOLOGY, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, GHANA, NIGERIA, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Justice| Read More 0
Chatbots ARE a Relationship Scam – Chatbot Part 5 – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-30T17:23:05-04:00October 30th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - AI, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Chatbot, Deception, Neurological, Psychological, Romance Scam| Read More 0
The Case Against Character.AI Chatbot and the Terrible Death of a 14 year old Boy – Chatbots Part 4 – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-30T17:19:21-04:00October 30th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, • VICTIM'S STORY, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, DOCUMENT / PDF, Tim McGuinness PhD, USA|Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Character.AI, Chatbot, Google, Law Suit| Read More 0
The Battle for the AI Future Has Begun! It Starts with Chatbots – Part 3 – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-30T17:20:39-04:00October 29th, 2024|Categories: • ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - AI, • ADVOCACY / POLICY, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Chatbots, Editorial, Psychological Dangers, Victim Psychology| Read More 0
The Battle Against TikTok – Montana USA Attorney General Lawsuit – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-25T19:59:10-04:00October 25th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Dangers to Children, Social Media, Teens, TikTok, Young Adults| Read More 0
ChatBots and the Extreme Psychological Dangers Associated With Them – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-30T17:22:24-04:00October 24th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - AI, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Attachment, Chatbots, Dependency, Psychological Danger, Psychology| Read More 0
The Matthew Principle and Scammers Getting Richer – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-16T07:13:47-04:00October 16th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINOLOGY, • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Economic Impact, Matthew Principle, Online criminals, Organized Crime, Scam Victims, Scammers, Transnational Organized Crime| Read More 0
Broken Windows Theory of Policing to Reduce Online Crime – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-16T07:14:31-04:00October 16th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINOLOGY, • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cybercrime, Fraud, Online Crime, Scams, Victims| Read More 0
Price’s Law and Scam Fraud & Cybercrime Awareness Education – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-06T20:49:40-04:00October 6th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Advocacy, Awareness, Pareto Principle, Price's Law| Read More 0
Statement About Professional Care for Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-06T18:49:53-04:00October 6th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Neuropsychology, Professional Care, Psychoeducation, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Therapy, Trauma| Read More 1
We are at Scams and Freedom Crossroads – an Editorial – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-04T00:22:58-04:00October 3rd, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, AUSTRALIA, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, EUROPE, Tim McGuinness PhD, UK, USA, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Data Sharing, Freedom, Government, Scam Victims, Scams| Read More 0
SCARS Institute West Africa Project with GISF CyberLaw Academy Series for Criminal Justice Professionals at Ghana UENR – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-18T15:37:47-04:00September 18th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMINOLOGY, GHANA, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Criminal Justice, Ghana, Law Enforcement, Police, SCARS Institute, West Africa| Read More 1
A Quick Lesson in Cryptocurrency Asset Forfeiture for Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-18T14:57:41-04:00September 17th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, GUEST AUTHORS, USA, Val Harkless|Tags: Asset Forfeiture, Cryptocurrency, Guest Editorial, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Meta Combating Financial Sextortion Scams From Nigeria – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-25T08:15:45-04:00July 25th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, Additional Authors, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Facebook, Facebook Instagram Meta Public Policy Safety and Expression, Instagram, Meta Corp., Online Safety, Public Policy, Sextortion| Read More 0
Cultural Selection Theory or Cultural Evolution and the Dangers of Unending Financial Fraud and Scams! – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-14T17:11:39-04:00July 14th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINOLOGY, • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Criminology, Cultural Evolution, Cultural Selection Theory, Financial Fraud, Online Crime, Scams, Social Media| Read More 0
Are Corporate Employees That Fall For Scams – Victims Or Negligent? – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-16T03:38:52-04:00June 16th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Business Scams, Corporate Employees, Corporate Victims| Read More 0
Amazon & Global Cyber Alliance Launches CyberFlex to Help Young Adults Avoid Scams and Cybercrime – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-13T13:05:54-04:00June 13th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Amazon, CyberFlex, Global Cyber Alliance| Read More 0
Emmanuel Kant And The Morality Of Scams – An Essay – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-23T03:07:35-04:00April 23rd, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Emmanuel Kant, Kantian, Moral Duty, Philosophy of Scams, Scam Victims| Read More 0
SCARS Is Changing The Way Ghana West Africa Thinks About Scams Fraud & Cybercrime – April 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-20T02:22:09-04:00April 19th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, Additional Authors, ARTICLE, GHANA, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Ghana, Ghana Internet Safety Foundation, Ghana Police Service, Police Training, Tim McGuinness PhD| Read More 1
WARNING: Scam Victims Exploited By The News Media – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-03T17:24:29-04:00April 2nd, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Exploitation, Interviews, News Media, Scam Victims| Read More 1
The Global Fraud Summit In The UK – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-15T14:57:53-04:00March 15th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, UK Government, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Cybercrime, Fraud, Global Fraud Summit, Government Policy, Scams, UK| Read More 0
Helping Scam Victims To See Through Authority Bias To Expose The Scammers And Fraudsters For What They Are – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-02T21:53:13-05:00March 2nd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Debby Montgomery Johnson, Tim McGuinness PhD| Read More 4
$3.1 Trillion – Recovering Transnational Organized Crime Profits – Reimagining the World – An Essay – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-06T08:04:39-05:00February 6th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: $3.1 Trillion, Organized Crime, Transnational Organized Crime| Read More 0
NASDAQ Global Financial Crime Report: Criminals Took US$3.1 Trillion from Victims and the Economy in 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-05T19:13:00-05:00February 5th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Debby Montgomery Johnson, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Financial Crime, Financial Crime Victims, Financial Crimes Report, Nasdaq| Read More 0
CDA Section 230 – Groundbreaking Decision in California Civil Case – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-14T05:59:04-05:00January 14th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: CDA, Communications Decency Act, Court Case, Law Suit, Section 230| Read More 0
SEXTORTION SCAM WARNING – URGENT – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-13T13:53:17-05:00January 13th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, GUEST AUTHORS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: COPPA, Scam Victims, Scam Warning, Sextortion, Sexual Extortion, Teen Victims, Teens, WIZZ, Wizz App| Read More 0
Relationship Scam Victims – Impact On Employment And Jobs – Saving Employment After A Scam SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-05T02:24:21-05:00January 4th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych), WORLDWIDE|Tags: ADA, Americans with Disability Act, Employment, Jobs, Relationship Scam, Romance Scams, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Fraud & Scams Are So Big We Need To Teach It In Schools – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-07T10:47:29-05:00January 2nd, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, GUEST AUTHORS, The Conversation|Tags: Children, Fraud, Scams, Schools| Read More 0
