Scam Victims In The RAIN – A Mindfulness Approach For Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-28T15:55:47-05:00February 28th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Mindfulness, RAIN Method, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 0
Scam Victims Guide To Do-It-Yourself EFT Tapping – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-27T07:02:04-05:00February 27th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: EFT Tapping, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims, Self-Help, Victim Education, Victim Recovery| Read More 0
Scam Victims Guide To Do-It-Yourself Exposure Therapy – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-26T09:30:18-05:00February 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Acclimation, Exposure Therapy, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims, Self-Help, Victim Education, Victim Recovery| Read More 3
Scam Victims Compliance With Scammer Authority Figures – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-26T08:13:31-05:00February 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Authority Figures, Compliance, Psychological Dynamics, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victims, Scammers, Vulnerability| Read More 0
Helping Scam Victims Understand Cognitive Dissonance – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-20T19:08:50-05:00February 20th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Dissonance, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 3
Coping with Scam Victim Trauma: Exploring Positive and Negative Coping Mechanisms – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-20T05:15:18-05:00February 20th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Avoidancce, Coping Mechanisms, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim, Scam Victim Recovery, Victim Recovery| Read More 1
Rebuilding Trust: The Scam Victim’s Journey from Victimhood to Empowerment – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-19T09:41:24-05:00February 19th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Boundaries, Rebuilding Trust, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trust Relationships, Victim Recovery| Read More 4
Why It Is Important To Understand The Default Mode (DMN) And The Subconscious In Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-16T06:51:23-05:00February 16th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Default Mode, DMN, Grief, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Subconscious, Trauma| Read More 2
‘Love Language’ Does Not Apply To Relationship Scams & Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-14T18:49:54-05:00February 14th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Love Language, Psychology, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 0
45% of Men Use AI for Valentine’s Day Romance Messages – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-14T03:12:46-05:00February 14th, 2024|Categories: • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, GUEST AUTHORS|Tags: AI, McAfee Research, Men Using AI, Research Study, Romance, Romantic Messages, Valentine's Day| Read More 0
Scam Victims Editing Their Stories To Promote Recovery From Scams 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-12T00:56:12-05:00February 12th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Radical Honesty, Scam Victim's Stories, Scam Victims, Story Editing, Victim Recovery, Victims Stories| Read More 2
$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
Scam Victims Will Never Be The Same – A Harsh Truth – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-04T23:26:43-05:00February 4th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: A Harsh Truth, Denial, Recovery Psychology, Scam Survivors, Scam Victims, The truth about scams, Victim Recovery| Read More 3
A Scam Victim in Extreme Distress – Stopping the Pain – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-04T06:56:17-05:00February 2nd, 2024|Categories: • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotional Pain, Extreme Distress, Getting Help, Scam Victim, SCARS Essay| Read More 7
Motivation & Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-01T20:01:07-05:00February 1st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Motivation, Needs & Desires, Relationship Scams, Romance Scams, Scam Victims, Vulnerabilities| Read More 3
Actionable Steps For Scam Victims To Create Resilience & Recover After A Scam 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-27T00:28:12-05:00January 27th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Actionable Steps, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Support & Recovery Program, Victim Recovery| Read More 2
Importance of Scam Victims’ Learning in Recovery from Scams 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-24T20:28:23-05:00January 24th, 2024|Categories: • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Education, Learning, Scam Victims, Support & Recovery Program, Victim Recovery| Read More 0
Overconfidence And Scam Victims’ Susceptibility To Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-24T01:04:51-05:00January 24th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Bias, Decision Making, Overconfidence, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victims, Scams, Susceptibility| Read More 1
Scam Victims Suppressing Trauma Or Avoiding Recovery And Healing 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-24T20:42:55-05:00January 23rd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Avoiding Healing, Avoiding Recovery, Avoiding Trauma, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims, Suppressing Trauma, Victim Recovery| Read More 3
Love Bombing & Amygdala Hijacked Scam Victims – Love Is Chemical After All – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-24T13:17:54-04:00January 23rd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Amygdala Hijack, Brain Functions, Love Bomb, Love Bombing, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 2
Scam Victim Psychological Alienation After A Scam 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-22T18:05:07-05:00January 22nd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Alienantion, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 2
SCARS Emotional Scam Victims’ Support & Recovery Program – Turning Them Into Scam Survivors 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-21T16:35:41-05:00January 21st, 2024|Categories: • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Scam Survivors, Scam Victims, Support Groups, Victims' Support| Read More 0
Dear Scam Victim Family & Friends – You Are Also Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-09T03:35:29-05:00January 9th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Families, Friends, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Trauma, Secondary Victims, Vicarious Trauma| Read More 2
Vulnerability and Breakdown in Scam Victims – The Camel’s Back Syndrome Metaphor – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-07T07:12:35-05:00January 7th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Breaking Point, Camel's Back Syndrome, Scam Victims, Victim Trauma, Vulnerability| Read More 1
Scam Victim Stress – The Psychological, Cerebral, and Physiological Effects – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-07T07:43:39-05:00January 7th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cerebral Stress, Emotional Stress, Physical Stress, Physiological Stress, Psychological Stress, Scam Victim| Read More 3
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
Scam Victims: Applying Boundaries When Compassion Is Required Instead – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-31T14:56:24-05:00December 31st, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Boundaries, Compassion, Friends & Family, Other Scam Victims, Scam Victims| Read More 2
Savior Syndrome And The Negative Consequences To Them And Other Scam Victims – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-23T23:11:32-04:00December 31st, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Messiah Complex, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Savior Complex, Savior Syndrome, Victim Recovery| Read More 1
Reclaiming Your Worth: A Scam Survivor’s Guide to Navigating Your Worthiness After a Scam – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-27T04:01:11-05:00December 27th, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Scam Survivor, Scam Victim, Your Worth - Self Worth| Read More 3
Magic & Relationship Scams – Both Involve Similar Manipulation & Control – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-24T00:51:46-05:00December 23rd, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Control, Magic, Manipulation, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims, Scammers| Read More 0
Trauma & Nutritional Health – Take Your Vitamins – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-10T14:34:51-04:00December 23rd, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, ARTICLE, Debby Montgomery Johnson, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: B Vitamins, Nutritional Supplements, Physiological Health, Trauma| Read More 3
Scam Victims And The Crossing Of The River Styx – An Interpretation Of The Recovery Process – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-23T04:35:15-05:00December 22nd, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Process, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scams| Read More 4
Romance Scam Victims & The Holidays – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-21T12:18:51-05:00December 21st, 2023|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, ARTICLE|Tags: Grief & Trauma, Holiday Season, Holidays, Romance Scam Victims, Scam Victims| Read More 1
SCARS 5 Coping Techniques For Traumatized Scam Victims – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-14T15:53:28-05:00December 14th, 2023|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Coping Techniques, Psychological Trauma, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 5
Fibromyalgia & Psychological Trauma Link – Medical Health Alert – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-14T04:25:22-05:00December 14th, 2023|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2023, ARTICLE|Tags: Fibromyalgia, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, Psychological Trauma, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Victim Trauma| Read More 0
Trauma Recollection/Traumatic Flashbacks And Scam Victim PTSD – Recovery Psychology – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-13T15:19:48-05:00December 13th, 2023|Categories: • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Flashbacks, PTSD, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma Recollection, Traumatic Flashbacks, Victim Trauma| Read More 3
The Forever Con Artist – A World History Of Deception – An Editorial About Scammers/Fraudsters – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-09T05:34:51-05:00December 5th, 2023|Categories: • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Con Artist, History of Scams| Read More 0
Anger & Self-Radicalization – Recovery Psychology 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-10T15:01:17-05:00December 4th, 2023|Categories: • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych), WORLDWIDE|Tags: Anger, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Self-Radicalization| Read More 1
