Reflective Questioning to Help Scam Victims Transform Judgmentalism into a Safer Conversation – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-12-10T16:22:51-05:00December 10th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD| Read More 0
The Feeling of Defectiveness in Scam Victims – A Barrier to Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-12-10T02:34:58-05:00December 10th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, U.S. Federal Trade Commission| Read More 1
INTERPOL Operation HAECHI V – Arrests 5,500 Scammers in 40 Countries – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-12-06T23:29:09-05:00December 6th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, INTERPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE| Read More 0
Knowledge Paralysis – Learning the Name of a Disorder or Condition Can Cause Scam Victim Recovery to Stop – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-12-05T21:30:05-05:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)| Read More 0
Mind Bugs and Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-30T12:43:47-05:00November 30th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)| Read More 3
The Hoax of the Fake Restaurant that Never Was – Psychology Leads Us to Participate When We Should Not! – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-30T16:33:04-05:00November 29th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, UK| Read More 0
Hell Yes! Cursing Like a Pirate Can Help Scam Victims Recovery from the Trauma of Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-27T11:05:12-05:00November 27th, 2024|Categories: • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)| Read More 0
BREAKING NEWS: Major INTERPOL Operation Serengeti Arrests 1,006 Criminals In 19 Countries – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-26T13:14:35-05:00November 26th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2024, AFRICA, GHANA, INTERPOL, NEWS, NIGERIA, SCARS Institute Editorial Team| Read More 0
Thanksgiving and its Meaning for Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-28T08:33:15-05:00November 25th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Debby Montgomery Johnson, Tim McGuinness PhD| Read More 1
Never Forget the Past – But Lose the Emotional Attachment to It! Avoid Toxic Positivity – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-22T18:14:33-05:00November 22nd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)| Read More 0
Scam Victims and the In-between Place of Liminality While Struggling for Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-19T03:38:12-05:00November 19th, 2024|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD| Read More 0
Continuing Communicating with the Scammers Part 2 – Stop That! – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-16T06:32:08-05:00November 16th, 2024|Categories: • DO IT YOURSELF RECOVERY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, • VICTIM'S STORY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD| Read More 0
Continuing Communicating with the Scammers Part 1 – Why Would Scam Victims Do That? – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-16T06:33:42-05:00November 16th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • DO IT YOURSELF RECOVERY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • VICTIM'S STORY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD| Read More 0
Limit Situations and their Effect on Scam Victims-Survivors – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-14T05:18:05-05:00November 14th, 2024|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD| Read More 0
The Overoptimism of Gen Z Youth Almost Assures More Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-13T03:09:03-05:00November 13th, 2024|Categories: • VICTIMOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • ONLINE SAFETY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD| 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| Read More 0
President Trump Launches Campaign for Free Speech and to Go After Tech Industry Platforms – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-10T08:56:15-05:00November 10th, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, ARTICLE, President Donald J. Trump, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA| Read More 1
Perfectionism Can Destroy a Scam Victim’s Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-10T06:17:57-05:00November 10th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)| Read More 0
Quick Guide to Scam Victims’ Grief – UPDATED 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-09-22T14:47:13-04:00November 8th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, ♦ UPDATED, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)| Read More 0
A New Requirement in the UK’s Fight Against Fraud: Criminal Charges for the Failure to Prevent Fraud – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-06T12:39:56-05:00November 6th, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, Tim McGuinness PhD, UK| Read More 0
The Bouba-Kiki Effect and the Psychology of Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-06T00:41:20-05:00November 6th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD| Read More 2
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| 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)| 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| 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| Read More 0
Symbols in Our Minds – Icons, Symbols, and Logos Trigger Automatic Responses in Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-28T17:42:11-04:00October 28th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD| Read More 0
For Family & Friends of Scam Victims: Unintentional Toxic Comments to Avoid – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-28T12:28:29-04:00October 28th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)| Read More 2
FTC’s New Regulation Against Fake Reviews Take Effect – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-27T20:53:00-04:00October 27th, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, Tim McGuinness PhD, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, USA| Read More 0
For Advocates: Using Forthright Confrontation to Support Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-30T00:57:37-04:00October 26th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE| Read More 0
Chatbots a New Evolution – Are They Romance Scams in Another Form? Part 2 – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-30T17:21:33-04:00October 26th, 2024|Categories: • ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - AI, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD| 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| 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)| Read More 0
Secondary-Gaslighting and the Effect it has on Scam Victims’ Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-23T20:06:31-04:00October 23rd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)| Read More 1
Google Adds 5 New Protections on Google Messages to Help Keep You Safe – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-23T12:09:39-04:00October 23rd, 2024|Categories: SCARS Institute Editorial Team, • CYBERSECURITY, 2024, GUEST AUTHORS, NEWS, WORLDWIDE| Read More 0
Scammer Control Mechanisms – Dominance and Manipulation of Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-23T11:23:51-04:00October 23rd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)| Read More 3
The ‘4 SEEN’ Questions to Reduce Emotional Triggers – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-22T19:46:43-04:00October 22nd, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)| Read More 1
Subliminal Messaging and Scams – A Deeper Look – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-21T02:17:55-04:00October 21st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)| Read More 0
Scam Victims-Survivors: Stop Consuming Artificial Sweeteners NOW for Your Trauma and Brain! – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-19T07:30:18-04:00October 17th, 2024|Categories: • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)| Read More 0
5 Simple Ways for Scam Victims-Survivors to Avoid Common Thinking (Decision-Making) Errors During Scam Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-16T23:49:02-04:00October 16th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)| 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| Read More 0