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|Tags: Gratitude, Holidays, Scam Victims, Thanksgiving| 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)|Tags: Past, Recovery, Scam Victims, Toxic Positivity, Trauma| 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|Tags: Limen, Liminality, Philosophy of Recovery, Purgatory, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Twilight Zone| 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|Tags: Baiting, End Game Scams, Scam Baiting, Scam Victims, Scammers, Scams| 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|Tags: Baiting, End Game Scams, Scam Baiting, Scam Victims, Scammers, Scams| 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|Tags: Limit Situations, Philosophy of Recovery, Psychology, Scam Survivors, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| 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|Tags: Fraud, Gen Z, Millennials, Online Safety, Overconfidence, Overoptimism, Scams| 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
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|Tags: Free Speech, Government Regulation, President Trump, Regulatory Control| 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)|Tags: Perfectionism, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Quick Guide to Scam Victims’ Grief – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-08T16:08:56-05:00November 8th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Grief, Psychology, Relationship Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Trauma| 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|Tags: Failure to Prevent Fraud| 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|Tags: Cognitive Biases, Perceptions, Psychology of Scams, Scam Psychology, Scam Victim Vulnerability, Scam Victims, Scammer Lures| 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|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
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|Tags: Icons, Logos, Manipulation, Psychology of Scams, Scammers, Signs, Symbols| 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)|Tags: Family and Friends, Scam Victims, Toxic Comments| 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|Tags: Fake Reviews, Federal Trade Commission, Government Regulation, United States, 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|Tags: Advocace, Forthright Confrontation| 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|Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Chatbots, Deception, Romance Scams, Suicide| 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
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)|Tags: Family and Friends, Gaslighting, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Support, Scam Victims| Read More 0
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|Tags: Google, Google Features, Google Messages, Google Protections, Scams| 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)|Tags: Control Mechanisms, Gaslighting, Manipulation, Psychology of Scams, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims, Scammers| 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)|Tags: Emotional Support, Emotional Triggers, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Support| 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)|Tags: Psychology of Scams, Scam Victims, Scams, Subliminal Messaging| 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)|Tags: Artificial Sweeteners, Brain, Neurology, Scam Victims, Trauma| 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)|Tags: Cognitive Biases, Decision Making, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| 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
Conscientiousness for Scam Victim Recovery Helps Guarantee Success – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-14T04:11:29-04:00October 14th, 2024|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Conscientious, Conscientiousness, Philosophy of Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery| Read More 1
The Fear of Being Wrong Keeps Scam Victims Vulnerable – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-13T14:53:59-04:00October 13th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Biases, Fear, Logical Fallacies, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Schemas, Trauma Responses| Read More 0
BREAKING NEWS: FinCEN Assesses Record $1.3 Billion Penalty against TD Bank – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-10T17:46:43-04:00October 10th, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: AML, Anti-Money Laundering, Compliance, FinCEN, Government Fine, Government Oversight, TD Bank| Read More 0
Dostoevsky’s Views on Pain and Suffering and Their Impact on Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-09T20:16:46-04:00October 9th, 2024|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Dostoevsky, Pain and Suffering, Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Game Theory and Online Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-09T19:41:01-04:00October 9th, 2024|Categories: • MECHANICS OF SCAMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Game Theory, Scam Victims, Scams| Read More 0
Disinformation, Spam, and Scams are Making People More Susceptible to Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-09T19:07:52-04:00October 9th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Overload, Cognitive Overwhelm, Disinformation, Scams, Spam, Susceptible to Scams| Read More 0
Arthur Schopenhauer ‘The Pain of Life’ – Understanding a Philosophical View of Suffering – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-07T05:01:55-04:00October 7th, 2024|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosophy of Recovery, Scam Victims, Suffering| Read More 1