Scam Victim Scammer Obsession – Part 1 – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-30T08:07:47-04:00July 30th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Fake Profiles, Maladaptive Coping Mechanism, Negative Coping Mechanism, Obsession, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scammers| Read More 0
Reenabling Scam Victim Curiosity After A Relationship Scam – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-30T03:33:20-04:00July 30th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Impairment, Curiosity, Learning, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 2
The Curious Case Of Artificial Blue Light And Its Effects On Scam Victims During The Scam And Afterward – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-30T02:56:35-04:00July 29th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Artificial Blue Light, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Sleep Disruption, Vulnerability| Read More 0
Summer Heat And Struggling Trauma Sufferers – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-27T03:22:20-04:00July 27th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Heat, Psychological Trauma, Scam Victims, Summer, Trauma Sufferers| Read More 0
High Justice Sensitivity And Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-26T22:44:59-04:00July 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: High Justice Sensitivity, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Avoidance, Savior Syndrome, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Scam Victim’s Shadow Side And What It Means For Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-26T12:45:20-04:00July 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Shadow Self, Shadow Side, Trauma, Vulnerabilities| Read More 0
Countries Are Now Using Organized Crime/Criminals To Do Bad Things! 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-25T19:46:49-04:00July 25th, 2024|Categories: SCARS Institute Editorial Team, 2024, CHINA (PRC), EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, INDIA, IRAN|Tags: Bad Actors, China, Criminals, India, Iran, Organized Crime, State Sponsors| Read More 0
North Korean Cyberespionage Inside KnowBe4 Company – A Massive Wake Up Call For Cybersecurity Industry- 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-25T17:38:56-04:00July 25th, 2024|Categories: • CYBERWAR & CYBERWARFARE, • CYBERSECURITY, 2024, Additional Authors, NEWS, NORTH KOREA, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Cyberespionage, Cybersecurity, Cybrewar, KnowBe4, North Korean| 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
Cognitive Ease – Another Way All Of Us Are Manipulated – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-24T02:03:47-04:00July 24th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Biases, Cognitive Ease, Cognitive Overload, Cognitive Strain, Mental States, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology of Scams| Read More 0
Staring – A Stoic Tool To Aid Scam Victim Trauma And Emotional Regulation – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-23T04:20:59-04:00July 23rd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotional Regulation, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Staring, Stoic, Stoicism, Trauma| Read More 0
What Is Justice For A Scam Victim? 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-18T21:03:51-04:00July 18th, 2024|Categories: • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Justice, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
INTERPOL Operation Jackal III Arrests More Than 300 Scammers – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-16T12:21:23-04:00July 16th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, INTERPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: INTERPOL, Operation Jackal III| Read More 0
Feeling Overwhelmed and Overloaded in the Initial Months After the Scam – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-16T09:10:04-04:00July 16th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotional Bandwidth, Overloaded, Overwhelmed, Overwhelming, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Protecting Yourself After the AT&T Data Breach – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-15T14:19:06-04:00July 15th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CYBERSECURITY, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: AT&T, Customer Data, Data Breach| Read More 0
An Insight Into Coping with Emotional Trauma After Becoming A Scam Victim – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-15T07:45:26-04:00July 15th, 2024|Categories: • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Avoidancce, Avoiding, Coping, Scam Victim, Trauma| Read More 2
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
Self-Location Uncertainty And Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-07T00:39:13-04:00July 7th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Map, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims, Self-Location Uncertainty, Space and Time| Read More 0
For Scam Victims – The Idea Of Happiness – Finding It Again – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-06T08:20:26-04:00July 6th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Happiness, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Getting Information Overload Online? – You Are Not Alone! 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-02T06:56:22-04:00July 2nd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Overload, Information Overload, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims, Scam Vulnerability| Read More 0
INTERPOL Operation First Light With 3,950 Arrests – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-27T19:32:06-04:00June 27th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, INTERPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Financial Fraud, INTERPOL, Operation First Light, Scammer Arrests, Scammers, Scams| Read More 0
Evolved Apes NFT Scam – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-25T04:57:12-04:00June 25th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Blockchain, Evolved Apes, NFT Scam, NFTs, Rug Pull Scam| Read More 0
Hypergamy Delusion and Romance Scams – A Fundamental Vulnerability – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-22T19:14:06-04:00June 22nd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Biases, Delusion, Hypergamy, Relationship Scams, Romance Scams, Scam Victims, Vulnerability| Read More 0
Talk Therapy For Scam Victims – An Introduction – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-20T03:20:04-04:00June 19th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Talk Therapy, Trauma Therapy| Read More 0
Cyber Espionage: A New Trend Of Chinese Scam Victim Spies – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-18T22:16:56-04:00June 18th, 2024|Categories: • CYBERWAR & CYBERWARFARE, • MECHANICS OF SCAMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cyber Espionage, Cybercrimes, Cyberwar, Scam Victim Spies| Read More 0
Boredom: A Potential Principal Cause In Online Scams & Scam Victims Vulnerability – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-18T14:28:32-04:00June 18th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Boredome, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Psychology, Vulnerability| 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
Existential Specialness And Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-12T18:46:00-04:00June 12th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE|Tags: Cognitive Biases, Existential Crisis, Existential Specialness, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Thought Patterns That Sustain Depression – An Overview for Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-10T22:35:43-04:00June 10th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Depression, Mental Health, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Thought Patterns| Read More 0
Neurodivergent/Neuroatypical/Autistic Scam Victims And Manipulation In Relationship Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-10T12:20:20-04:00June 10th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Autistic, Neuroatypical, Neurodivergent, Neurodiverse, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Common Cognitive Distortions Of Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-08T15:07:33-04:00June 8th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Biases, Cognitive Distortions, Distorted Thinking, Scam Victims| Read More 3
Philosophy of Scams: Harry Frankfurt’s Hierarchical Compatibilism – A Different Perspective on Scam Victimization – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-07T12:48:20-04:00June 7th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Different Perspective, Harry Frankfurt, Hierarchical Compatibilism, Philosophy of Scams, Scam Victimization| Read More 0
Perception Expectation And Perspective In Scam Victims’ Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-09T20:55:56-04:00June 6th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Expectation, Perception, Perspective, Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 2
The Paradox Of Relationship Scams – Another Perspective – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-04T16:14:49-04:00June 4th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Another Perspective, Paradox, Paradoxical Nature of Fraud, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Predurance of Scammers And Their Scam Victim – A Waiting Game – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-04T02:51:47-04:00June 4th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Predurance, Relationship Scams, Scam Victim, Scammer Techniques, Scammers| Read More 0
5 Bulgarian Fraudsters Convicted In The UK – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-03T10:26:37-04:00June 3rd, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, Additional Authors, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, UK|Tags: Benefits Fraud, Bulgarians, Convicted, Fraudsters, UK, United Kingdom| Read More 0
Sadako Toyoda: Another Innocent Scam Victim Money Mule Has Been Arrested In Japan – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-03T08:45:20-04:00June 3rd, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, Additional Authors, JAPAN, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Japan, Money Mule, Money Mule Arrested, Sadako Toyoda, Scam Victim, 豊田禎| Read More 0
Major European Money Laundering/Money Mule Services Operation Shut Down By Europol – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-02T22:07:53-04:00June 2nd, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, EUROPE, EUROPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Cryptomules, EUROPOL, Money Laundering, Money Mule| Read More 0
For Scam Victims – Healing And Moving On When There Are Still Residual Feelings – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-02T16:07:04-04:00June 2nd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotions, Recovery Psychology, Relationship Scam, Residual Feelings, Romance Scam, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
