U.S. Government Bans Woman Money Mule From Helping Scammers Anymore – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-02T05:09:46-04:00June 2nd, 2024|Categories: • VICTIM'S STORY, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Helping Scammers, Money Mule, money transmitter, Scam Victim| Read More 0
Limerence/Obsessive Love Disorder – When Your Hormones & Neurotransmitters Rule – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-01T16:48:31-04:00June 1st, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Betrayal Trauma, Limerence, Obsessive Love Disorder, OLD, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Pokémon Card Scammers Arrested By FBI – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-01T06:52:08-04:00June 1st, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, U.S. Department of Justice, USA|Tags: FBI, Fraud, Fraudsters Arrested, Pokémon, Scam, Scammers Arrested, Sports, Trading Cards| Read More 0
The Dangers Of Teen Sextortion Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-01T00:33:29-04:00June 1st, 2024|Categories: • MECHANICS OF SCAMS, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Blackmail, Sextortion, Sexual Exploitation, Teen Victims| Read More 0
MasterCard opens European Cyber Resilience Centre in Belgium – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-31T03:18:18-04:00May 31st, 2024|Categories: • CYBERSECURITY, • CYBERWAR & CYBERWARFARE, 2024, Additional Authors, EUROPE, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Cyber Resilience, Cybersecurity, Mastercard| Read More 0
Desperation – One of Many Normal Scam Victims’ Responses To Fear – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-30T17:38:03-04:00May 30th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Despair, Desperation, Distress, Impulsiveness, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 2
Mariko Takeuchi – Romance Scam Victim Became An Unwitting Drug Mule – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-30T09:42:39-04:00May 30th, 2024|Categories: • VICTIM'S STORY, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2024, JAPAN, MALAYSIA, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Dug Mule, Japan, Mariko Takeuchi, Scam Victim, Victim's Story| Read More 0
Europol’s Operation ENDGAME Strikes At Heart Of Cybercrime’s Botnet Universe – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-30T06:27:35-04:00May 30th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, EUROPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Botnets, Cybercrime, Cybercriminals, EUROPOL, Law Enforcement, Operation Endgame| Read More 0
People Often Cannot Recognize That They Have Depression – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-29T18:15:07-04:00May 29th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2024, Additional Authors, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Depression, major depressive disorder, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
911 S5 Botnet Dismantled – Another Major Botnet Taken Down By Law Enforcement – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-29T15:36:42-04:00May 29th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, U.S. Department of Justice|Tags: 911 S5 Botnet, Botnet, Criminal Justice, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement| Read More 0
Psychological Pain And Scam Victims Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-29T14:06:28-04:00May 29th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotional Pain, Psychological Pain, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Relationship Between Pain and Pleasure In Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-29T04:14:33-04:00May 29th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotional Pain, Pain, Pleasure, Psychological Pain, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Are You A Serial Scam Victim? Do You Know One? – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-28T06:54:55-04:00May 28th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cycle of Abuse, Scam Psychology, Scam Victim, Serial Victim, Victim Psychology, Victimology| Read More 4
Hedonic Adaptation And Scam Victims Finding Happiness – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-26T11:03:46-04:00May 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Happiness, Hedonic Adaptation, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology| Read More 5
The Similarity/Attraction Theory And Relationship Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-26T04:20:12-04:00May 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Bias, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims, Similarity/Attraction Theory| Read More 2
Do The Fake Names Scammers Use Play A Role In Luring In Victims? 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-26T03:18:43-04:00May 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Fake Names, Impersonation, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Psychology, Scammer's Names| Read More 0
Scam Victim Psychological Trauma And Weight Gain – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-22T14:45:18-04:00May 22nd, 2024|Categories: • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Insulin Production, Physical Effects, Psychological Trauma, Somatic Effects, Weight Gain| Read More 0
Why Are We More Likely To Trust Total Strangers Now? 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-19T21:18:44-04:00May 19th, 2024|Categories: • VICTIMOLOGY, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Bias, Stranger Danger, Trust, Trusting Strangers| Read More 4
U.S. FBI’s IC3.gov Turns 24 Years Old! – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-19T17:58:16-04:00May 19th, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, VIDEO / AUDIO|Tags: Criminal Complaints, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, IC3.gov, Reporting, U.S. Government, United States| Read More 0
Relearning Critical Thinking And To Think Skeptically – For Scam Victims After A Relationship Scam – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-13T02:42:16-04:00May 13th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Dissonance, Cognitive Impairment, Critical Thinking, Recovery Psychology, Relationship Scam, Scam Victims, Think Skeptically| Read More 2
Hollywood Effect – Romance Entitlement Vulnerability – Believing You Are Entitled To A Perfect Romantic Partner – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-12T02:00:30-04:00May 12th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Bias, Disney Syndrome, Halo Effect, Hollywood Effect, Overoptimism, Romance Entitlement, Vulnerability| Read More 2
Scam Victims: The Need To Tell Their Stories – The Need For Acceptance – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-11T13:50:05-04:00May 11th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Acceptance, Human Needs, Manipulation, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim, Scam Victim Stories, Storytelling, Trauma, Urban Legends| Read More 4
Language Scam Victim Danager: Never Date Someone When You Don’t Speak The Language Fluently – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-11T04:18:40-04:00May 11th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognition, Cognitive Biases, Language, Scam Danger, Scam Victims, Vulnerability| Read More 0
Labyrinth Walking and Spiral Walking Meditation for Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-10T17:48:23-04:00May 10th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Labyrinth Walking, Meditation, Mindfulness, Pattern Walking, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Spiral Walking| Read More 2
Learning And The Challenges That A Scam Victim Faces From Trauma And Related Cognitive Effects – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-09T16:16:12-04:00May 9th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Amygdala, Brain, Cognitive Dissonance, Cognitive Impairment, Emotional Dysregulation, Learning, Memory, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 2
Being A Victim – Labeling Theory & What It Means For Victims Of Scams Or Anyone! – 2023 [UPDATED 2024] SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-06T08:21:54-04:00May 9th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • CRIMINOLOGY, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2023, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Crimonology, Labeling Theory, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims, Victim, Victimology| Read More 3
Global Law Enforcement Collaboration Takes Down ‘LabHost’ Phishing-As-A-Service Platform – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-02T19:37:16-04:00May 2nd, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2024, EUROPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, UK Government, WORLDWIDE|Tags: LabHost, Law Enforcement, Phishing Scams, Phishing-As-A-Service Platform, Scammers Arrested| Read More 0
UK Government: Social and Psychological Implications of Fraud – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-01T12:28:21-04:00May 1st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2024, ARTICLE, DOCUMENT / PDF, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, UK, UK Government|Tags: Fraud, Fraud Victims, Government Report, Psychological Implications, Psychology, Sociology, UK, UK Government, United Kingdom| Read More 0
Psychological Trauma Or PTSD And Chronic Headaches And Migraines – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-29T10:02:54-04:00April 29th, 2024|Categories: • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Chronic Headaches, Migraines, Physiological Effects, Psychological Trauma, PTSD, Scam Victim Health| Read More 1
The Tragic Story Of Laura Kowal – A Romance Scam Victim Who Died Possibly At The Hands Of The Ghana/Nigerian Scammers – 2024 – [Videos] SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-29T04:51:32-04:00April 28th, 2024|Categories: • VICTIM'S STORY, 2024, Additional Authors, GHANA, NEWS, NIGERIA, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Ghana Scammers, Laura Kowal, Money Mule, Nigerian Scammers, Relationship Scam, Romance Scam, Romance Scammer, Scam Victim, Scammers, Victim Who Died| Read More 2
Residual Fear In Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-27T10:31:22-04:00April 27th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Anxiety, Chronic Fear, Persistent Fear, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Fear, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 0
Scam Victim Resistance In Support Groups Therapy Or Counseling Can Destroy Opportunities For Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-27T03:04:29-04:00April 27th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Psychological Resistance, Recovery Psychology, Resistance, Scam Victims, Support Groups, Therapy, Trauma| Read More 3
Anxiety And Mindfulness – A Tool For Scam Victims – 2024 – [VIDEOS] SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-10T16:44:46-04:00April 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Anxiety, Fear, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Breathing, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Cruel Or Indifferent To Suffering – What Scammers Do And Why It Is So Important For Scam Victims To Understand – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-24T03:36:12-04:00April 24th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE|Tags: Cruelty, Indifference To Suffering, Indifferent, Scam Victims, Understanding Scams| Read More 1
Unbelievable Story Of A U.S. Military Soldier Sanda G. Frimpong Involved In A Romance Scam Gang – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-23T13:24:16-04:00April 23rd, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, GHANA, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Fake Soldier, Military Impersonation Scam, Real Soldier, Romance Scam, Sanda G. Frimpong| 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
Multitasking Creates Scam Victim Vulnerabilities – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-22T11:49:48-04:00April 22nd, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Overload, ichigyo-zammai, Multitasking, Scam Vulnerability, Victim Vulnerability| Read More 2
The Relationship Between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) And Psychological Trauma – A Review – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-22T02:39:32-04:00April 22nd, 2024|Categories: • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: CFS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, ME, myalgic encephalomyelitis, Trauma| Read More 0
Sleep Deprivation As A Scammer’s Control Technique And Its Effect On Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-21T09:42:47-04:00April 21st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Control Technique, Manipulation, Scam Victims, Scammer Technique, Sleep Deprivation| Read More 6
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
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