U.S. Bank President Lured Into Pig Butchering Scam – Embezzled Almost $50 Million – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-13T04:34:43-05:00February 13th, 2024|Categories: SCARS Institute Editorial Team, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, NEWS, USA|Tags: Bank CEO, Elkhart Kansas, Heartland Tri-State Bank, Pig Butchering Scam, Shan Hanes| 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 8
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
New York State Goes After Citibank For Failing To Protect & Refund To Scam Victims – January 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-30T22:01:15-05:00January 30th, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Citibank, Lawsuit, Money Recovery, Regulatory Action, Scam Victims| Read More 0
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
Understanding Grief & Complex Grief for Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-21T02:14:01-05:00January 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Complex Grief, Grief, Processing Grief, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 5
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
Albert Cavallé – Love Scammer In A Spanish Prison 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-24T12:40:44-05:00January 24th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, SPAIN|Tags: Albert Cavalle, In Prison, Love Scammer, Romance Scammer, Spanish Scammer| 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 2
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 3
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
Scam Victim Catastrophizing Making Recovery Difficult 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-23T16:58:03-05:00January 20th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Catastrophizing, Cognitive Dissonance, Cognitive Impairment, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 2
Scam Victims’ Vulnerability And Device Screen Time 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-23T16:59:54-05:00January 18th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Device Use, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Vulnerability, Scam Victims, Screen Time, Vulnerabilities| Read More 2
UNODC Report on Casinos and Cryptocurrency Scams and Money Laundering 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-16T20:15:20-05:00January 16th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, DOCUMENT / PDF, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, SOUTHEAST ASIA, United Nations|Tags: Casinos, Cryptocurrency Scams, Money Laundering, Southeast Asia, U.N. Report, UNODC| Read More 0
New Scam Victims – the Importance of Starting Off Right 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-23T19:29:54-05:00January 14th, 2024|Categories: • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Scam Victims, Victim Recovery, Victim Support| Read More 0
CDA Section 230 – Groundbreaking Decision in California Civil Case – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-14T05:59:04-05:00January 14th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: CDA, Communications Decency Act, Court Case, Law Suit, Section 230| Read More 0
SEXTORTION SCAM WARNING – URGENT – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-13T13:53:17-05:00January 13th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, GUEST AUTHORS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: COPPA, Scam Victims, Scam Warning, Sextortion, Sexual Extortion, Teen Victims, Teens, WIZZ, Wizz App| Read More 0
Chinese Money Laundering Organizations (CMLOs) – Use of Counterfeit Chinese Passports – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-12T22:03:48-05:00January 12th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, USA|Tags: Chinese Money Laundering Organizations, CMLOs, Counterfeit Chinese Passports, Homeland Security Investigations, HSI| Read More 0
Ukrainian Scammer/Cryptojacker Arrested – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-12T15:05:35-05:00January 12th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, EUROPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, UKRAINE|Tags: Cryptojacker, Cybercriminal Arrested, National Police of Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukrainian Scammer, Національна поліція України| Read More 0
Scam Reimbursement Part 2 – Takeaways from UK Regulatory Actions to Combat APP Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-12T05:56:53-05:00January 12th, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Ken Palla, UK|Tags: APP Scams, Scam Reimbursement, UK Regulatory Actions| Read More 0
Scam Reimbursement Part 1 – UK Payment Systems Regulator Final Scam Reimbursement Model – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-12T05:53:11-05:00January 12th, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Ken Palla, UK|Tags: APP, Authorized Push Payments, Payment Systems Regulator, Scam Reimbursement, Scam Victims, UK, United Kingdom| Read More 0
Trust: Romance Scams Betrayal And Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-23T22:15:37-05:00January 10th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Betrayal, Relationship Scams, Romance Scams, Scam Victims, Trust| Read More 6
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
Stockholm Syndrome – Getting Scam Victims To Break The Law – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-08T14:04:45-05:00January 8th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Breaking the Law, Control, Manipulation, Romance Scam Syndrome, Romance Scams, Scam Victim, Stockholm Syndrome| Read More 5
Romance Scam Victim Steals And Gives To Her Scammer – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-08T12:05:30-05:00January 8th, 2024|Categories: • VICTIM'S STORY, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Control, Embezzling, Manipulation, Romance Scam, Scam Victim| Read More 0
xDedic Marketplace Is Now An Ex-xDedic Marketplace! Another Dark Web Shutdown 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-07T14:32:13-05:00January 7th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, U.S. Department of Justice|Tags: Criminal Investigation, Dark Web, Law Enforcement Action, Site Shutdown, xDedic Marketplace| Read More 0
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 5
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
Scam Victim Commits Suicide – Romance Scam Scammers Arrested – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-28T11:05:54-05:00December 28th, 2023|Categories: SCARS Institute Editorial Team, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023, NEWS, USA|Tags: Nigerian Scammers, Romance Scam, Scam Victim, Scammers Arrested, Suicide| Read More 0
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
