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 2
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 4
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 4
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
INTERPOL Operation HAECHI IV – Over 3,500 Successful Arrests – Expanded Details – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-24T20:39:52-05:00December 24th, 2023|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023, INTERPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: INTERPOL, Operation HAECHI IV, Scammers Arrested| Read More 0
Magic & Relationship Scams – Both Involve Similar Manipulation & Control – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-24T00:51:46-05:00December 23rd, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Control, Magic, Manipulation, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims, Scammers| Read More 0
Trauma & Nutritional Health – Take Your Vitamins – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-10T14:34:51-04:00December 23rd, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, ARTICLE, Debby Montgomery Johnson, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: B Vitamins, Nutritional Supplements, Physiological Health, Trauma| Read More 3
Scam Victims And The Crossing Of The River Styx – An Interpretation Of The Recovery Process – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-23T04:35:15-05:00December 22nd, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Process, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scams| Read More 4
Romance Scam Victims & The Holidays – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-21T12:18:51-05:00December 21st, 2023|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, ARTICLE|Tags: Grief & Trauma, Holiday Season, Holidays, Romance Scam Victims, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Love Scams: Foreigners Lie to Bulgarian Women on the Internet – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-22T12:02:21-05:00December 20th, 2023|Categories: • VICTIM'S STORY, 2023, Additional Authors, ARTICLE, BULGARIA, Lydia Zagarova|Tags: Bulgaria, Bulgarian TV, Bulgarian Women, Love Scams, Lydia Zagarova, Romance Scams| Read More 0
Motivational Denial – Recovery Psychology – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-23T16:18:07-04:00December 19th, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Motivational Denial, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 3
Japan – Japanese Scammers – LINE App Investment Scams – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-22T17:51:53-05:00December 19th, 2023|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023, ARTICLE, JAPAN, NPO Charms Japan, Rika Takebe, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Investment Scams, Japan, Japanese Scammers, LINE App| Read More 0
Nigerian Scammer Justice: Why We MUST Extradite – Guest Editorial – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-18T21:41:36-05:00December 18th, 2023|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2023, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Gary Warner, GUEST AUTHORS, NIGERIA|Tags: EFCC, Extradite Scammers, Nigerian Courts, Nigerian Justice, Nigerian Scammer| Read More 0
SCARS 5 Coping Techniques For Traumatized Scam Victims – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-14T15:53:28-05:00December 14th, 2023|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Coping Techniques, Psychological Trauma, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 5
Fibromyalgia & Psychological Trauma Link – Medical Health Alert – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-14T04:25:22-05:00December 14th, 2023|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2023, ARTICLE|Tags: Fibromyalgia, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, Psychological Trauma, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Victim Trauma| Read More 0
Trauma Recollection/Traumatic Flashbacks And Scam Victim PTSD – Recovery Psychology – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-13T15:19:48-05:00December 13th, 2023|Categories: • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Flashbacks, PTSD, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma Recollection, Traumatic Flashbacks, Victim Trauma| Read More 3
Irish Criminal Assets Bureau – Deny And Deprive Criminals Of Assets Acquired Through Criminal Conduct – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-11T02:46:48-05:00December 11th, 2023|Categories: SCARS Institute Editorial Team, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2023, ARTICLE, IRELAND|Tags: An Garda Síochána, Criminal Assets Bureau, Ireland, Irish Police & Security Service, Report Scams| Read More 0
The Forever Con Artist – A World History Of Deception – An Editorial About Scammers/Fraudsters – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-09T05:34:51-05:00December 5th, 2023|Categories: • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Con Artist, History of Scams| Read More 0