When Anti-Fraud Kills Customers – Humanity is at the Core of Fighting Fraud – Never Forget That! – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-17T07:20:33-04:00May 17th, 2025|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2025, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Anti-Fraud, Anti-Scam, Banks, Customers, Financial Institutions, Fraud Fighting, Regulations| Read More 2
Overton’s Window – a Commentary on the Acceptance of Criminality and Scams in our Society and World – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-05T22:43:17-04:00May 5th, 2025|Categories: • SOCIOLOGY / POLITICAL SCIENCE, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2025, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD, USA|Tags: Commentary, Editorial, Joseph Overton, Overton's Window, Sociology| Read More 0
Systemic Support & Advocacy Failures Deepen the Trauma of Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-13T16:07:44-04:00April 13th, 2025|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, 2025, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Advocacy, Fraud Victims, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Services, Scam Victims, Support Services| Read More 1
INTERPOL Operation Red Card Arrests Hundreds in Africa – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-27T06:58:02-04:00March 27th, 2025|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2025, AFRICA, INTERPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Crime, Criminals, Cybercrime, INTERPOL, Scammers Arrested, West Africa, West AfricanScammers| Read More 0
New Bankrate Survey Shows Scams Increasing – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-08T10:44:15-05:00March 8th, 2025|Categories: • CRIMINOLOGY, 2025, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Analysis, Scam Data, Scam Victims, Scams, Survey| Read More 0
Jōhatsu 蒸発 – When Japanese Scam Victims Disappear – A Unique Coping Mechanism – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-27T01:48:05-05:00February 27th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, JAPAN, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Coping Mechanism, Disappear, Japan, Japanese Scam Victims, Johatsu, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Shame| Read More 1
Shakuni and Ravana – the Model of Indian Scamming and Deception in the Hindu Tradition and the Punishment They Deserve – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-26T00:27:51-05:00February 26th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, INDIA, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Deception, Fraud, Hindu Tradition, Indian Scammers, Indian Scamming, Ravana, Scammers, Shakuni| Read More 1
Shifting Baseline Syndrome and the Acceptance of Insanity – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-18T12:32:35-05:00February 18th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2025, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, USA|Tags: Insanity, Shifting Baseline Syndrome, Societies, Wall Breaker, Wall Facer| Read More 0
Fake IDs are an Ever-Increasing Threat and Massively Contribute to All Forms of Scams and Fraud – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-17T19:03:06-05:00February 17th, 2025|Categories: • CRIMINOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2025, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Counterfeit Identification, Fake IDs, Fraud, Law Enforcement, Scams| Read More 0
Gratifest – a Holiday for Scam Victims – Without Judgment and Stress – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-16T13:39:09-05:00February 16th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Gratifest, Gratitude, Holiday, Scam Victims| Read More 0
We Must Be Compassionate with Illegal Immigrants Even When There are Consequences – an Editorial – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-04T15:40:33-05:00February 4th, 2025|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2025, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD, USA|Tags: Deportation, Illegal Alient, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration Law, Migrants, U.S. Law| Read More 1
Unseen but Devastating: The Global Urgency to Address Scams and Cybercrime – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-01-18T22:46:54-05:00January 18th, 2025|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, • SOCIOLOGY / POLITICAL SCIENCE, 2025, ARTICLE, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Attention, Cybercrime, Fraud, Government, Scam Victims, Scams| Read More 0
Dark Tetrad Personality Types (Narcissism, Machiavellianism, Psychopathy, and Sadism) and Scams, Fraud, and Cybercrime – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-12-19T15:07:54-05:00December 19th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, MYANMAR, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Dark Tetrad Personalities, Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Personality Types, Psychology of Scams, Psychopathy, Sadism| Read More 1
Conflict Avoidance and Its Role in Scam Victims: Before, During, and After the Scam – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-12-17T15:34:50-05:00December 17th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, MYANMAR, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Conflict Avoidance, Personality Types, Psychology of Scams, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims, Scammers| Read More 1
INTERPOL Operation HAECHI V – Arrests 5,500 Scammers in 40 Countries – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-12-06T23:29:09-05:00December 6th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, INTERPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: INTERPOL, INTERPOL Operation HAECHI V| Read More 0
The Hoax of the Fake Restaurant that Never Was – Psychology Leads Us to Participate When We Should Not! – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-30T16:33:04-05:00November 29th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, UK|Tags: Fake Restaurant, Fake Reviews, Fraud, Hoax, London, Scam, TripAdvisor, UK| Read More 0
BREAKING NEWS: Major INTERPOL Operation Serengeti Arrests 1,006 Criminals In 19 Countries – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-26T13:14:35-05:00November 26th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2024, AFRICA, GHANA, INTERPOL, NEWS, NIGERIA, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Afripol, Algeria, Angola, Arrested, Benin, Breaking News, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Cybercriminals, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, INTERPOL, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Operation Serengeti, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe| 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A Desperate Scam Victim – Ann Mayers – Becomes A Bank Robber – 2024 [VIDEOS] – UPDATED: She Pleaded Guilty and is Going to Prison SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-06T05:29:51-04:00October 6th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • VICTIM'S STORY, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, Tim McGuinness PhD, USA|Tags: Ann Mayers, Bank Robber, Fairfield Ohio, Hamilton Ohio, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim, Trauma, Victim Psychology, Victimology| Read More 1
We are at Scams and Freedom Crossroads – an Editorial – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-22T09:23:56-04:00October 3rd, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, AUSTRALIA, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, EUROPE, Tim McGuinness PhD, UK, USA, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Data Sharing, Freedom, Government, Scam Victims, Scams| Read More 0
61% of Nigeria’s Scammer’s Parents Know Their Children Scam and Are Ok With It – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-22T21:24:53-04:00September 22nd, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINOLOGY, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, ARTICLE, NIGERIA, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Criminology, Families, Nigeria, Parents, Scammers, Scams, Yahoo Yahoo| Read More 0
SCARS Institute West Africa Project with GISF CyberLaw Academy Series for Criminal Justice Professionals at Ghana UENR – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-18T15:37:47-04:00September 18th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMINOLOGY, GHANA, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Criminal Justice, Ghana, Law Enforcement, Police, SCARS Institute, West Africa| Read More 1
A Quick Lesson in Cryptocurrency Asset Forfeiture for Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-18T14:57:41-04:00September 17th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, GUEST AUTHORS, USA, Val Harkless|Tags: Asset Forfeiture, Cryptocurrency, Guest Editorial, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Emotional Support Animals (ESA) and Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-10T21:27:54-04:00September 10th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, USA|Tags: Emotional Support Animal, ESA, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 0
INTERPOL: International Police Recover Over USD $40 million from International Email Scam Gang – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-08T10:36:24-04:00September 8th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, INTERPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, SINGAPORE, TIMOR LESTE|Tags: BEC Scam, Business Email Compromise, Email Scam, INTERPOL, Money Seized, Scammers Arrested, Singapore, Timor Leste| Read More 0
Replacing the UK’s Action Fraud City of London Police for Inaction Against Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-08T10:36:58-04:00September 8th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, GUEST AUTHORS, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, UK|Tags: ActionFraud, City of London Police, Cybercrime Reporting, Fraud Reporting, Scam Reporting, UK| Read More 0
Massive Increase in Losses with Bitcoin ATM Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-03T14:57:44-04:00September 3rd, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, USA|Tags: Bitcoin, Crypto Investment Scams, Cryptocurrency, FTC, Scorecard| Read More 0
Nigeria’s Black Axe – A New Global Scam Mafia is Spreading – 2024 [VIDEO] SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-01T02:36:09-04:00August 31st, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, Additional Authors, ARTICLE, NIGERIA, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, VIDEO / AUDIO|Tags: Black Axe, Criminal Syndicate, Mafia, Nigeria, Organized Crime, Scammers| Read More 0
Cultural Cognition And Its Impact On Scam Victims After The Scam – Part 2 – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-17T23:10:50-04:00August 17th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Cultural Cognition, Perception, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victims, Scams| Read More 0
Cultural Cognition And Its Impact On Scam Victims And Scams – Part 1 – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-17T22:34:59-04:00August 17th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Cultural Cognition, Perception, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victims, Scams| Read More 0
Have You Ever Considered That The Explosion Of Scams Was Purposeful Beyond Simple Crime? A Political Science Editorial – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-12T09:03:07-04:00August 12th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • SOCIOLOGY / POLITICAL SCIENCE, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, WORLDWIDE|Tags: 1984, Cybercrime, Editorial, Fraud, Political Science, Scams| Read More 0
United Nations: Member States Finalize a New Global Cybercrime Convention – August 8 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-10T10:35:07-04:00August 10th, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, United Nations, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Cybercrime Convention, United Nations| Read More 0