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title: "Punctuated Equilibrium, Cognitive Bias, and Scam Victim Recovery – 2026"
canonical: https://scamsnow.com/punctuated-equilibrium-and-scam-victim-recovery/
type: post
author: "SCARS Editorial Team"
published: 2026-08-31
modified: 2026-08-31
categories: ["Tim McGuinness PhD", "2026", "FEATURED ARTICLE", "PSYCHOLOGY", "Psychology & Trauma", "RECOVEROLOGY", "Recovery - Process & Progress", "Vulnerability & Susceptibility"]
summary: ""
organization: "ScamsNOW.com - the Official Magazine of Scams Fraud & Cybercrime"
organization_url: https://scamsnow.com/
llms: https://scamsnow.com/llms.txt
---

# Punctuated Equilibrium, Cognitive Bias, and Scam Victim Recovery – 2026