Co-Dependency: Another Perspective of Scam Victimization and Control – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-15T00:09:04-04:00September 15th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Co-Dependency, Psychology of Scams, Relationship Scams, Romance Scams, Scam Victims, Vulnerability| Read More 0
Empathy or Sensitivity: a Primary Vulnerability in Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-14T23:47:01-04:00September 14th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Empath, Empathy, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victims, Sensitive Person, Vulnerability| Read More 2
Motivated Reasoning – A Cognitive Bias That Deeply Affects Scam Victims Especially During Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-14T12:51:26-04:00September 14th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Bias, Cognitive Biases, Motivated Reasoning, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 1
A Philosophical Comparison Between Gambling and Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-12T12:56:13-04:00September 12th, 2024|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Gamblers, Gambling, Philosophical, Philosophy, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Why Do Scam Victims So Often Allow Themselves To Accept Failure? – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-11T17:04:40-04:00September 11th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • PHILOSOPHY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Fail, Failure, Philosop[h, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, 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
The Anniversary Effect and Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-10T18:23:07-04:00September 10th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Anniversary Effect, Coping, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 2
Constant Complaining in Scam Victims Stops Recovery and Distorts Their Real Thinking – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-09T11:32:58-04:00September 9th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Complaining, Coping Mechanisms, Defense Mechanisms, Negative Behavior, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery| Read More 0
Awakening a Fearless Heart in Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-09T10:52:50-04:00September 9th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Betrayal Trauma, Fearless Heart, Release Worry, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Four Basic Regrets and How They Apply to Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-09T06:45:40-04:00September 9th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, VIDEO / AUDIO|Tags: Regrets, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Morality, Ethics, and the Victimhood Mentality – A Philosophical Review – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-08T18:34:07-04:00September 8th, 2024|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: 'Ethics, Desperation, Morality, Scam Victim, Victimhood| Read More 0
Psychological Resistance to Recovery in Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-08T04:06:37-04:00September 8th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Psychological Resistance, Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 2
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
The Philosophy of Scam Victim Recovery: Understanding Why Recovery is Important – An Essay – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-07T13:40:50-04:00September 7th, 2024|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery| Read More 0
Understanding the Right Priorities – Another View of New Scam Victims’ Challenges – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-07T12:11:58-04:00September 7th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Impairment, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Process, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Priorities, Scam Victim Recovery, Trauma| Read More 0
Pets as Therapy for Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-06T02:06:15-04:00September 6th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Pets, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Support, Scam Victims, Support Animals| Read More 1
Dark Forest Theory – Scams and Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-05T11:19:05-04:00September 5th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • SOCIOLOGY / POLITICAL SCIENCE, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Anthropology, Dark Forest Theory, Scam, Scam Victims, Scammers, Sociology, Socoiology of Scam Victimization| Read More 0
Scam Victim Identity Crisis – Very Common in Victims Several Months After the Scam Ends – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-04T04:04:54-04:00September 4th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Identity Crisis, Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Peculiar Case of Number Overload in Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-04T00:10:04-04:00September 4th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Overload, Number Overload, Overwhelmed, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scammers| 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
Sociology of Scam Victimization – A Brief Introduction – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-03T07:00:15-04:00September 3rd, 2024|Categories: • SOCIOLOGY / POLITICAL SCIENCE, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Scam Victimization, Scam Victims, Sociology| Read More 0
Emotional Numbness and Scam Victims – Coping After the Scam – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-02T07:37:10-04:00September 2nd, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE|Tags: Coping Mechanisms, Defense Mechanisms, Emotional Numbness, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 1
The Uncanny Valley and Scams – A View of Scam Victims’ Suspension of Disbelief – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-01T22:13:08-04:00September 1st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Psychology of Scams, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims, Scams, suspension of disbelief, Trust, Uncanny Valley| Read More 0
Solitude vs. Isolation in Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-01T05:59:18-04:00September 1st, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE|Tags: Being Alone, Coping Mechanism, Defense Mechanism, Isolation, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Solitude| Read More 1
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
Hopelessness and Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-30T22:21:14-04:00August 30th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE|Tags: Hopelessness, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Spider-Webbing in Relationship Scams and its Impact on Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-27T22:10:16-04:00August 27th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Manipulation, Psychological Control, Psychology of Scams, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims, Spider-Webbing| Read More 1
Psychological Violence – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-27T21:20:36-04:00August 27th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Doing Harm, Psychological Control, Psychological Manipulation, Psychological Violence, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Defeatism and its Impact on Scam Victims and Law Enforcement – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-27T01:48:51-04:00August 27th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Defeated, Defeatism, Law Enforcement, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Logical Fallacies – What They Are and How They Affect Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-26T23:59:25-04:00August 26th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE|Tags: Cognitive Bias, Cognitive Distortions, Decision Making, Logical Fallacies, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
10 False Assumptions of Traumatized Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-24T23:21:58-04:00August 24th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Axios, False Assumptions, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 1
In Scams – It’s About the Criminal, Not About You the Scam Victim – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-22T15:46:41-04:00August 22nd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Criminals, Relationship Scams, Romance Scams, Scam Victims, Scammer, Scams| Read More 0
Empathy Impairment That Affects Scam Victim’s Relationships – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-22T03:00:20-04:00August 22nd, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Empathic Impairment, Empathy Impairment, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 0
The Life Story Project – A New View of Our Lives – A Non-Linear View – A TED Talk by Bruce Feiler – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-21T02:55:12-04:00August 21st, 2024|Categories: GUEST AUTHORS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, VIDEO / AUDIO|Tags: Emotions, Life Stories, Life Transitions, Mental Health, Psychology| Read More 2
How to Know When It’s Time to Start Therapy – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-21T01:49:49-04:00August 21st, 2024|Categories: GUEST AUTHORS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, The Conversation|Tags: Brain, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Therapist, Therapy| Read More 0
Cooking As Therapy For Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-20T15:51:49-04:00August 18th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cooking, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Therapy| 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
Lost Time – Losing Our Sense Of Time Passing When Trauma Is Involved – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-17T10:18:56-04:00August 17th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Brain, Temporal Sense, Time, Time Keeping| Read More 0
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