The Mind-Brain Bias And How This Deters People From Getting Help When They Need It – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-16T20:16:37-04:00August 16th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Brain, Cognitive Bias, Mind, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychologu, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Tuning Out The Noise – Your Brain Filters What You Perceive – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-16T14:14:05-04:00August 16th, 2024|Categories: GUEST AUTHORS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, The Conversation|Tags: Brain, Brain Systems, Filter, Neurology, Perception| Read More 0
Scam Victim Resentment Towards Money Mules – Letting It Go! – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-12T11:14:08-04:00August 12th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Money Mules, Recovery Psychology, Resentment, Scam Victims| Read More 1
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
Self-Blame Is Insidious – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-08T12:31:11-04:00August 8th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD| Read More 0
UNODC: Southeast Asian Cyberfraud Organizations Deploying New Technology – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-06T13:12:17-04:00August 6th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, SOUTHEAST ASIA, United Nations|Tags: Cyberfraud, New Technology, Southeast Asia, UNODC| Read More 0
The U.S. FTC Goes After TikTok For Violating Children’s Privacy – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-06T08:01:08-04:00August 6th, 2024|Categories: SCARS Institute Editorial Team, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, NEWS, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, USA|Tags: Children's Online Privacy and Protection Act, COPPA, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, TikTok| Read More 0
How Avoidance of Consequences Deepens Anxiety for Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-05T07:37:27-04:00August 5th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Anxiety, Avoidance, Avoiding, Consequences, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
UNODC Report: Casinos and Cryptocurrency – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-03T02:37:47-04:00August 3rd, 2024|Categories: SCARS Institute Editorial Team, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, ARTICLE, United Nations|Tags: Casinos, Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Money Laundering, Scams, Southeast Asia, UNODC| Read More 0
NO FAKES ACT – Proposed New U.S. Law To Go After Deep Fake Producers & Creators – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-02T03:24:43-04:00August 1st, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Act of Congress, AI, Deep Fakes, Generative AI, NO FAKES Act, Regulation, U.S. Law| Read More 0
Ignoring Past Trauma and Abandoning Authenticity: Lessons from Gabor Maté – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-01T09:48:10-04:00August 1st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Authenticity, Gabor Maté, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma, Victim Recovery| Read More 1
Scam Victim Scammer Obsession – Part 4 – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-30T08:44:21-04:00August 1st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Fake Profiles, Maladaptive Coping Mechanism, Negative Coping Mechanism, Obsession, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scammers| Read More 0
Scam Victim Scammer Obsession – Part 3 – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-30T08:28:26-04:00July 31st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Fake Profiles, Maladaptive Coping Mechanism, Negative Coping Mechanism, Obsession, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scammers| Read More 0
Scam Victims And The Law Of Parsimony – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-31T05:54:50-04:00July 31st, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE|Tags: False Information, Law of Parsimony, Occam's Razor, Scam Victim Beliefs, Urban Legends| Read More 1
Scam Victim Scammer Obsession – Part 2 – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-30T08:07:07-04:00July 30th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Fake Profiles, Maladaptive Coping Mechanism, Negative Coping Mechanism, Obsession, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scammers| Read More 0
Scam Victim Scammer Obsession – Part 1 – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-30T08:07:47-04:00July 30th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Fake Profiles, Maladaptive Coping Mechanism, Negative Coping Mechanism, Obsession, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scammers| Read More 0
Reenabling Scam Victim Curiosity After A Relationship Scam – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-30T03:33:20-04:00July 30th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Impairment, Curiosity, Learning, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 2
The Curious Case Of Artificial Blue Light And Its Effects On Scam Victims During The Scam And Afterward – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-30T02:56:35-04:00July 29th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Artificial Blue Light, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Sleep Disruption, Vulnerability| Read More 0
Summer Heat And Struggling Trauma Sufferers – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-27T03:22:20-04:00July 27th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Heat, Psychological Trauma, Scam Victims, Summer, Trauma Sufferers| Read More 0
High Justice Sensitivity And Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-26T22:44:59-04:00July 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: High Justice Sensitivity, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Avoidance, Savior Syndrome, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Scam Victim’s Shadow Side And What It Means For Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-26T12:45:20-04:00July 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Shadow Self, Shadow Side, Trauma, Vulnerabilities| Read More 0
Countries Are Now Using Organized Crime/Criminals To Do Bad Things! 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-25T19:46:49-04:00July 25th, 2024|Categories: SCARS Institute Editorial Team, 2024, CHINA (PRC), EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, INDIA, IRAN|Tags: Bad Actors, China, Criminals, India, Iran, Organized Crime, State Sponsors| Read More 0
North Korean Cyberespionage Inside KnowBe4 Company – A Massive Wake Up Call For Cybersecurity Industry- 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-25T17:38:56-04:00July 25th, 2024|Categories: • CYBERWAR & CYBERWARFARE, • CYBERSECURITY, 2024, Additional Authors, NEWS, NORTH KOREA, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Cyberespionage, Cybersecurity, Cybrewar, KnowBe4, North Korean| Read More 0
Meta Combating Financial Sextortion Scams From Nigeria – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-25T08:15:45-04:00July 25th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, Additional Authors, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Facebook, Facebook Instagram Meta Public Policy Safety and Expression, Instagram, Meta Corp., Online Safety, Public Policy, Sextortion| Read More 0
Cognitive Ease – Another Way All Of Us Are Manipulated – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-24T02:03:47-04:00July 24th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Biases, Cognitive Ease, Cognitive Overload, Cognitive Strain, Mental States, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology of Scams| Read More 0
Staring – A Stoic Tool To Aid Scam Victim Trauma And Emotional Regulation – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-23T04:20:59-04:00July 23rd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotional Regulation, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Staring, Stoic, Stoicism, Trauma| Read More 0
What Is Justice For A Scam Victim? 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-18T21:03:51-04:00July 18th, 2024|Categories: • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Justice, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
INTERPOL Operation Jackal III Arrests More Than 300 Scammers – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-16T12:21:23-04:00July 16th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, INTERPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: INTERPOL, Operation Jackal III| Read More 0
Feeling Overwhelmed and Overloaded in the Initial Months After the Scam – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-16T09:10:04-04:00July 16th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotional Bandwidth, Overloaded, Overwhelmed, Overwhelming, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Protecting Yourself After the AT&T Data Breach – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-15T14:19:06-04:00July 15th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CYBERSECURITY, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: AT&T, Customer Data, Data Breach| Read More 0
An Insight Into Coping with Emotional Trauma After Becoming A Scam Victim – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-15T07:45:26-04:00July 15th, 2024|Categories: • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Avoidancce, Avoiding, Coping, Scam Victim, Trauma| Read More 1
Cultural Selection Theory or Cultural Evolution and the Dangers of Unending Financial Fraud and Scams! – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-14T17:11:39-04:00July 14th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINOLOGY, • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Criminology, Cultural Evolution, Cultural Selection Theory, Financial Fraud, Online Crime, Scams, Social Media| Read More 0
Self-Location Uncertainty And Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-07T00:39:13-04:00July 7th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Map, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims, Self-Location Uncertainty, Space and Time| Read More 0
For Scam Victims – The Idea Of Happiness – Finding It Again – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-06T08:20:26-04:00July 6th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Happiness, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Getting Information Overload Online? – You Are Not Alone! 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-02T06:56:22-04:00July 2nd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Overload, Information Overload, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims, Scam Vulnerability| Read More 0
INTERPOL Operation First Light With 3,950 Arrests – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-27T19:32:06-04:00June 27th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, INTERPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Financial Fraud, INTERPOL, Operation First Light, Scammer Arrests, Scammers, Scams| Read More 0
Evolved Apes NFT Scam – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-25T04:57:12-04:00June 25th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Blockchain, Evolved Apes, NFT Scam, NFTs, Rug Pull Scam| Read More 0
Hypergamy Delusion and Romance Scams – A Fundamental Vulnerability – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-22T19:14:06-04:00June 22nd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Biases, Delusion, Hypergamy, Relationship Scams, Romance Scams, Scam Victims, Vulnerability| Read More 0
Talk Therapy For Scam Victims – An Introduction – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-20T03:20:04-04:00June 19th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Talk Therapy, Trauma Therapy| Read More 0
