Intelligence and Susceptibility to Scams – Smarter Does Not Equal Safer – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-09T11:30:03-04:00March 9th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Deception, Intelligence, IQ, Manipulation, Scams, Victims, Vulnerability| Read More 0
DARVO – Projection and the Criminal Mindset – Why the Corrupt Blame the Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-02T00:31:07-05:00March 2nd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Blame the Victims, Criminal Mindset, DARVO, Manipulation, Projection, Psychology of Scams, Scam Psychology| Read More 0
Symbols in Our Minds – Icons, Symbols, and Logos Trigger Automatic Responses in Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-28T17:42:11-04:00October 28th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Icons, Logos, Manipulation, Psychology of Scams, Scammers, Signs, Symbols| Read More 0
Scammer Control Mechanisms – Dominance and Manipulation of Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-23T11:23:51-04:00October 23rd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Control Mechanisms, Gaslighting, Manipulation, Psychology of Scams, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims, Scammers| Read More 3
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
Scam Victims: The Need To Tell Their Stories – The Need For Acceptance – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-11T13:50:05-04:00May 11th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Acceptance, Human Needs, Manipulation, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim, Scam Victim Stories, Storytelling, Trauma, Urban Legends| Read More 4
Sleep Deprivation As A Scammer’s Control Technique And Its Effect On Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-21T09:42:47-04:00April 21st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Control Technique, Manipulation, Scam Victims, Scammer Technique, Sleep Deprivation| Read More 6
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 5
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
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
