Scam Victims Compliance With Scammer Authority Figures – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-26T08:13:31-05:00February 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Authority Figures, Compliance, Psychological Dynamics, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victims, Scammers, Vulnerability| Read More 0
Helping Scam Victims Understand Cognitive Dissonance – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-20T19:08:50-05:00February 20th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Dissonance, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 3
Rebuilding Trust: The Scam Victim’s Journey from Victimhood to Empowerment – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-19T09:41:24-05:00February 19th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Boundaries, Rebuilding Trust, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trust Relationships, Victim Recovery| Read More 4
Why It Is Important To Understand The Default Mode (DMN) And The Subconscious In Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-16T06:51:23-05:00February 16th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Default Mode, DMN, Grief, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Subconscious, Trauma| Read More 2
‘Love Language’ Does Not Apply To Relationship Scams & Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-14T18:49:54-05:00February 14th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Love Language, Psychology, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 0
Scam Victims Editing Their Stories To Promote Recovery From Scams 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-12T00:56:12-05:00February 12th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Radical Honesty, Scam Victim's Stories, Scam Victims, Story Editing, Victim Recovery, Victims Stories| Read More 2
Scam Victims Will Never Be The Same – A Harsh Truth – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-04T23:26:43-05:00February 4th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: A Harsh Truth, Denial, Recovery Psychology, Scam Survivors, Scam Victims, The truth about scams, Victim Recovery| Read More 3
Motivation & Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-01T20:01:07-05:00February 1st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Motivation, Needs & Desires, Relationship Scams, Romance Scams, Scam Victims, Vulnerabilities| Read More 3
New York State Goes After Citibank For Failing To Protect & Refund To Scam Victims – January 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-30T22:01:15-05:00January 30th, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Citibank, Lawsuit, Money Recovery, Regulatory Action, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Actionable Steps For Scam Victims To Create Resilience & Recover After A Scam 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-27T00:28:12-05:00January 27th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Actionable Steps, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Support & Recovery Program, Victim Recovery| Read More 2
Understanding Grief & Complex Grief for Scam Victims 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-26T17:33:21-05:00January 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Complex Grief, Grief, Processing Grief, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 4
Importance of Scam Victims’ Learning in Recovery from Scams 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-24T20:28:23-05:00January 24th, 2024|Categories: • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Education, Learning, Scam Victims, Support & Recovery Program, Victim Recovery| Read More 0
Overconfidence And Scam Victims’ Susceptibility To Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-24T01:04:51-05:00January 24th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Bias, Decision Making, Overconfidence, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victims, Scams, Susceptibility| Read More 1
Scam Victims Suppressing Trauma Or Avoiding Recovery And Healing 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-24T20:42:55-05:00January 23rd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Avoiding Healing, Avoiding Recovery, Avoiding Trauma, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims, Suppressing Trauma, Victim Recovery| Read More 3
Love Bombing & Amygdala Hijacked Scam Victims – Love Is Chemical After All – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-24T13:17:54-04:00January 23rd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Amygdala Hijack, Brain Functions, Love Bomb, Love Bombing, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 2
Scam Victim Psychological Alienation After A Scam 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-22T18:05:07-05:00January 22nd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Alienantion, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 2
SCARS Emotional Scam Victims’ Support & Recovery Program – Turning Them Into Scam Survivors 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-21T16:35:41-05:00January 21st, 2024|Categories: • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Scam Survivors, Scam Victims, Support Groups, Victims' Support| Read More 0
Scam Victim Catastrophizing Making Recovery Difficult 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-23T16:58:03-05:00January 20th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Catastrophizing, Cognitive Dissonance, Cognitive Impairment, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 2
Scam Victims’ Vulnerability And Device Screen Time 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-23T16:59:54-05:00January 18th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Device Use, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Vulnerability, Scam Victims, Screen Time, Vulnerabilities| Read More 2
New Scam Victims – the Importance of Starting Off Right 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-23T19:29:54-05:00January 14th, 2024|Categories: • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Scam Victims, Victim Recovery, Victim Support| Read More 0
SEXTORTION SCAM WARNING – URGENT – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-13T13:53:17-05:00January 13th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, GUEST AUTHORS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: COPPA, Scam Victims, Scam Warning, Sextortion, Sexual Extortion, Teen Victims, Teens, WIZZ, Wizz App| Read More 0
Scam Reimbursement Part 1 – UK Payment Systems Regulator Final Scam Reimbursement Model – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-12T05:53:11-05:00January 12th, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Ken Palla, UK|Tags: APP, Authorized Push Payments, Payment Systems Regulator, Scam Reimbursement, Scam Victims, UK, United Kingdom| Read More 0
Trust: Romance Scams Betrayal And Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-23T22:15:37-05:00January 10th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Betrayal, Relationship Scams, Romance Scams, Scam Victims, Trust| Read More 5
Vulnerability and Breakdown in Scam Victims – The Camel’s Back Syndrome Metaphor – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-07T07:12:35-05:00January 7th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Breaking Point, Camel's Back Syndrome, Scam Victims, Victim Trauma, Vulnerability| Read More 1
Relationship Scam Victims – Impact On Employment And Jobs – Saving Employment After A Scam SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-05T02:24:21-05:00January 4th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych), WORLDWIDE|Tags: ADA, Americans with Disability Act, Employment, Jobs, Relationship Scam, Romance Scams, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Scam Victims: Applying Boundaries When Compassion Is Required Instead – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-31T14:56:24-05:00December 31st, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Boundaries, Compassion, Friends & Family, Other Scam Victims, Scam Victims| Read More 2
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
Scam Victims And The Crossing Of The River Styx – An Interpretation Of The Recovery Process – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-23T04:35:15-05:00December 22nd, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Recovery Process, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scams| Read More 4
Romance Scam Victims & The Holidays – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-21T12:18:51-05:00December 21st, 2023|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, ARTICLE|Tags: Grief & Trauma, Holiday Season, Holidays, Romance Scam Victims, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Motivational Denial – Recovery Psychology – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-23T16:18:07-04:00December 19th, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Motivational Denial, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 3
SCARS 5 Coping Techniques For Traumatized Scam Victims – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-14T15:53:28-05:00December 14th, 2023|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Coping Techniques, Psychological Trauma, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 5
Fibromyalgia & Psychological Trauma Link – Medical Health Alert – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-14T04:25:22-05:00December 14th, 2023|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2023, ARTICLE|Tags: Fibromyalgia, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, Psychological Trauma, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Victim Trauma| Read More 0
Trauma Recollection/Traumatic Flashbacks And Scam Victim PTSD – Recovery Psychology – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-13T15:19:48-05:00December 13th, 2023|Categories: • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Flashbacks, PTSD, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma Recollection, Traumatic Flashbacks, Victim Trauma| Read More 3
Japanese Lawyer Arrested For Money Recovery Fraud – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-09T05:38:46-05:00December 5th, 2023|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023, JAPAN, NEWS, NPO Charms Japan, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Fake Investigation Scam, Japanese Lawyer, Money Recovery Scam, Scam Victims, Scammer Arrested| Read More 0
Anger & Self-Radicalization – Recovery Psychology 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2023-12-10T15:01:17-05:00December 4th, 2023|Categories: • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych), WORLDWIDE|Tags: Anger, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Self-Radicalization| Read More 1
Scam Victim Empathy – How It Is Lost And How It Comes Back In Time – Recovery Psychology 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-16T02:27:35-04:00November 27th, 2023|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma, Victim Empathy, Victim Trauma| Read More 1
Pride – A Dual Edged Sword For Scam Victims – 2023 [UPDATD 2024] SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-30T21:58:41-05:00November 24th, 2023|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Pride, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Shame| Read More 1
A Temporoparietal Junction (RTPJ/LTPJ) Theory Of Relationship Scams – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-01T16:26:15-04:00September 20th, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Human Brain, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Relationship Scams, RTPJ/LTPJ, Scam Victims, Temporoparietal Junction, Theory| Read More 1
The Science Of Victimology – What Is It? SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-02T13:22:34-04:00July 2nd, 2023|Categories: • VICTIMOLOGY, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Psychology, Scam Victims, Science, Victimology| Read More 0
Scam Victims – Black Swan Theory & Understanding Uncertainty – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-25T13:22:32-05:00June 24th, 2023|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 1
