Unseen but Devastating: The Global Urgency to Address Scams and Cybercrime – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-01-18T22:46:54-05:00January 18th, 2025|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, • SOCIOLOGY / POLITICAL SCIENCE, 2025, ARTICLE, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Attention, Cybercrime, Fraud, Government, Scam Victims, Scams| Read More 0
Continuing Communicating with the Scammers Part 2 – Stop That! – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-16T06:32:08-05:00November 16th, 2024|Categories: • DO IT YOURSELF RECOVERY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, • VICTIM'S STORY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Baiting, End Game Scams, Scam Baiting, Scam Victims, Scammers, Scams| Read More 0
Continuing Communicating with the Scammers Part 1 – Why Would Scam Victims Do That? – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-16T06:33:42-05:00November 16th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • DO IT YOURSELF RECOVERY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • VICTIM'S STORY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Baiting, End Game Scams, Scam Baiting, Scam Victims, Scammers, Scams| Read More 0
The Overoptimism of Gen Z Youth Almost Assures More Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-13T03:09:03-05:00November 13th, 2024|Categories: • VICTIMOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • ONLINE SAFETY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Fraud, Gen Z, Millennials, Online Safety, Overconfidence, Overoptimism, Scams| Read More 0
Ask Yourself Why? Would the United States Allow Scams? 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-10T23:16:47-05:00November 10th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, Tim McGuinness PhD, USA|Tags: Government Policy, President Biden, Scams, United States| Read More 0
Google Adds 5 New Protections on Google Messages to Help Keep You Safe – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-23T12:09:39-04:00October 23rd, 2024|Categories: SCARS Institute Editorial Team, • CYBERSECURITY, 2024, GUEST AUTHORS, NEWS, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Google, Google Features, Google Messages, Google Protections, Scams| Read More 0
Subliminal Messaging and Scams – A Deeper Look – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-21T02:17:55-04:00October 21st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Psychology of Scams, Scam Victims, Scams, Subliminal Messaging| Read More 0
Broken Windows Theory of Policing to Reduce Online Crime – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-16T07:14:31-04:00October 16th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINOLOGY, • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cybercrime, Fraud, Online Crime, Scams, Victims| Read More 0
Game Theory and Online Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-09T19:41:01-04:00October 9th, 2024|Categories: • MECHANICS OF SCAMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Game Theory, Scam Victims, Scams| Read More 0
Disinformation, Spam, and Scams are Making People More Susceptible to Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-09T19:07:52-04:00October 9th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Overload, Cognitive Overwhelm, Disinformation, Scams, Spam, Susceptible to Scams| Read More 0
Scam Victims Finding Meaning in Life After the Scam – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-04T05:05:03-04:00October 4th, 2024|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Buddhism, Meaning, Philosophy of Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scams, Volunteers| Read More 2
We are at Scams and Freedom Crossroads – an Editorial – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-04T00:22:58-04:00October 3rd, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, AUSTRALIA, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, EUROPE, Tim McGuinness PhD, UK, USA, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Data Sharing, Freedom, Government, Scam Victims, Scams| Read More 0
Impulsivity and the Fallacy Of Waiting a Few Seconds to Avoid Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-29T09:56:04-04:00September 29th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Impulsiveness, Impulsivity, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victims, Scams| Read More 1
61% of Nigeria’s Scammer’s Parents Know Their Children Scam and Are Ok With It – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-22T21:24:53-04:00September 22nd, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINOLOGY, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, ARTICLE, NIGERIA, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Criminology, Families, Nigeria, Parents, Scammers, Scams, Yahoo Yahoo| Read More 0
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
INTERPOL Financial Fraud Report: The Global Threat Expands Boosted By Technology – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-11T07:54:11-04:00April 11th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINOLOGY, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, ARTICLE, INTERPOL, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Financial Fraud, INTERPOL, Scams, Threat Expands| Read More 0
Susceptibility To Deception/Scams/Fraud With Victims Who Also Suffer From Mental Disorders – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-04T11:58:48-04:00April 4th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Deception, Fraud, Mental Disorders, Scam Victims, Scams, Susceptibility| Read More 1
NACHA Changes Credit-Push ACH Payments Rules To Fight Scams & Fraud – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-20T08:29:55-04:00March 20th, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, Additional Authors, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: ACH Payments, Fraud, NACHA, Prevention, Scams| Read More 0
The Global Fraud Summit In The UK – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-15T14:57:53-04:00March 15th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, UK Government, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Cybercrime, Fraud, Global Fraud Summit, Government Policy, Scams, UK| Read More 0
North Korea Hackers are Using AI (Artificial Intelligence) for Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-21T17:49:26-05:00February 21st, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, NEWS, NORTH KOREA, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Cybercrime, Hackers, North Korea, Scams| 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
Fraud & Scams Are So Big We Need To Teach It In Schools – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-07T10:47:29-05:00January 2nd, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, GUEST AUTHORS, The Conversation|Tags: Children, Fraud, Scams, Schools| 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
Scams and Cryptocurrency Go Hand in Hand SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-02T04:08:55-05:00September 23rd, 2023|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2023, ARTICLE, GUEST AUTHORS, The Conversation, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Cryptocurrency, Scams| Read More 1
The Importance Of Taxonomies In Understanding Scams Fraud & Cybercrimes – 2023 SCARS Editorial Team2024-01-10T14:50:02-05:00June 20th, 2023|Categories: • CRIMINOLOGY, 2023, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cybercrime, Fraud, Scams, Taxonomy| Read More 0
