Acknowledging The Harm Done – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-05T06:50:39-04:00May 5th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Fundamental Knowledge, Harm Done, Illegal Actions, Scam Injuries, Scam Victim Actions, Scam Victims, Scams| Read More 0
Beginning Again and Scam Victim Recovery -2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-05T06:49:26-04:00May 5th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Beginning Again, Hannah Arendt, Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Starting Again| Read More 0
The Prodigal Son or Daughter – Returning ‘Home’ After the Scam – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-04T09:22:14-04:00May 4th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Lost Daughter, Philosophy, Prodigal Son, Recovery Philosophy, Returning Home, Scam Victim Recovery| Read More 0
Nirvana and the Path to Letting Go of Suffering – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-04T00:19:06-04:00May 4th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Buddha, Letting Go, Nirvana, Suffering, Wisdom| Read More 0
Metanoia – The Transformation for Traumatized Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-04T19:11:38-04:00May 3rd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Metanoia, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Transformation, Trauma, Victim Psychology| Read More 1
Philosophy of Life Planning – From Chaos to Order and the Scam Victim Recovery Path Forward – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-02T22:56:42-04:00May 2nd, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, 2025, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Chaos, Jordan B. Peterson, Life Planning, Order, Path Forward, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 2
Divine Plan – Either Everything is Determined or We Have Free Will/Agency – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-02T18:39:20-04:00May 2nd, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, 2025, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Accountability, Agency, Commitment, Consequences, Divine Plan, Free Will, God's Plan, Personal Decision, Religion, Responsibility| Read More 2
The Keres and Cybercriminals: New Monsters in Our World – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-05-02T14:26:36-04:00May 2nd, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • CRIMINOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cybercriminals, Fraudsters, Greek Mythology, Hackers, Keres, Monsters, Online criminals, Scammers| Read More 0
What Does Luck Mean to a Scam Victim – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-30T22:31:43-04:00April 30th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Luck, Meaning, Scam Survivors, Scam Victim, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Support, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Scam Victims In The RAIN – A Mindfulness Approach For Recovery – 2024 [UPDATED 2025] SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-30T17:24:11-04:00April 30th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • DO IT YOURSELF RECOVERY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Mindfulness, RAIN Method, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 1
Scam Victim Fire Ritual – Exorcizing the Ghosts of the Past – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-30T01:25:30-04:00April 30th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Fire Ritual, Psychology, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Faust and the Scam Victims’ Bargain – Mephistopheles as the Scammers – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-29T17:11:28-04:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Faust, Mephistopheles, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology| Read More 0
The Stain that Never Goes Away After a Romance Scam for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-29T13:48:11-04:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Holidays, Memories, Movies, Music, Recovery Psychology, Romance Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Stain, Trauma recovery| Read More 4
Love Potion Romance – Amygdala Hijack Manipulation and Magic – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-29T04:23:27-04:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Amygdala Hijack, Love Bomb, Love Potion, Manipulation, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Following Your Interests – For Scam Victims in Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-29T00:34:21-04:00April 29th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Following Your Interests, Jordan B. Peterson, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Are You Crazy? How Would You Know? [Spoiler Alert: …] – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-28T19:17:24-04:00April 28th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Crazy, Denial, Mental Disorder, Mental Dysfunction, Mental Illness, Reality, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 4
Routine Activities Theory – A Gateway to Vulnerability for Everyone – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-28T13:25:47-04:00April 28th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Digital guardianship, Online Safety, Psychology of Scams, Routine Activities Theory, Scam Victims, Vulnerability, Vulnerable| Read More 0
SCARS Law™ – Murphy’s Law – and Other Rules About When Things Go Wrong! – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-27T23:24:35-04:00April 27th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Heuristic, Murphy's Law, Observations, Rules, SCARS Law, The truth about scams, Truth| Read More 0
Residual Fear In Scam Victims – 2024 [UPDATED 2025] SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-27T21:31:15-04:00April 27th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, ♦ UPDATED, 2024, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Anxiety, Chronic Fear, Persistent Fear, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Fear, Scam Victims, Victim Recovery| Read More 0
The Value of a Victim – a Scammer’s Justification – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-27T06:50:22-04:00April 27th, 2025|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Philosophy, Philosophy of Scams, Scam Victims, Scammer's Justification, Value of a Victim| Read More 0
For Every New Scam Victim Lost in a Fog After the Scam Ends – Surviving this Moment – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-27T04:48:22-04:00April 27th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Lost in a Fog, New Scam Victim, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Recognizing Fears After a Scam // Reconocer los Miedos Después de una Estafa – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-27T03:17:13-04:00April 27th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Recognizing Fears, Reconocer los Miedos, Víctimas de estafas| Read More 1
Changing the Past and the Future – Scam Victims And the Bootstrap Paradox – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-27T16:51:25-04:00April 26th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Bootstrap Paradox, Past and Future, Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Time Travel| Read More 3
Scammers Use Image Anchoring to Control Scam Victim’s Thinking – A Manipulative Technique – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-26T00:12:10-04:00April 26th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Anchoring Bias, Cognitive Biases, Control, Image Anchoring, Manipulation, Manipulative Techniques, Psychology of Scams, Relationship Scam, Scam Victims, Scammer Techniques| Read More 0
Body Snatchers – The Monster Behind the Stolen Human Faces – An Essay About Trust – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-21T22:14:20-04:00April 21st, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Betrayal, Body Snatchers, Monster/Monsters, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma, Trust| Read More 0
The Despair of Disconnection in Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-20T21:40:40-04:00April 20th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Despair, Disconnection, Kierkegaard, Psychology, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Little Mermaid – A Tale of Self-Deception – A Cautionary Story for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-19T04:21:00-04:00April 19th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Emotional Truth, Fable, Fairy Tale, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, The Little Mermaid| Read More 1
An Overview of the Psychology of Trauma-Induced Self-Dissolution – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-18T19:35:30-04:00April 18th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Self-Dissolution, Suicide, Trauma| Read More 0
What is Karma – Not From an Eastern Perspective But From a Psychological Point of View – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-18T17:25:46-04:00April 18th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Guilt, Karma, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Self-Blame, Self-Punishmrnt, Shame| Read More 2
The Deception of Peter Pan – A New View of a Favorite Story – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-17T22:32:18-04:00April 17th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • CRIMINOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Captain Hook, Deception, Magical Thinking, Peter Pan, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victims| Read More 4
The First Deception: Adam and Eve in the Garden and the First Scam – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-16T15:32:06-04:00April 16th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Bible, Criminology, Philosophy of Scams, Scam Victims, Story Analysis, Victimization| Read More 0
Recovery and Life Balance for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-15T11:56:20-04:00April 15th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Life Balance, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 1
The Challenge of Staying Present: A Human Struggle for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-15T05:56:08-04:00April 15th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Minfulness, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Staying Present| Read More 1
Understanding Scam Victim Mindsets – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-14T22:53:17-04:00April 14th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Mindsets, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 3
The Significance of Passover for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-14T09:09:04-04:00April 14th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Hebrew, History, Jewish, Meanings, Passover, Philosophy, Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Call of the Void – L’appel du Vide – A Strange Mental State – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-13T19:21:37-04:00April 13th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Call of the Void, Default Mode, L'appel du Vide, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 2
Systemic Support & Advocacy Failures Deepen the Trauma of Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-13T16:07:44-04:00April 13th, 2025|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, 2025, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Advocacy, Fraud Victims, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Services, Scam Victims, Support Services| Read More 1
Out of the Cave: Using Platonic Philosophy of Eidos to Rebuild After a Scam for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-13T09:19:44-04:00April 13th, 2025|Categories: • PHILOSOPHY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Greek Philosophy, Philosophy of Recovery, Plato, Recovery Philosophy, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Performative Apology – Empty Apologies and Hidden Blame: What Scam Victims Should Know About Social Sympathy – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-12T11:00:58-04:00April 12th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Empty Apologies, Hidden Blame, Performative Apology, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Social Sympathy| Read More 3
From Exile to Empowerment: Genghis Khan’s Journey as a Roadmap for Scam Victim Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-12T08:41:10-04:00April 12th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Betrayal, Genghis Khan, Philosophy of Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Temujin, Trauma| Read More 0