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
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 2
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
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
Cyber Espionage: A New Trend Of Chinese Scam Victim Spies – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-18T22:16:56-04:00June 18th, 2024|Categories: • CYBERWAR & CYBERWARFARE, • MECHANICS OF SCAMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cyber Espionage, Cybercrimes, Cyberwar, Scam Victim Spies| Read More 0
Boredom: A Potential Principal Cause In Online Scams & Scam Victims Vulnerability – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-18T14:28:32-04:00June 18th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Boredome, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Psychology, Vulnerability| Read More 0
Existential Specialness And Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-12T18:46:00-04:00June 12th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE|Tags: Cognitive Biases, Existential Crisis, Existential Specialness, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Thought Patterns That Sustain Depression – An Overview for Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-10T22:35:43-04:00June 10th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Depression, Mental Health, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Thought Patterns| Read More 0
Neurodivergent/Neuroatypical/Autistic Scam Victims And Manipulation In Relationship Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-10T12:20:20-04:00June 10th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Autistic, Neuroatypical, Neurodivergent, Neurodiverse, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Common Cognitive Distortions Of Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-08T15:07:33-04:00June 8th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Biases, Cognitive Distortions, Distorted Thinking, Scam Victims| Read More 3
Philosophy of Scams: Harry Frankfurt’s Hierarchical Compatibilism – A Different Perspective on Scam Victimization – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-07T12:48:20-04:00June 7th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Different Perspective, Harry Frankfurt, Hierarchical Compatibilism, Philosophy of Scams, Scam Victimization| Read More 0
Perception Expectation And Perspective In Scam Victims’ Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-09T20:55:56-04:00June 6th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Expectation, Perception, Perspective, Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 2
The Paradox Of Relationship Scams – Another Perspective – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-04T16:14:49-04:00June 4th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Another Perspective, Paradox, Paradoxical Nature of Fraud, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Predurance of Scammers And Their Scam Victim – A Waiting Game – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-04T02:51:47-04:00June 4th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Predurance, Relationship Scams, Scam Victim, Scammer Techniques, Scammers| Read More 0
For Scam Victims – Healing And Moving On When There Are Still Residual Feelings – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-02T16:07:04-04:00June 2nd, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotions, Recovery Psychology, Relationship Scam, Residual Feelings, Romance Scam, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Limerence/Obsessive Love Disorder – When Your Hormones & Neurotransmitters Rule – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-01T16:48:31-04:00June 1st, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Betrayal Trauma, Limerence, Obsessive Love Disorder, OLD, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Dangers Of Teen Sextortion Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-01T00:33:29-04:00June 1st, 2024|Categories: • MECHANICS OF SCAMS, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Blackmail, Sextortion, Sexual Exploitation, Teen Victims| Read More 0
Desperation – One of Many Normal Scam Victims’ Responses To Fear – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-30T17:38:03-04:00May 30th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Despair, Desperation, Distress, Impulsiveness, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 2
People Often Cannot Recognize That They Have Depression – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-29T18:15:07-04:00May 29th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2024, Additional Authors, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Depression, major depressive disorder, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Psychological Pain And Scam Victims Recovery – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-29T14:06:28-04:00May 29th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotional Pain, Psychological Pain, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Relationship Between Pain and Pleasure In Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-29T04:14:33-04:00May 29th, 2024|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Emotional Pain, Pain, Pleasure, Psychological Pain, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Are You A Serial Scam Victim? Do You Know One? – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-28T06:54:55-04:00May 28th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cycle of Abuse, Scam Psychology, Scam Victim, Serial Victim, Victim Psychology, Victimology| Read More 4
Hedonic Adaptation And Scam Victims Finding Happiness – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-26T11:03:46-04:00May 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Happiness, Hedonic Adaptation, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology| Read More 5
The Similarity/Attraction Theory And Relationship Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-26T04:20:12-04:00May 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Cognitive Bias, Relationship Scams, Scam Victims, Similarity/Attraction Theory| Read More 2
Do The Fake Names Scammers Use Play A Role In Luring In Victims? 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-26T03:18:43-04:00May 26th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Fake Names, Impersonation, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Psychology, Scammer's Names| Read More 0
Scam Victim Psychological Trauma And Weight Gain – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-22T14:45:18-04:00May 22nd, 2024|Categories: • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Insulin Production, Physical Effects, Psychological Trauma, Somatic Effects, Weight Gain| Read More 0
Why Are We More Likely To Trust Total Strangers Now? 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-19T21:18:44-04:00May 19th, 2024|Categories: • VICTIMOLOGY, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Bias, Stranger Danger, Trust, Trusting Strangers| Read More 4
U.S. FBI’s IC3.gov Turns 24 Years Old! – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-19T17:58:16-04:00May 19th, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, VIDEO / AUDIO|Tags: Criminal Complaints, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, IC3.gov, Reporting, U.S. Government, United States| Read More 0
Relearning Critical Thinking And To Think Skeptically – For Scam Victims After A Relationship Scam – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-13T02:42:16-04:00May 13th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Dissonance, Cognitive Impairment, Critical Thinking, Recovery Psychology, Relationship Scam, Scam Victims, Think Skeptically| Read More 2
Hollywood Effect – Romance Entitlement Vulnerability – Believing You Are Entitled To A Perfect Romantic Partner – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-12T02:00:30-04:00May 12th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Bias, Disney Syndrome, Halo Effect, Hollywood Effect, Overoptimism, Romance Entitlement, Vulnerability| Read More 2
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
Language Scam Victim Danager: Never Date Someone When You Don’t Speak The Language Fluently – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-11T04:18:40-04:00May 11th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognition, Cognitive Biases, Language, Scam Danger, Scam Victims, Vulnerability| Read More 0
Labyrinth Walking and Spiral Walking Meditation for Scam Victims – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-10T17:48:23-04:00May 10th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Labyrinth Walking, Meditation, Mindfulness, Pattern Walking, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Spiral Walking| Read More 2
Learning And The Challenges That A Scam Victim Faces From Trauma And Related Cognitive Effects – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-09T16:16:12-04:00May 9th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Amygdala, Brain, Cognitive Dissonance, Cognitive Impairment, Emotional Dysregulation, Learning, Memory, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 2
Being A Victim – Labeling Theory & What It Means For Victims Of Scams Or Anyone! – 2023 [UPDATED 2024] SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-06T08:21:54-04:00May 9th, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • CRIMINOLOGY, • VICTIMOLOGY, 2023, 2024, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Crimonology, Labeling Theory, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victims, Victim, Victimology| Read More 3
UK Government: Social and Psychological Implications of Fraud – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-01T12:28:21-04:00May 1st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, • SCAM VICTIM HEALTH, 2024, ARTICLE, DOCUMENT / PDF, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, UK, UK Government|Tags: Fraud, Fraud Victims, Government Report, Psychological Implications, Psychology, Sociology, UK, UK Government, United Kingdom| Read More 0
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