Recovery from ScamsScams A Scam is a confidence trick - a crime - is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust through deception. Scams or confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, irresponsibility, or greed and exploiting that. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of fraudulent conduct ... intending to further voluntary exchanges that are not mutually beneficial", as they "benefit con operators ('con men' - criminals) at the expense of their victims (the 'marks')". A scam is a crime even if no money was lost. – Article Catalog
The Pathway for Recovering ScamScam A Scam is a confidence trick - a crime - is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust through deception. Scams or confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, irresponsibility, or greed and exploiting that. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of fraudulent conduct ... intending to further voluntary exchanges that are not mutually beneficial", as they "benefit con operators ('con men' - criminals) at the expense of their victims (the 'marks')". A scam is a crime even if no money was lost. Victims
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A SCARSSCARS SCARS - Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. A government registered crime victims' assistance & crime prevention nonprofit organization based in Miami, Florida, U.S.A. SCARS supports the victims of scams worldwide and through its partners in more than 60 countries around the world. Incorporated in 2015, its team has 30 years of continuous experience educating and supporting scam victims. Visit www.AgainstScams.org to learn more about SCARS. Topic Collection
After The Scam, Your Life Is In Chaos!
Impulses Are Driving You In All Directions But There Is A Right Path For Scam Victims!
After your scam, you have to gain enough control and commitment to be able to select a recovery path. It does not matter if it is through traumaTrauma Emotional and psychological trauma is the result of extraordinarily stressful events that shatter your sense of security, making you feel helpless in a dangerous world. Psychological trauma can leave you struggling with upsetting emotions, memories, and anxiety that won’t go away. It can also leave you feeling numb, disconnected, and unable to trust other people. Traumatic experiences often involve a threat to life or safety or other emotional shocks, but any situation that leaves you feeling overwhelmed and isolated can result in trauma, even if it doesn’t involve physical harm. It’s not the objective circumstances that determine whether an event is traumatic, but your subjective emotional experience of the event. The more frightened and helpless you feel, the more likely you are to be traumatized. Trauma requires treatment, either through counseling or therapy or through trauma-oriented support programs, such as those offered by SCARS. counselingCounseling Counseling is the professional guidance of the individual by utilizing psychological methods especially in collecting case history data, using various techniques of the personal interview, and testing interests and aptitudes. A mental health counselor (MHC), or counselor, is a person who works with individuals and groups to promote optimum mental and emotional health. Such persons may help individuals deal with issues associated with addiction and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; stress management; self-esteem; and aging. They may also work with "Social Workers", "Psychiatrists", and "Psychologists". SCARS does not provide mental health counseling., therapy, a qualified support groupSupport Group In a support group, members provide each other with various types of help, usually nonprofessional and nonmaterial, for a particular shared, usually burdensome, characteristic, such as romance scams. Members with the same issues can come together for sharing coping strategies, to feel more empowered and for a sense of community. The help may take the form of providing and evaluating relevant information, relating personal experiences, listening to and accepting others' experiences, providing sympathetic understanding and establishing social networks. A support group may also work to inform the public or engage in advocacy. They can be supervised or not. SCARS support groups are moderated by the SCARS Team and or volunteers., or via a self-help method – what matters is that you understand the fact that trauma does not go away by itself and every victim needs help.
This page will provide a catalog of our articles regarding scam victim recovery topics. We recommend that every scam victim read them so that you can be better informed of the choices in front of you.
Disclaimer: All of these articles are provided for educational & “entertainment” purposes – we have to say that. We are a Crime Victims’ Assistance Provider and do not provide psychological or mental healthcare – we do not offer counseling or therapy services. This information is intended to help you become aware of these topics and find a direction for your own research, or to have topics to discuss and explore with your own mental healthcare professional. These are generalized and may not apply to you.
We will update this catalog from time to time as new articles are added or recategorized.
The Scam Ends
Immediately After The Scam Ends
- 3 Steps For New Victims
- A Scam Victim’s Checklist
- After-Scam Reality Check!
- Understanding The Hard Times After The Scam
- How To Explain It To Others
- Crisis Help Hotlines: When You Need To Talk To Someone
- There Are Real Monsters Online
- Confronting Scammers & The Guilt Or Flip Scam
- The Face In The Photo: Leave The Real Person Alone!
- What Does It Mean To Be A Scammer?
- Victim Vulnerability After The Scam – Physical Risks
What’s Next?
The Next Phase
- Scam Victim Recovery Is Not A Mystery
- Next Steps – Protect Your Financial Identity
- 4 Steps To Controlling Scam Victim Debt
- Keeping Secrets Increases Trauma
- From Victim To Survivor
- For Married Scam Victims & Their Spouses
- Being A Scam Victim & Getting Support
- Losing Control
- Beware Of Scam Victim Saviors
- Choose Wisely What Anti-Scam Groups You Follow
- You Made A Mistake
After-Scam Emotions & Distress
In The Aftermath:
- After The Scam Comes Disaster
- After A Scam, No One Can Tell You How You Will React
- Psychological Shock – After A Scam & In The Future
- Dissociative Amnesia
- Emotional Danger After The Scam
- 10 Steps To Breaking Free & Beginning Your Recovery
- Support & Information For New Scam Victims
- Understanding A Romance Scam
- What Can You Expect After A Scam
- Stop Thinking
- Why Are You Here?
- How To Know If You Are In Scam or Recovery Denial?
- Coping with the Reality of Crime Victimization
- Signs of Good & Bad Scam Victim Emotional Health
- Managing Your Emotional 5 Saboteurs
End The Manipulation
Post-Scam Manipulation:
- The Scam Is Over But You Are Still Being Manipulated
- Threats And Your Local Risk
- Scammer Threats
- Scammer Threats & Blackmail
- Threats From Scammers
- Call It What It Is!
- Commentary About Learning And Recovery
- After A Romance Scam Comes More Scams
- Scammer Name-Calling – Please Just Stop It!
- There Is No “He” Or “She” In Romance Scams
- Living under Manipulation for Too Long Leaves Victims …
Recovery & Becoming A SurvivorSurvivor A Scam Survivor is a victim who has been able to fully accept the reality of their situation. That they were the victim of a crime and are not to blame. They are working on their emotional recovery and reduction of any trauma either on their own, through a qualified support organization, or through counseling or therapy. And has done their duty and reported the crime to their local police, national police, and on Anyscam.com
Recovery & The Path To Becoming A Survivor:
- How Do You Get Closure?
- How Can You Explain What Happened To Family And Friends?
- Getting The Person Back That You Once Were …
- Do You Believe In Prophecies?
- Knowledge Matters To Scam Victims
- Who’s Job Is It?
- Taking Care Of Yourself
- Write A Letter To Your Scammer – Say What You Feel!
- You Are The Only Person That Can Prevent Your Recovery
- How The World Changed For Scam Victims With The Pandemic Effect
- The Hardest Subject – The Truth
- What Is The Difference Between A Scam Victim And A Scam Survivor?
- Forgiveness
- Resilience, Recovery And Romance Scam Victims
Recovery Program
Self-Help Approach:
- The SCARS STEPS Program [Pending – Being Revised]
- Your Journey To Recovery
- What Does Recovery Mean For A Scam Victim?
- Jay Shetty on Letting Go!
- Phases Of Recovery
- Knowledge Matters To Scam Victims
- Surviving The Change: Scams Turn Lives Upside Down
- NEW for Scam Victims – The Power of Journaling in Your Scam Recovery
- Assistance & Support Model
- Removing The Face Of Your Scammer
- Desensitizing
- Dating Scams and Addiction
Recovery Tools
Recovery Tools:
- Humor As A Tool In Scam Victim Recovery
- Helping Others
- Clothes As Therapy For Scam Victims: When & How Does Enclothed Cognition Work?
- Desensitizing
- Removing The Face Of Your Scammer
- Taking Care Of Yourself
- Write A Letter To Your Scammer – Say What You Feel!
- The Scam Victim’s Mantra
- The Keys to Motivating Yourself After a SCAM!
- Sharing Your Scam Story
- Using Rituals To Help Scam Victims To Recover!
- Forgiveness For Scam Victims: Letting Go Of Hate And Bitterness
Points Of View
Changing & Rethinking:
- The “Pig Pen” Syndrome
- From Pain to Power – Crime Victims Take Action
- Victims As Activists & Why Many Scam Victims Should Delay Or Not Become One
- The Hardest Subject – The Truth
- Are Victims Fraudsters Too?
- A Scam Victim’s 7 Deadly Sins
- Good vs. Bad While Recovering
- Victim Bashing or Blaming
- Should You Try To Find Out The Real Name For Your Scammer?
- Failure Is A Choice
- Why You Can’t Stop Looking At The Stolen Face
- Naming & Shaming Scammers!
- Humor As A Recovery Tool
- Three Main Causes Of Anger In Scam Victims
Returning To Danger
Recidivism & Re-Scamming:
- You Can Still Be Scammed! Over And Over!
- The Odds Of Being Scammed Again
- You Have Been Scammed – So Back To Online Dating
- Repeating The Scam – Engaging In Risky Behavior Over & Over
- Commentary On Being Scammed Again
- Scam Fetishists or Willing Victims?
- Romance Scammer As A Consort
- Becoming Scam Junkie
- Do You Hate Your Scammer?
- Obsessive Scammer Exposing
- SCARS Position Statement Against Scambaiting
- You Can Still Be Scammed! Over And Over!
- Stages Of A Victim’s Experience Without Support
- Rescamming
Married Victim Recovery
Financial Recovery
Control Your Money & Your Future:
- Urgent Financial Assistance For Scam Victims
- Crime Victim Compensation Information – USA, UK, Canada
- 4 Steps To Controlling Scam Victim Debt
- Scam Victims Debt Part 1 – Recognize It, Confront It, Control It, Survive It!
- Scam Victims Debt Part 2: Debt Collection Scams & Managing Real Collections
- Scam Victims Debt Part 3 – Collections & Your Rights
- Scam Victim Debt Part 4: IRS/Tax Debt
- SCARS Next Steps™ – You Gave The Scammer Your Information?
- Giving Out Your Banking Information – Scam Warning
- Does Being A Scam Victim Affect Your Credit Score?
- Reclaiming Financial Control After A Scam
- Money Recovery – What Is Real & What Is Not!
- Suing Your Money Mule or Scammer
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SCARS GREEN BOOK
Self-Help Self-Paced Recovery Program Guide
LEARN HOW TO RECOVER ON YOUR OWN
This program is designed to help scam victims struggling to recover on their own and for those who want to understand the overall process. You can be using other resources, such as trauma counseling or therapy, qualified support groupsSupport Groups In a support group, members provide each other with various types of help, usually nonprofessional and nonmaterial, for a particular shared, usually burdensome, characteristic, such as romance scams. Members with the same issues can come together for sharing coping strategies, to feel more empowered and for a sense of community. The help may take the form of providing and evaluating relevant information, relating personal experiences, listening to and accepting others' experiences, providing sympathetic understanding and establishing social networks. A support group may also work to inform the public or engage in advocacy. They can be supervised or not. SCARS support groups are moderated by the SCARS Team and or volunteers., or completely independent – on your own!
The SCARS Steps program is a complete program and is provided for the purpose of helping scam victims to overcome this experience. Throughout this SCARS Steps Program, we speak about issues and challenges that a victim may have and help guide them through their recovery. But each person is different and it is important to understand your own reasons for being vulnerable to being scammed.
After the trauma of being scammed, you need to take steps to recover and move on. This may be an alternative to counseling in the short term, but we still encourage you to seek out professional help & support. Throughout this SCARS Steps Program, we speak about issues, challenges, defects, or problems that a victim may have in a generalized way.
The SCARS GREEN BOOK will help you recover from your scam offline and it will always be there when you need it!
SCARS SLATE BOOK – Let Us Explain What Happened!
A Guide For Families & Friends Of Scam Victims
HOW TO HELP ROMANCE SCAM VICTIMS FOR FAMILIES & FRIENDS OF SCAM VICTIMS
This SCARS Publishing book represents a complete guide to help the families and friends understand how these scams work and how to help the victim.
The SCARS Slate Book should be purchased by family and friends to better understand what happened to the victim and the traumatic impact on them. But it can also be shared by the victim so that they do not have to explain to family and friends about the scam. This publication is to help others to help Scam Victims to make it through this traumatic experience and recover.
Each person is different and it is important to understand how relationship scamsRelationship Scam A Relationship Scam is a one-to-one criminal act that involves a trust relationship and uses deception & manipulation to get a victim to give to the criminal something of value, such as money! Click here to learn more: What Is A Relationship Scam? work and why people are vulnerable; to being scammed, how they were lured in, then groomed and manipulated. This understanding is essential in helping them through the process of ending the scam and then on to recovery. The SCARS Slate Book will provide the information necessary to help support a victim through this process.
SCARS RED BOOK
Your Personal Scam Evidence & Crime Record Organizer
ORGANIZE YOUR INFORMATION TO MAKE THE REPORTING PROCESS SIMPLE!
Helps you get and stay organized. This publication is to help Scam Victims organize their crime information. Complete this information before reporting to the police then bring this book with you
Before or after reporting to the police the RED BOOK gives you a dedicated tool to record all the essential facts of this crime. The Victim, the Scammers, the Money, and your Police interactions. Everything that really matters can be easily recorded for your immediate use and for the future!
As we have seen, money recovery/repayment programs can become available years after the scam ends and you need to keep all the details of this crime in case it is needed. We have also seen scammers being extradited to the U.S. and other countries, this will help in the event you testify or give statements, Additionally, this helps you have your information ready to qualify for victims’ benefits, compensation, or aid.
The Official SCARS RED BOOK is your way of recording all the important facts of this crime so that you do not lose essential information, Complete the RED BOOK then put it away with the confidence that you will have it if or when it is needed.
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