Every 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. Victim Needs Support, Counseling & Therapy
Getting The Right Support From The Beginning Can Make All The Difference!
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Why is it important for scam victims to find Trauma Counseling & Therapy to help support them?
Being a victim of a scam can be a traumatic experience that can have a lasting impact on a person’s emotional and mental well-being. A scam can cause a range of emotions such as angerAnger Anger, also known as wrath or rage, is an intense emotional state involving a strong uncomfortable and non-cooperative response to a perceived provocation, trigger, hurt or threat. About one-third of scam victims become trapped in anger for extended periods of time following a scam. A person experiencing anger will often experience physical effects, such as increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, and increased levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline. Some view anger as an emotion that triggers a part of the fight or flight response. Anger becomes the predominant feeling behaviorally, cognitively, and physiologically. Anger can have many physical and mental consequences. While most of those who experience anger explain its arousal as a result of "what has happened to them", psychologists point out that an angry person can very well be mistaken because anger causes a loss in self-monitoring capacity and objective observability., betrayal, shameShame Shame is an unpleasant self-conscious emotion typically associated with a negative evaluation of the self; withdrawal motivations; and feelings of distress, exposure, mistrust, powerlessness, and worthlessness., guilt, and depression. Scam victims may also experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), such as flashbacksFLASHBACKS A flashback is reexperiencing a previous traumatic experience as if it were actually happening in that moment. It includes reactions that often resemble the client’s reactions during the trauma. Flashback experiences are very brief and typically last only a few seconds, but the emotional aftereffects linger for hours or longer. Flashbacks are commonly initiated by a trigger, but not necessarily., nightmares, and difficulty trusting others.
It is important for scam victims to find trauma counseling & therapy to help them process their feelings and emotions related to the scam. A therapist can provide a safe space for victims to talk about their experiences and help them understand and cope with their emotions. Therapy can also help victims work through feelings of guilt or shame, which can be common among scam victims.
Additionally, a therapist can provide scam victims with practical tools to help them move forward and heal from the trauma, such as coping mechanisms and strategies for rebuilding trust. They can also help them in navigating the legal aspect of the scam and how to report it.
In summary, a therapist can provide scam victims with the emotional support and guidance they need to heal and move forward after a traumatic experience. It is important for victims of 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. to seek professional help in order to process and cope with the emotional impact of the scam and to learn to trust again.
Never Be Ashamed To Ask For help!
Why scam victims should never be ashamed to ask for mental healthcare, counseling & therapy help?
Scam victims should never feel ashamed to ask for mental healthcare help for several reasons.
Firstly, being a victim of a scam is not something that a person should be ashamed of. Scammers are experts at manipulating and deceiving their victims, and anyone can fall prey to a scam. The shame and guilt that victims may feel is often a tactic used by scammers to keep their victims silent.
Secondly, seeking mental healthcare help is a sign of strength and resilienceResilience Is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. Psychological resilience is the ability to mentally or emotionally cope with a crisis or to return to pre-crisis status quickly. Resilience exists when the person uses "mental processes and behaviors in promoting personal assets and protecting self from the potential negative effects of stressors". In simpler terms, psychological resilience exists in people who develop psychological and behavioral capabilities that allow them to remain calm during crises/chaos and to move on from the incident without long-term negative consequences. In popular accounts, psychological resilience is sometimes likened to a "psychological immune system".. It takes courage to admit that you need help and to reach out for support. It is a step towards healing and recovery, and it is an important step in the process of moving forward after a traumatic experience.
Thirdly, Mental healthcare professionals are trained to help people dealing with emotional trauma, and they have the knowledge and expertise to help scam victims process their emotions, cope with the aftermath of a scam, and develop strategies for healing and recovery. They will not judge you for falling for a scam, and they are there to support you.
Lastly, seeking mental healthcare help is important for maintaining overall well-being. The emotional effects of a scam can be long-lasting and can affect a person’s daily life, relationships, and ability to function. Mental healthcare professionals can help people manage the emotional distress caused by a scam, and prevent the development of more severe mental healthMental health Mental health, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), is "a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community". According to WHO, mental health includes "subjective well-being, perceived self-efficacy, autonomy, competence, intergenerational dependence, and self-actualization of one's intellectual and emotional potential, among others". From the perspectives of positive psychology or of holism, mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and to create a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience. Cultural differences, subjective assessments, and competing professional theories all affect how one defines "mental health". conditions.
Seeking Counseling & Therapy help is not something to be ashamed of, it is a sign of strength, and it is an important step towards healing and recovery after being a victim of a scam.
If You Feel You Do Not Need Counseling & Therapy?
SCARS offers free scam victim 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. for as long as you need them.
Our support and recovery programs are open-ended since not every victim recovers quickly. We are here to support you for as long as you need it.
To sign up for the FREE SCARS Support & Recovery services please visit support.AgainstScams.org (terms and conditions apply)
RESOURCES
Resources to find a counselor or therapist:
- Worldwide Resources:
- www.opencounseling.com – a directory of free and low-cost Counseling & Therapy
- www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/trauma-and-ptsd – a directory of psychologists & trauma professionals worldwide
- www.betterhelp.com/therapists – a telehealth counseling & therapy provider – a SCARS Partner (learn more about receiving free therapy at membership.AgainstScams.org)
- www.nbcc.org/Search/CounselorFind – a director of psychologists
- www.talkspace.com – a telehealth counseling & therapy provider
- www.therapyroute.com – a directory of therapists and counselors worldwide
- www.openpathcollective.org – a directory of therapists and counselors
- United States Only
- In the U.S. you can call the NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Health) Hotline. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET
Call: 800-950-NAMI (6264) // Text: 62640 // Webchat: nami.org/help // Email: helpline@nami.org — NAMI HelpLine volunteers and staff have compiled this directory of outstanding resources to help you identify possible options to meet your needs. The resources included in the NAMI National Resource Directory are not endorsed by NAMI, and NAMI is not responsible for the content of or service provided by any of these resources.
- In the U.S. you can call the NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Health) Hotline. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET
MORE SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
If you feel that you suffer from depression or anxiety or other medical issues, you may need a psychiatrist.
Here are resources for you:
- Worldwide
- Contact your national health system
- United States
- In the U.S. you can go to any hospital and ask to speak with a psychiatrist on call.
- www.talkiatry.com a telehealth provider of psychiatry
SCARS STAR Membership
Please note that SCARS includes counseling & therapy benefits as a part of our SCARS STAR Membership program through our partner BetterHelp.com Please visit membership.AgainstScams.org to learn more.
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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 groups, 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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