I am a recent survivor of a 16-month online romance fraud. Once I realized what happened, I quickly searched for support to help me with my long road to recovery.

I lost my life savings and then some. A total of $346,000. I learned that after I simply said hello to the fraudster, I was led down a silent road of manipulation, grooming and deception. And the result is now grief and loss of my heart, soul, and financial stability that I had worked for all my life.

I found SCARS online. I quickly joined the group and found that I was not alone. So many of us fell prey to these cowards that hide behind their screens and slowly bleed us dry. The SCARS group and Dr. Tim McGuinness have led me out a very dark place with all the shared information and guidance that helped me understand what I need to do moving forward to correct my course. This crime was a mental game and very dangerous as I now understand. Dr. Tim gave me the tools to strive for recovery and gain my life back, one day at a time. He and SCARS have truly saved my life and I will be forever grateful. I could not have done this alone!

I have a very long way to go but day by day, SCARS has given me strength to face reality and the motivation to move forward with rebuilding my life. I will never be the same person again, but I will certainly be a stronger and wiser person because of SCARS.