SCARS™ Subject Focus: The Psychology Of Romance Scams
Romance Scams Are Infinitely Complex And Leave Victims With Significant Trauma
Attention is like a spotlight, which means when it’s pointing in one direction it pretty much ignores everything else. This is how a Romance Scam starts!
Except people don’t realize how little information coming in from the outside world we actually process. Naturally, you don’t notice what you don’t notice, plus the mind is designed to fill in the gaps for us. But fraudsters do know and almost every con uses some kind of distraction – a kind of social engineering to get you to do what the scammer wants you to do.
Scammers know all about social compliance and happily exploit our automatic deference to authority figures such as soldiers. People will hand over credit cards to people they think are waiters, car keys to people they think are car park attendants and give access to their house to people they think are from the water board. The best known online example is a ‘phishing attack’ where people give fraudsters their bank details in response to an email that purports to be from their bank.
These are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to social engineering scams. To truly learn how victims are manipulated and all of the mechanisms involved, we invite you to read our SCARS Library (below) on the subject of the Psychology of Romance Scams!
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Reported Scammer Email Addresses – 2016 Part 3
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Sharon Armstrong A Victim’s Story
Sharon Armstrong Was A Victim Of A Romance Scam Sharon Armstrong spent two years in an Argentinian jail after being caught in an online dating scam! Sharon Armstrong, 59, from New Zealand, is one of those people. Five years ago, a lover she met online asked her [...]
Scammers & Slavery
THE WAR AGAINST SCAMMERS & TERRORISTS - SLAVERY We in the Western Countries sit back fat and happy while horrific things are being done around the world. Did you know that 45 million people live as slaves today, right now? This is what the Islamic scammer world believes in. This [...]
SCARS™ Scammer Gallery: Fake Female Scammers #9478
SCARS™ Scammer Gallery: Fake Female Scammers #9478 We Present A Selection Of Scammers From Popular Dating Websites Remember these photos were stolen from real people! Do You Know Any Of These Scammer Girls? Tell us about your experiences with Romance Scammers in our Scams Discussion Forum on Facebook » [...]
Death Scams
The Dying Widow ScamOne Of The Popular Variations On The Email Scam Is The Dying Widow ScamThe basic idea is that a Widow (or Widower) is Dying And Needs Your Help!This is a variation of the typical "419" Advance Fee Fraud Scam, where the scammer claims to be a childless [...]
Do You Want To Help Stop This?
Add Your Voice Online Fraud is destroying millions of people every year! It attacks the elderly. It attacks families. It transfers Billions of Dollars a year into the hands of ISIS and other terrorist organizations worldwide. Today, each individual country is responsible for the crime inside their borders. African countries [...]
Kidnapping Scams
Another Evolution In Scamming Are Kidnapping ScamsScammers Connect Via A Fake Profile That Then Says They Have Been KidnappedIt sounds like something out of Hollywood, but it’s hitting homes across the country: “virtual kidnapping,” where fraudsters try to extort money by claiming that a family member has been taken hostage.This [...]
Tinder – The Next Nightmare
Why Is Tinder A Nightmare?Tinder extends your Facebook profile into a who new ocean.Only problem, there are sharks in the Tinder Sea!How does this work?On Tinder, you connect your Facebook account to the Tinder app on your Apple or Android device. Once you have your account connected, you can use [...]
SCARS™ Romance Scammer Gallery: More Female Fakes #6896
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Romance Scams Now 25 Years Online
Thank You! 2016 is our 25th year online! We would like to sincerely thank all of our followers! Without you we would not be here! More than 5,000 people a day visit our website for education about romance scams, and almost 15,000 people are engaged with our Facebook pages. We [...]
SCARS™ Scammer Gallery: More Fake Women Named “Rose” #7763
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OFFICIAL FBI PODCAST – Sextortion Case
Man Sentenced in International Sextortion Scheme Official FBI Podcast: A Florida man is serving 105 years in federal prison for one of the largest sextortion cases in the United States. Periodically, as provided by the FBI, we will present a podcast interview with the FBI relating to scams and scammers, [...]
OFFICIAL FBI PODCAST – May 2016
New Crime Fighting Unit Official FBI Podcast: May 2016: FBI Creates the International Cyber Crime Coordination Cell Periodically, as provided by the FBI, we will present a podcast interview with the FBI relating to scams and scammers, February 10, 2016 Allow a few minutes to download before it [...]
Top 10 Most Stolen Photos
Top 10 Most Stolen Photos WorldwideHere are the top ten favorite personalities that scammers steal photos from!These are worldwide favorites of scammers to use for fake profiles in social media and online dating websites.This is based up data compiled from the dating industry.
Refugee Scams
A New Trend In Scamming Is Middle Eastern Refugee ScamsAs the chaos spreads the scammers are right there to get their piece!Scammers are exploiting these poor people and trying to poison legitimate honest help for them.Of course, as with all charities, only support well known honest organizations.The main theme is a [...]
You Were Scammed
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TAGS: Psychology of Scams, Romance Scams, Social Compliance, Amygdala Hijack, Gaslighting, Stranger Trust, Trauma Bonding, PTSD, Victim Syndrome, Complex, Syndromes, Victimization,
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FAQ: How Do You Properly Report Scammers?
It is essential that law enforcement knows about scams & scammers, even though there is nothing (in most cases) that they can do.
Always report scams involving money lost or where you received money to:
- Local Police – ask them to take an “informational” police report – say you need it for your insurance
- Your National Police or FBI (www.IC3.gov)
- The SCARS|CDN™ Cybercriminal Data Network – Worldwide Reporting Network HERE or on www.Anyscam.com
This helps your government understand the problem, and allows law enforcement to add scammers on watch lists worldwide.
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Please be sure to report all scammers HERE or on www.Anyscam.com
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