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!
SCARS™ Team
A SCARS Division
Miami Florida U.S.A.
OTP-Based Fraud – Scam Basics
Scam Basics: OTP-Based Fraud (One-Time Passwords) Learning The Basics Of Online Scams Scam Basics - A SCARS Insight OTP-Based Fraud - A Tactic Used By Scammers To Take Over Financial, Email, and Social Media Accounts OTP-based fraud is a type of cybercrime where [...]
Juice Jacking – Scam Basics
Scam Basics: Juice Jacking Learning The Basics Of Online Scams Fraud & Cybercrime Scam Basics - A SCARS Insight Juice Jacking - A Type Of Cybercrime Juice jacking is a type of cybercrime where cybercriminals use a malicious USB charging port to steal [...]
Recovery Scams/Frauds – Don’t be Re-Victimized
Don’t be Re-Victimized by Recovery Scams/Fraud Avoid Money Recovery Scams How Scams Work - A SCARS Insight Avoid Recovery Scams - Don’t Become A Victim Money recovery scams target desperate victims when they are most in need right after their scam! “We can get your money back.” [...]
Scam Victims’ Recovery – Acknowledging The Harm Done
Scam Victims - Acknowledging The Harm Done To Move Forward & Recover It Is Essential That Scam Victims Know What Harm They Did! Recovery Psychology - A SCARS Insight How Scam Victims Can Unwittingly Harm Themselves and Others Scams and frauds are devious crimes that [...]
SCARS Scam Bingo – Learn To Avoid Scams – For The Whole Family
SCARS Scam Bingo Learn To Avoid Scams - Scam Bingo For The Whole Family Avoid • Discover • Recover A SCARS Campaign SCARS Scam Bingo - Learn To Avoid Scams With Your Parents, Children, Friends & The Whole Family SCARS Scam Bingo is a great [...]
Suggestibility – A Victim Vulnerability
Suggestibility - A Victim Vulnerability One Of The Causes For Scam Victims' Vulnerability Psychology of Scams - A SCARS Insight Suggestibility Is One Of The Reasons Most People Can Be Scammed Please note, this article will talk about one type of victim vulnerability. This is [...]
Scam Call Centers in Mexico: A Growing Problem
Scam Call Centers in Mexico: A Growing Problem Mexican Cartels Are Expanding With Hundreds Of Scam Call Centers How Scams Work - A SCARS Insight Unmasking the Scam Call Centers in Mexico: Battling a Global Fraud Hub Introduction to Scam Call Centers in Mexico In [...]
Rug-Pull – A Scammer Tactic
Rug-Pull - A Scammer Tactic Rug-Pulls Are Used In Crypto And Other Kinds Of Scams How Scams Work - A SCARS Insight A Rug-Pull Is Often The Way The Scammer Cuts Off The Victim & Disappears In financial fraud, a "rug-pull" refers [...]
Mexico Is Now The New Scam Battleground
Mexico Is Now The New Scam Battleground Mexican Cartels Are Now In The Scamming Business With Violence! Transnational Organized Crime - A SCARS Special Report Mexico's Cartels Expanded Into Scams & Fraud Mexican cartels have been known to extend their criminal activities beyond the realm [...]
Scam Victims Should Limit Their Exposure To Scam News & Scammer Photos
Scam Victims Should Limit Their Exposure To Scam News & Scammer Photos The Importance Of Limiting Trauma After The Scam Is Over Scam Victim Recovery - A SCARS Insight After Scam Victims Have Experienced Trauma It Is Important For Scam Victims To Limit Their Exposure [...]
Local Law Enforcement/Police Scam Victims’ Experience Study 2022-2024
Local Law Enforcement/Police Experience Study A SCARS Research Study Advocating for Scam Victims 2023 SCARS Scam Victim Local Police Reporting Experience Study SCARS (Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams) is spearheading an important study aimed at improving the understanding of the scam [...]
Mandatory Reimbursement With Push Payment Scams In The U.K.
Mandatory Reimbursement With Push Payment Scams In The U.K. A Major Breakthrough For U.K. Scam Victims Victim Advocacy - A SCARS Insight Fighting Authorized Push Payment Fraud: A New Reimbursement Requirement This represents a major breakthrough for U.K. Scam Victims Fraud is the largest contributor [...]
Money Recovery Room Scams
Recovery Room Scams Criminals Promising That They Can Recover Your Money! How Scams Work - A SCARS Insight After The Scams Ends Comes The Recovery Room Scams - Promising To Recover Your Money! Recovery room scams, a type of advanced fee fraud or asset recovery [...]
Nigerian Scammers Convicted 2022 – Part 8 – Real Nigerian Scammer Names
Nigerian Scammers Convicted 2022 - Part 8 Itemized Nigerian Scammers By Name Criminal Justice Actions - A SCARS Special Report 2022 Was A Good Year For Scam Victims With Nearly 4,000 Nigerian Scammers Convicted The Nigerian EFCC alone convicted 3.875 Nigerian scammers themselves! Other law [...]
Nigerian Scammers Convicted 2022 – Part 7 – Real Nigerian Scammer Names
Nigerian Scammers Convicted 2022 - Part 7 Itemized Nigerian Scammers By Name Criminal Justice Actions - A SCARS Special Report 2022 Was A Good Year For Scam Victims With Nearly 4,000 Nigerian Scammers Convicted The Nigerian EFCC alone convicted 3.875 Nigerian scammers themselves! Other law [...]
Nigerian Scammers Convicted 2022 – Part 6 – Real Nigerian Scammer Names
Nigerian Scammers Convicted 2022 - Part 6 Itemized Nigerian Scammers By Name Criminal Justice Actions - A SCARS Special Report 2022 Was A Good Year For Scam Victims With Nearly 4,000 Nigerian Scammers Convicted The Nigerian EFCC alone convicted 3.875 Nigerian scammers themselves! Other law [...]
Sextortion – An FBI Warning
Sextortion & Online Extortion An FBI Warning About Sextortion & Deepfakes How Scams Work - A SCARS Special Report Sextortion Is Exploding & Deep Fakes Are Making It Much Worse! Malicious Actors Manipulating Photos and Videos to Create Explicit Content and [...]
Debt Relief Scams & Scam Victims
Credit Card Debt Relief Scams & Scam Victims Being Scammed After You Have Been Scammed By Debt Relief Fraudsters Scam Victim Financial Support - A SCARS Insight Credit Card Debt Relief That Isn’t Scam victims are often financially devastated after a relationship [...]
North Korea Attacking The Crypto Ecosystem
North Korea Attacking The Crypto Ecosystem How North Korea Steals Cryptocurrency Global Cybercrime - A SCARS Special Report North Korea Has Been Attacking The Crypto Ecosystem At Alarming Speed And Scale According to TRM Labs, and others - last year North Korea succeeded in stealing [...]
Zelle Scams – Scam Basics
Scam Basics: Zelle Scams Learning The Basics Of Zelle Instant Payment Online Scams Scam Basics - A SCARS Insight Zelle Is A Popular Payment App That Allows Users To Send And Receive Money Instantly But It Is Also Popular With Scammers What [...]
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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