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.
Brushing Scam – What Is That?
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Zelle Payment Scams
Zelle Payment Scams An Exploration Of How Banking Has Gone Bad A SCARS Special Report What To Know About Zelle Scams And How To Spot Behavioral Red Flags From Scammers Important: Scammers use Zelle and other payment apps because transactions are quick and hard to [...]
FTC Goes After Walmart – Like It Did Western Union & MoneyGram
FTC Goes After Walmart - Like It Did Western Union & MoneyGram U.S. Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Action A SCARS Special Report This Is A Perfect Example Of Why You Need To Preserve The Evidence It is vital to never throw away the evidence of [...]
Remote Control Scams
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Why Scammers Get Short Sentences
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Social Media Money Flipping Scam
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SCARS Webinar: Panic & Urgency Scams – May 21, 2022 [VIDEO]
Panic & Urgency Scams [VIDEO] SCARS Webinar May 21, 2022 In this edition of our SCARS Webinar Series, we talk about short-term scams where the scammers place the victim in panic and create a sense of urgency!. These scams are typically about some form of emergency or urgent situation [...]
Impersonation of Law Enforcement and Government Officials
Impersonation of Law Enforcement and Government Officials Government Impersonation Scams - How Scams Work A SCARS Insight Government Impersonation Scams Are Widespread And Expanding! The ongoing widespread fraud schemes in which scammers impersonate law enforcement or government officials in attempts to extort money or steal [...]
Victim Vulnerability After The Scam – Physical Risks
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Elder Frauds & Scams
Elder Frauds & Scams How Criminals Defraud The Elderly Every Minute Of Every Day! How Scams Work by SCARS Elder Fraud Affects Millions Of People Every Year! Each year, millions of elderly Americans fall victim to some type of financial fraud or confidence scheme, including [...]
Skimming Scams
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Fraud’s Dark Matter: The Universe of Scams Most of Us Never Know About
Fraud’s Dark Matter! The Universe of Scams Most of Us Never Know About By PJ Rohall, About-Fraud.com - a SCARS Partner Organization Beyond Your Awareness There Is A Darker, Uglier Side To Scams & Fraud - Here Is One Victim's Story! This Is Ana's Story! [...]
Scam Urban Legends: Anti-Scam Groups Are All Good? No!
Scam Urban Legends: Anti-Scam Groups Are All Good Helping To Set The Record Straight With thousands of amateur and pretend anti-scam groups on social media, many spread misinformation, fake news, and urban legends, instead of the real situation and knowledge. These guides will help provide confirmed and correct information [...]
SCARS Webinar: Romance Scams Life Cycle – May 14, 2022
Romance Scams Life Cycle SCARS Webinar May 14, 2022 Report The Crime You are the victim of organized transnational criminals! Take this seriously. The reason scams are so out of control is that only about 1% of victims report these crimes! [...]
The Supreme Court Battle Is Coming Against Big Tech
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SCARS Webinar: Money Mules
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Nigerian Scammer Training School Shut Down & Scammers Arrested
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Dr. Garth P. Davis – Another Stolen Identity Used To Scam Women
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SCARS Webinar: Romance Scams #1 – Pig Butchering Fraud & Military Impersonation Fraud [VIDEO]
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Small Business Scams: A Guide for Business
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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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