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.
A Simple Lesson About Scammers
A Simple Lesson About Scammers Learning to Recover from Romance Scams SCARS Scam Victim Recovery Program The Lesson For Today About Scammers & Emotions The lesson we ask you to learn recently is that scammers are no different than any predatory animal. They don't care [...]
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Sharon Armstrong’s Story [VIDEO]
Sharon Armstrong's Story [VIDEO] The Story of a Romance Scam Victims that became an Unwitting Drug Mule! The Terrible Story of a SCARS Board Member The Sharon Armstrong Story Video An Episode of the "I Am Innocent" TV series - available on tubitv.com Sharon is [...]
Reporting Scams & Interacting With The Police – A Scam Victim’s Checklist [VIDEO]
Reporting Scams - A Scam Victim's Checklist Reporting Scams And Interacting With The Police Here Is A Checklist Of What To Do Before Speaking With The Police And While You Are Reporting Scams! This Will Help You Get What Is Possible From The Police And Help You Consider Your [...]
Scam Victim’s Guide To Overcoming Fear & Anxiety
Scam Victim’s Guide To Overcoming Fear & Anxiety A New Addition To The SCARS Recovery Program Books SCARS Publishing Book SCARS Wrote The Book On Scam Victim Recovery! In addition to the massive information published here on RomanceScamsNOW.com – free for all scam victims, families, and friends [...]
FBI Valentine’s Day Scam Warning
FBI Valentine's Day Scam Warning Romance Scam Warning A SCARS Insight FBI Warns of Romance Scams Ahead of Valentine’s Day The FBI Columbia field office is warning the public about bad actors using romance scams ahead of Valentine’s Day. Romance scams occur when criminal actors [...]
Scam Slavery In Southeast Asia
Scam Slavery In Southeast Asia How Chinese Scammer Gangs Enslave Unsuspecting Chinese Citizens In Cambodia And Southeast Asia! A SCARS Insight Chinese National Scammers In Southeast Asia Can Literally Be Slaves To Scamming! Chinese Nationals Are Forced To Run Internet Scams From Cambodia They earn [...]
A New Addition To The SCARS Recovery Program Books: 8 Steps To Improvement
Scam Victim's 8 Steps To Improvement After The Scam A New Addition To The SCARS Recovery Program Books SCARS Publishing Book SCARS Wrote The Book On Scam Victim Recovery! In addition to the massive information published here on RomanceScamsNOW.com - free for all scam victims, [...]
KILLWARE – A New Trend In Cybercrime
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The 4 Myths Of Criminal Use Of Cryptocurrencies
The 4 Myths Of Criminal Use Of Cryptocurrencies Scammer Urban Legends A SCARS Insight A Lot Of Urban Legends Are Spread About Criminals Using Crypto! However, as with all things, the truth is important. Here are the 4 main myths! Here is the reality from [...]
Victim’s Paradox – The Desire For Certainty And How It Derails Recovery
Victim's Paradox - The Desire For Certainty And How It Derails Recovery How Scam Victims Often Sabotage Their Own Recovery In The Search For Certain Outcomes A SCARS Victim Recovery Insight What is the "Victim's Paradox"??? Do you want to be Certain? Victims of a [...]
Spotting Ghana Scammers – Ghanaian Words & Phrases
Spotting Ghana Scammers - Ghanaian Words & Phrases Understanding Scammer Culture A SCARS Guide Most Victims Stay In A Scam Far Too Long! This is because while they suspect it is a scam, they do not have the confidence to cut it off. The reason [...]
Spotting Nigerian Scammers – Nigerian Phrases
Spotting Nigerian Scammers - Nigerian Phrases Understanding Scammer Culture A SCARS Guide Most Victims Stay In A Scam Far Too Long! This is because while they suspect it is a scam, they do not have the confidence to cut it off. The reason that they [...]
Victim Expectations And Recovery Failure
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Common Health Scams – What You Don’t Know Can Kill You
Common Health Scams What You Don't Know Can Kill You A SCARS Insight Portions Courtesy of the Federal Trade Commission Report All Fraud to the FTC Health Scams Not Only Steal Your Money But Affect Your Health! People spend billions of dollars a year on [...]
Nigerian Astronaut Wants To Come Home!
Nigerian Astronaut Lost In Space Believe It Or Not! Well, What Can We Say? Over the years we have seen countless Nigerian Scam Emails, but this is an award winner! The basic idea is that there is a Nigerian Astronaut forgotten in space for 30 [...]
New Crypto Payment Scam – A SCARS Alert
New Crypto Payment Scam A SCARS Alert How Scams Work! There's a New Spin On Scammers Asking People To Pay With Cryptocurrency. It involves an impersonator, a QR code, and a trip to a store (directed by a scammer on the phone) to send your money [...]
Loneliness – Before And After The Scam
Loneliness - Before And After The Scam The Psychology of Scams A SCARS Insight Loneliness Can Lead You Into Scams And Prevent You From Recovering We have noted over the years that many (most) scam victims talk about being vulnerable to a romance scam because [...]
Nicolette Shea – Another Stolen Identity Used To Scam Men
Another Stolen Identity Used To Scam Men: Nicolette Shea Stolen Photos Appear In Billions Of Fake Profiles On Social Media And Dating Websites It is impossible to catalog all of them, but you can see many more on www.scammerphotos.com - a separate SCARS website dedicated to displaying stolen photos [...]
SCARS New Year’s 2022 Scammer Photo Galleries
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U.S. Federal Trade Commission Pivots In Major Change On Impersonation Scams This is the first significant action to help protect consumers since 2020 A SCARS Special Report On December 16, 2021 SCARS Was Invited By The U.S. Federal Trade Commission To Testify On that day, [...]
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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