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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Stolen Face / Stolen Identity – Koyal Rana : Have You Seen Her?
Stolen Identity: Have You Seen Her? Koyal Rana Indian Actress & Model & Impersonation Victim Frequently Used By Scammers To Fool Men! You Have Probably Seen Her Photos Before! The real Koyal Rana is an Indian Beauty Pagent Star & Model Koyal Rana Is Another Scammers Choice Award Winner Of course, [...]
Stolen Face / Stolen Identity – Taylor Alesia : Have You Seen Her?
Stolen Identity: Have You Seen Her? Taylor Alesia YouTuber & Impersonation Victim Frequently Used By Scammers To Fool Men! You Have Probably Seen Her Photos Before! The real Taylor Alesia is a YouTube Video Talent Taylor Alesia Is Another Scammers Choice Award Winner Of course, you don't really know [...]
Stolen Face / Stolen Identity – Franziska Facella : Have You Seen Her?
Stolen Identity: Have You Seen Her? Franziska Facella Porn Actress & Adult Model & Impersonation Victim Frequently Used By Scammers To Fool Men! You Have Probably Seen Her Photos Before! The real Franziska Facella is a Porn Actress Franziska Facella Is Another Scammers Choice Award Winner Of course, you [...]
What Is The Difference Between A MULE and a MOLE
What Is The Difference Between A MULE and a MOLE Scammers Are Well Known For Convincing Victims Into Working For Them, Knowingly Or Unknowingly Becoming Mules But Scammers also place Moles in places where they need extra control! Moles vs. Mules Sadly, many [...]
Understanding and Protecting Yourself Against Money Mule Schemes
Understanding and Protecting Yourself Against Money Mule Schemes A SCARS Money Mule Series Guide A Guide To Help You Avoid Becoming A Mule Becoming A Money Mule Can Come With Consequences Far Beyond Money Loss! Money Mules Are Used to Commit Fraud “Money [...]
Jonathan Marsh – Stolen Face / Stolen Identity
Another Stolen Identity Used To Scam Women: Jonathan Marsh 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 and [...]
Stolen Face / Stolen Identity – Moriah Mills: Have You Seen Her?
Stolen Identity: Have You Seen Her? Moriah Mills Porn Actress & Adult Model & Impersonation Victim Frequently Used By Scammers To Fool Men! You Have Probably Seen Her Photos Before! The real Moriah Mills is an Adult Video Star & Model Moriah Mills Is Another Scammers Choice Award Winner Of [...]
SCARS Announcement
SCARS Announcement SCARS Announcement / Press Release December 5, 2018 Miami Florida U.S.A. - - - SCARS IS RE-REGISTERING ITS CORPORATION TO BETTER SERVE VICTIMS SCARS is pleased to announce that it has re-registered its corporation to accommodate changes in both status and state of incorporation to better prepare for [...]
RSN™ Editorial: Open Letter To The Press
RSN™ Editorial: An Open Letter To The Press About Romance Scams Isn't It Astounding? Here we have a multi US$Billion industry running wild scamming anyone they want - literally millions of victims worldwide. Spreading from West Africa to Indonesia and Malaysia, from Russia to China, out of control. We used [...]
RSN™ Scam News: Indian Police Break Up Online Scam Center
RSN™ Scam News: Indian Police Break Up Online Scam Center Indian Police Break Up International Fake Computer Virus Scam Business Those arrested have been running the scam out of defunct call centers. Indian police have arrested nearly two dozen people on suspicion of defrauding victims around the world by sending [...]
RSN™ Scam News: 80-Year-Old American Woman In Trouble After Helping Nigerian Lover
RSN™ Scam News: 80-Year-Old American Woman In Trouble After Helping Nigerian Lover A Grand Traverse County Couple Almost Lost $4,300 In A Scam That Stretches From Toronto And Michigan To Florida And Nigeria. 80-Year-Old American Woman Acted As A Mule And Is In Trouble After Helping Nigerian Lover To Scam U.S. [...]
Stolen Face / Stolen Identity – Stephen Murphy: Do You Know Him?
Stolen Identity: Do You Know Him? Stephen Murphy Sailor Royal Navy & Impersonation Victim Frequently used by scammers to fool women! You Have Probably Seen His Photos Before! The real Stephen Murphy is a Seaman in the U.K. Royal Navy Stephen Murphy Is Another Scammers Choice Award Winner Of course, you [...]
Stolen Face / Stolen Identity – Barbie Griffin aka Michelle McCurry: Have You Seen Her?
Stolen Identity: Have You Seen Her? Barbie Griffin aka Michelle McCurry Porn Actress & Adult Model And Impersonation Victim Frequently Used By Scammers To Fool Men! You Have Probably Seen Her Photos Before! The real Barbie Griffin is an Adult Model & Video Star Barbie Griffin Is Another Scammers Choice Award [...]
Stolen Face / Stolen Identity – Frederick B. Hodges : Ever Seen Him?
Stolen Identity: Do You Know Him? Lt. General Frederick B. Hodges Army General & Impersonation Victim Frequently used by scammers to fool women! You Have Probably Seen His Photos Before! The real Frederick B. Hodges is a Retired U.S. Army General Frederick "Ben" Hodges Is Another Scammers Choice Award Winner [...]
Stolen Face / Stolen Identity – Robert Mueller : You Know Him, Right?
Stolen Identity: Do You Know Him? Robert Mueller Former FBI Agent & Impersonation Victim Frequently used by scammers to fool women! You Have Probably Seen His Photos Before! The real Robert Mueller is a Former FBI Agent & Currently A Special Prosecutor For The United States Government Robert Mueller Is [...]
A Christmas Wish About Scammers – A Scammer Christmas Poem
A Christmas Wish About Scammers - A Scammer Christmas Poem A little thought for their victims! As Christmas draws near, we wish the victims of scammers good cheer! Just for you we give you this little funny, in the hope that you will briefly forget your lost money! The Night Before Christmas [...]
SCARS™ Insight: Why Do We Fight Each Other? Call To Action!
SCARS™ Insight: Why Do We Fight Each Other? Call To Action! What Is Missing Is An Anti-Romance Scams Statement of Principals - But What Does That Mean? The SCARS Management Team has had a revelation recently about the fight against scammers. Almost no one is fighting the same fight. Why is [...]
RSN™ Scam News: 9 More Yahoo Boys Arrested In Lagos Nigeria
RSN™ Scam News: 9 More Yahoo Boys Arrested In Lagos Nigeria Nigerian Police Charge Nine Suspected Yahoo Boy Cultists To Court In Lagos Nine suspected cultists who were undergoing initiation at Becan Graden, a popular entertainment spot (Became Garden) located at Bucknor Ejigbo area of Lagos State have been arrested [...]
SCARS™ Guide: Dehumanization – How Scammers Can Do What They Do To You!
SCARS™ Guide: Dehumanization - How Scammers Can Do What They Do To You! Dehumanization Is The Viewing Certain People As Less Than Human Or As Objects To Be Used Or Manipulated [lwptoc] 'Less Than Human' is the Psychology of Cruelty Dehumanizing is one of the more serious aberrations of human psychology. [...]
It is Christmas Season Again …
It is Christmas Season Again ... Winston Churchill said: "Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection." While this may not be your best Christmas, it is where you are supposed to be. Right here, right now. So that you can have better Christmases is the future. [...]
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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