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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RSN™ Guide: Saving Scammers’ Current Victims
Saving Scammers' Current Victims It Starts With You! Victims are everywhere! Scammers are everywhere! When you find a scammer profile you will see people commenting or friending that profile. These are men or women who are believing that the face in the photo is real. These are either already victims [...]
Are We Real?
A HATER JUST CALLED US FAKE! Our Official Response Unlike incompetent scam haters this or captain that or police team group something else, RSN's Team has been working against scammers for 27 years - since 1991 - starting on the old AOL. Our first webpage was published on TigerDirect.com in 1995 (yes [...]
SCARS™ Guide: Scam Baiting – Is A Waste Of Time!
SCARS™ Guide: Scam Baiting - Is A Waste Of Time! Scambaiting Is A Form Of Internet Vigilantism! It is where the anti-scam vigilante poses as a potential victim to the scammer in order to waste their time and resources, using their own lies and deception - acting just like a [...]
Why Don’t Scam Victims Report Scams?
Why Don't People Report Crimes to the Police? The leading reason people don't report crimes to the police is that they are either afraid, ashamed, or handle the matter in another way, such as report the incident to an official outside the police department. According to a 2012 study conducted [...]
Reported Scammer Email Addresses – 2018 Part 1
Reported Scammer Email Addresses - 2018 Part 1 Scammer Email Addresses That Have Been Reported To Be Used By Scammers SCARS RomanceScamsNOW.com Archives The following scammer email addresses have been reported by scam victims as being used by scammers through the SCARS|CDN™ Cybercrime Data Network. This information was submitted [...]
Scammer Alert: WATCH OUT FOR PRO-DATERS
WATCH OUT FOR PRO-DATERS Local Romance Scammers The pro-dater differs from the other romance scams in their method of operation; a face-to-face meeting actually does take place in the scammer's country but is devoted solely into manipulating the mark into spending as much money as possible in relatively little time, [...]
SCARS™ Scammer Gallery: Military Scammers #7552
SCARS™ Scammer Gallery: Military Scammers #7552 Scammers Pretending To Be U.S. Military We present a selection of Despicable Dating Scammers! They steal our service men's and women's identities to scam you! Remember these photos were stolen from real people! Actually in a time of war, impersonating a combatant is punishable by [...]
Scammer Threats – Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself! [UPDATED]
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SECRET ANTI-SCAM TIP!
Never be afraid of offending someone or being judgmental! These are survival traits One of the reasons that people become victims is their fear of offending. Being afraid to slam the door in someone's face. Or being afraid to ask difficult questions. Being judgmental is the difference between Little Red [...]
International Relationships Are Dead! Facebook Is To Blame!
International Relationships Are Dead! Facebook Is To Blame! Making The Internet Safer! A SCARS Commentary International Relationships Are Dead! It Is No Longer Safe To Contemplate A Long-Distance Relationship! One of the amazing things about the Internet was how it allowed us to connect with amazing [...]
ACCUSATIONS AGAINST PERSONS IN STOLEN PHOTOS
Editorials & Opinions On Scamming ACCUSATIONS AGAINST PERSONS IN STOLEN PHOTOS For some time, there have been a number of die-hard believers in the idea that all, or most of the people in the stolen photos are in league with the scammers, or that they themselves are the scammers. This [...]
Western Union Refund / Recovery Scam [UPDATED]
Western Union Refund / Recovery Scam Updated August 2022 A Scam Warning / Alert Presented by SCARS Be Aware That Scammers Will Try To Get Your Money In A Thousand Different Ways, This Includes Taking Advantage Of The Western Union Remission Program - Part 1 [...]
SCARS™ Scammer Urban Legends: Chapter 9 – Victims Are Stupid?
SCARS™ Scammer Urban Legends: Chapter 9 - Victims Are Stupid? Actually, yes, scam victims may have done something dumb, but they are almost never stupid! In fact, the vast majority of romance scams victims are above average intelligence It'S Fair To Wonder, Who Falls For This Stuff? "That's the magic question," [...]
SCARS™ A Victim’s Story: Debby Montgomery
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Uwe Hubertus Knoedlseder: Do You Know Him? Another Stolen Face / Stolen Identity
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SCARS™ Stolen Face / Stolen Identity – Mia Malkova: Have You Seen Her?
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SCARS™ Scammer Urban Legends: Chapter 8 – Who Is Responsible? – Updated
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SCARS™ Scammer Urban Legends: Chapter 7 – No One Is Doing Anything!
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New RSN Website Record
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Urban Legends: Chapter 6 – Scammers Are All Alike? [Updated]
Scammer Urban Legends: Chapter 6 Scammers Are All Alike? A SCARS Insight Scammer Urban Legend: All Scammers Are Nigerian Most victims and the public, in general, have a mistaken idea that all scammers are from one region. It seems like every day, all [...]
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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