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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David Cameron – Do You Know This Guy?
Do You Know This Guy? David Cameron Former Prime Minister of the UK You Have Probably Seen His Photos Before! David Cameron Is Another Scammers Choice Award Winner Of course you don’t really know David Cameron, since these are stolen photos used by African [...]
Isis Taylor – Do You Know This Girl?
Do You Know This Girl? Isis Taylor Actress & Model You Have Probably Seen Her Photos Before! Isis Taylor Is Another Scammers Choice Award Winner Of course you don’t really know Isis Taylor, since these are stolen photos used by African Scammers, but she [...]
Chelsea Vision – Do You Know This Girl?
Do You Know This Girl? Chelsea Vision Porn Actress & Model You Have Probably Seen Her Photos Before Used By Scammers From Africa! Chelsea Vision Is Another Scammers Choice Award Winner Of course you don’t really know Chelsea Vision, since these are stolen photos [...]
The Purpose Of An Anti-Scam Group
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False Scammer Reports
FALSE SCAMMER REPORTS One of the things that happens from time to time are that we receive FALSE REPORTS! These happen for a variety of reasons: Stalkers & Haters that deliberately use our reporting process to hurt another person; Angry victims that overreact to honest people; Friends that do it [...]
Chinese Anti-Scam Website A Scam
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Reported Scammer Email Addresses – 2017 Part 1
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Victim’s Support Groups Anniversary
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What Are Social Networking Risks?
What are social networking site risks & dangers? Social networking sites, sometimes referred to as "friend-of-a-friend" sites, build upon the concept of traditional social networks where you are connected to new people through people you already know. The purpose of some networking sites may be purely social, allowing users to [...]
SCARS: February 14th Log Off Facebook Day
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Facebook Scam Victims Potential Class Action Lawsuit
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Abby Parece – Another Stolen Identity Used By Scammers
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Legacy Information – Went Forward With Law Suits Against Internet Trolls [2017]
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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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