Scam Victim Doomscrolling
Scam Victim Doomscrolling How A Negative BehaviorBehavior Behavior / Behavioral Actions Otherwise known as habits, behavior or behavioral actions are strategies to help prevent online exploitation that target behavior, such as social engineering of victims. Changing your behavior is the ONLY effective means to reduce or prevent scams. Can Cause Dramaticly Negative Effects On Scam Victims Scam Victim Psychology - A SCARS Insight What Is Doomscrolling And Why Is It So Bad For Online Scam Victims? Doomscrolling is the act of compulsively scrolling through bad news [...]
Why Do Scam Victims Believe That Loneliness Was The Principal Cause Of Their Scam?
Why Do Scam Victims Believe That Loneliness Was The Principal Cause Of Their Scam? Self Blame And The Search For Certainty Scam Victim Psychology - A SCARS Insight Loneliness & Scam Victim Self-BlameSelf-Blame Victim blaming occurs when the victim of a crime or any wrongful act is held entirely or partially at fault for the harm that befell them. SCARS seeks to mitigate the prejudice against victims and the perception that victims are in any way responsible for the actions of offenders or scammers. There is historical and current prejudice against the victims of domestic violence and sex crimes, such as the greater tendency to blame victims of rape than victims of robbery. Scam victims are often blamed by family & friends for the crime. Scam victims also engage in self-blame even though they are not to blame. Far To Often Victims Grab Onto Loneliness As The Principal Cause For [...]
Scam Victims And The 9 Circles Of Hell After The Scam Ends
Scam Victims And The 9 Circles Of Hell After The Scam Ends An Allegory Of The Time After The Scam Scam Victim Recovery - A SCARS Insight Welcome To Hell Scam Victims & The Circles Of Hell Many Scam Victims Compare Their Time After The [...]
What Every Scam Victim Needs To Understand
What Every Scam Victim Needs To Understand The Basics For New Victims Scam Victim Recovery - A SCARS Insight 25 Things Every Scam Victim Needs To Understand 💔❤️🩹❤️ What is important for every scam victim to understand at the very beginning after the scam ends? [...]
Emotional Triggers – What Are They And How To Cope With Them
Emotional TriggersTRIGGERS A trigger is a stimulus that sets off a memory of a trauma or a specific portion of a traumatic experience. What Are They And How To Cope With Them Scam Victim Recovery - A SCARS Insight Emotional Triggers After A Relationship ScamRelationship Scam A Relationship Scam is a one-to-one criminal act that involves a trust relationship and uses deception & manipulation to get a victim to give to the criminal something of value, such as money! Click here to learn more: What Is A Relationship Scam? Can Feel Like They Rule Your Life, But They Do Not Have To! The Significance Of A Specific TriggerTRIGGERS A trigger is a stimulus that sets off a memory of a trauma or a specific portion of a traumatic experience. Response A [...]
Repetition Syndrome in Scam Victims
Repetition SyndromeSyndrome It is a group of symptoms that can consistently occur together or a condition characterized by a set of associated symptoms. in Scam Victims It Is A Common Reaction To Distress And Trauma! Scam Victim Recovery Psychology - A SCARS Insight Do You Feel That You Are Experiencing Repetition Syndrome? It Is A Common Reaction To Distress And Trauma! What is Repetition Syndrome? Repetition [...]
Victims: Common Reactions To Crime
Victims: Common Reactions To Crime How To Help Victims' Assistance Providers & Supporters In Understanding Their Reactions Extracted From The SCARS Mentor Training Program A Crime Victim's Common Reactions to Crime It is useful to know the common reactions that victims may experience when trying [...]
Scam Victim Identity Crisis
Scam Victim Identity Crisis The Crisis That Comes After The Scam Ends! Victim Recovery Psychology - A SCARS Insight What’s An Identity Crisis And Could You Be Having One? In Additional to Everything Else, Who You are has Changed Because of the Scam A Scam [...]
Scam Victim Apathy – Scams Are Somebody Else’s Problem
Scam Victim Apathy - Scams Are Somebody Else's Problem A Look At Why Most Scam Victims Will Not Act Effectively The Psychology of Scams - A SCARS Insight Crime Victim Apathy - Somebody Else's Problem Does the experience of crime lead to individual disenchantment from [...]
Why Can I Not Stop Thinking About The Scammer?
Why Can I Not Stop Thinking About The Scammer? A Lesson In Letting Go For Your Own Sanity Scam Victim Recovery - A SCARS Insight Why Can I Not Stop Thinking About The Scammer(s) The ending of a relationship scam is one of the most [...]
Ambiguous Loss and Scam Victims
Ambiguous Loss and Scam Victims A Type Of Trauma Common To Victims Of Financial Fraud Scam Victim Recovery - A SCARS Insight A Type Of Trauma Where Closure Is Not Possible Ambiguous loss is a loss that occurs without a significant likelihood of reaching emotional [...]
Victim/Offender Trauma Bond: The 15 Elements of the Crime Victim Detour
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Scam Victim Isolation
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What Is Addiction in Scam Victims?
What Is Addiction in Scam Victims? Helping Victims Understand What Happened To Them! The Psychology of Scams Series A SCARS Insight What Is It And How Does It Apply To Relationship Scams? Basic Definition A person with an addiction uses a substance or engages in [...]
Urban Legends: JuJu/Voodoo – Hypnosis – Brainwashing
Urban Legends: JuJu/Voodoo - Hypnosis - Brainwashing The Psychology of Scams A SCARS Insight Why Do Victims Want To Believe They Were Hypnotized Or Bewitched? Because It Can Be More Comforting Than The Alternatives A peculiar aspect of victim psychology after the scam is the [...]
Victim Psychology – Managing Your Emotional 5 Saboteurs
Managing Your Emotional 5 Saboteurs Understanding Ways Victims Sabotage Their Recovery The Psychology of Recovery A SCARS Insight Scam Victims Often Sabotage Their Own Recovery After The Scam Ends - Victim Psychology To Successfully Recover It Is Important To Understand How This Happens When you [...]
Three Main Causes Of Anger In Scam Victims
Three Main Causes Of Anger In Scam Victims Scam Victim Recovery A SCARS Insight In Our Experience, There Are Three Main Causes Of Anger In Scam Victims Anger is nothing unusual to scam victims. Almost every victim goes through the grief cycle and passes through [...]
How You Think & Talk About Your Scam Affects Your Recovery
How You Think & Talk About Your Scam Affects Your Recovery The SCARS Scam Victim Recovery Program A SCARS Insight Many Scam Victims Want To Desperately Cling To The Fake Relationship, Rather Than Just Let Go For many traumatized scam victims, this is an avoidance [...]
Terminology For Scam Victims – Scam Related Terms – Part 1
Terminology For Scam Victims Scam Related Terms An Etymology Part 1 Derogatory & Related Scam Terms Used To Describe Victims A SCARS Insight SCAM RELATED TERMS THE WORDS WE USE DEFINE WHAT WE THINK ABOUT SCAMS AND ABOUT OURSELVES "In order to change the way [...]
Thoughts About Boundaries
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Scam Victim Social Isolation Risks
Scam Victim Social Isolation Risks The Psychology of Scams A SCARS Insight The Risks Of Social Isolation Caused By Romance Scams Understanding the Effects of Social Isolation on Scam Victim Mental HealthMental health Mental health, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), is "a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community". According to WHO, mental health includes "subjective well-being, perceived self-efficacy, autonomy, competence, intergenerational dependence, and self-actualization of one's intellectual and emotional potential, among others". From the perspectives of positive psychology or of holism, mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and to create a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience. Cultural differences, subjective assessments, and competing professional theories all affect how one defines "mental health". People around the world have taken unprecedented safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]
How The World Changed For Scam Victims With The Pandemic Effect
How The World Changed With The Pandemic For Scam Victims It Was A Total Change! A SCARS Commentary Here We Are, A Year & A Half Since The Pandemic Started ... Everyone Seems So Different Now! Apart from the obvious impacts from COVID-19 [...]
Understanding A Romance Scam [VIDEO]
Understanding A Romance Scam [VIDEO] After a Romance Scam is discovered you will have many questions about how this happened and how you are to blame! The first thing to remember is that you are not to blame! For the rest please watch our video - it's [...]
Guilt vs. Shame – Understanding [INFOGRAPHIC]
Guilt vs. Shame - Understanding Shame has long been viewed as “the toxic cousin of guilt,” but it has benefited us over evolution. Shame and guilt are functionally designed to protect us against harming those who are dear to us and to make us behave better in the future [...]
SCARS Printed Books For Every Scam SurvivorSurvivor A Scam Survivor is a victim who has been able to fully accept the reality of their situation. That they were the victim of a crime and are not to blame. They are working on their emotional recovery and reduction of any trauma either on their own, through a qualified support organization, or through counseling or therapy. And has done their duty and reported the crime to their local police, national police, and on Anyscam.com From SCARS Publishing
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SCARS GREEN BOOK
Self-Help Self-Paced Recovery Program Guide
LEARN HOW TO RECOVER ON YOUR OWN
This program is designed to help scam victims struggling to recover on their own and for those who want to understand the overall process. You can be using other resources, such as trauma counselingCounseling Counseling is the professional guidance of the individual by utilizing psychological methods especially in collecting case history data, using various techniques of the personal interview, and testing interests and aptitudes. A mental health counselor (MHC), or counselor, is a person who works with individuals and groups to promote optimum mental and emotional health. Such persons may help individuals deal with issues associated with addiction and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; stress management; self-esteem; and aging. They may also work with "Social Workers", "Psychiatrists", and "Psychologists". SCARS does not provide mental health counseling. or therapy, qualified support groups, or completely independent – on your own!
The SCARS Steps program is a complete program and is provided for the purpose of helping scam victims to overcome this experience. Throughout this SCARS Steps Program, we speak about issues and challenges that a victim may have and help guide them through their recovery. But each person is different and it is important to understand your own reasons for being vulnerable to being scammed.
After the trauma of being scammed, you need to take steps to recover and move on. This may be an alternative to counseling in the short term, but we still encourage you to seek out professional help & support. Throughout this SCARS Steps Program, we speak about issues, challenges, defects, or problems that a victim may have in a generalized way.
The SCARS GREEN BOOK will help you recover from your scam offline and it will always be there when you need it!
SCARS SLATE BOOK – Let Us Explain What Happened!
A Guide For Families & Friends Of Scam Victims
HOW TO HELP ROMANCE SCAM VICTIMS FOR FAMILIES & FRIENDS OF SCAM VICTIMS
This SCARS Publishing book represents a complete guide to help the families and friends understand how these scams work and how to help the victim.
The SCARS Slate Book should be purchased by family and friends to better understand what happened to the victim and the traumatic impact on them. But it can also be shared by the victim so that they do not have to explain to family and friends about the scam. This publication is to help others to help Scam Victims to make it through this traumatic experience and recover.
Each person is different and it is important to understand how relationship scams work and why people are vulnerable; to being scammed, how they were lured in, then groomed and manipulated. This understanding is essential in helping them through the process of ending the scam and then on to recovery. The SCARS Slate Book will provide the information necessary to help support a victim through this process.
SCARS RED BOOK
Your Personal Scam Evidence & Crime Record Organizer
ORGANIZE YOUR INFORMATION TO MAKE THE REPORTING PROCESS SIMPLE!
Helps you get and stay organized. This publication is to help Scam Victims organize their crime information. Complete this information before reporting to the police then bring this book with you
Before or after reporting to the police the RED BOOK gives you a dedicated tool to record all the essential facts of this crime. The Victim, the Scammers, the Money, and your Police interactions. Everything that really matters can be easily recorded for your immediate use and for the future!
As we have seen, money recovery/repayment programs can become available years after the scam ends and you need to keep all the details of this crime in case it is needed. We have also seen scammers being extradited to the U.S. and other countries, this will help in the event you testify or give statements, Additionally, this helps you have your information ready to qualify for victims’ benefits, compensation, or aid.
The Official SCARS RED BOOK is your way of recording all the important facts of this crime so that you do not lose essential information, Complete the RED BOOK then put it away with the confidence that you will have it if or when it is needed.
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