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Revictimization – A High Risk for Existing Scam Victims – 2026

Married Scam Victims – Probability of Divorce or Separation Analysis – 2025

July 29th, 2025|♦ CRIMINOLOGY / VICTIMOLOGY, 2025, Analytics & Information, For New Victims, Insights, Married Scam Victims - Unintentional Internet Infidelity, Victimology, ♦ ANALYTICS & DATA, ♦ FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS, ♦ FOR MARRIED SCAM VICTIMS, ♦ NEW SCAM VICTIMS, ♦ SCAM VICTIM RECOVERY|2 Comments

Sextortion Scam – Crime Typology Overview / Victim Impact Analysis – 2025

July 5th, 2025|2025, Blackmail & Extortion Scams, CRIME TYPOLOGY OVERVIEW, Cybercrime, Extortion / Ransom / Sextortion, Guides, Sextortion, VICTIM IMPACT ANALYSIS, Victimology, • ROMANCE IMPOSTER SCAM, ♦ ABOUT CRIMINOLOGY, ♦ SCAMPEDIA: CATALOG OF SCAMS|0 Comments

Pig Butchering Scam/Crypto Investment Scam – Crime Typology Overview / Victim Impact Analysis – 2025

July 5th, 2025|2025, CRIME TYPOLOGY OVERVIEW, Crypto Investment Scams/Pig Butchering Scams, Cybercrime, Guides, Investment Scams, VICTIM IMPACT ANALYSIS, Victimology, • ROMANCE IMPOSTER SCAM, ♦ ABOUT CRIMINOLOGY, ♦ SCAMPEDIA: CATALOG OF SCAMS|0 Comments

Romance Scams – Crime Typology Overview / Victim Impact Analysis – 2025

July 4th, 2025|2025, CRIME TYPOLOGY OVERVIEW, Cybercrime, Guides, Romance Scams & Relationship Scams, VICTIM IMPACT ANALYSIS, Victimology, • ROMANCE IMPOSTER SCAM, ♦ ABOUT CRIMINOLOGY, ♦ SCAMPEDIA: CATALOG OF SCAMS|2 Comments

How Scams/Fraud/Con Schemes Worked In The 1800s – 2025

May 9th, 2025|♦ BRIEF HISTORY OF SCAMS, 2025, History of Scams, Insights, NORTH AMERICA SCAMS & SCAMMERS, Scammer Techniques & Methods, Victimology, ♦ CRIMINOLOGY / VICTIMOLOGY, ♦ HOW SCAMMERS OPERATE, ♦ HOW SCAMS WORK|0 Comments

Victim Lists (Sucker Lists) – Scammers Collect Scam Victims to Re-Use and Sell – 2025

May 9th, 2025|♦ HOW SCAMMERS OPERATE, 2025, Insights, Organized Crime, Scammer Techniques & Methods, Technology Of Scamming, Victimology, ♦ CRIMINOLOGY / VICTIMOLOGY, ♦ NEW SCAM VICTIMS, ♦ SCAM BASICS, ♦ SCAM VICTIM FINANCES & MONEY RECOVERY, ♦ SCAMPEDIA: CATALOG OF SCAMS|1 Comment

The 764 Network: A Worldwide Nihilistic Satanic Scammer & Hacker Organized Crime Group – 2025

May 6th, 2025|♦ CRIMINOLOGY / VICTIMOLOGY, 2025, Culture Of Scamming, History of Scams, Insights, Organized Crime, Sextortion, Terrorism & Scams, Victimology, ♦ ABOUT CRIMINOLOGY, ♦ HOW SCAMMERS OPERATE, ♦ SCAM WARNINGS & ALERTS, ♦ SCAMPEDIA: CATALOG OF SCAMS|0 Comments

Why Young Adults and the Elderly are Most Vulnerable to Cybercrime – 2025

April 1st, 2025|♦ PSYCHOLOGY OF SCAMS, 2025, Cybercrime, Insights, Psychology of Scams, Victimology|0 Comments

Why People Blame Scam Victims? Stop Scam Victim Blaming – [UPDATED 2025]

February 13th, 2025|♦ SCAM VICTIM RECOVERY, 2021, 2025, Insights, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Victimology, ♦ NEW SCAM VICTIMS|5 Comments

Subliminal Messaging: A New Scammer’s Tool Against Scam Victims – 2024

October 20th, 2024|♦ PSYCHOLOGY OF SCAMS, 2024, Grooming & Manipulation, Insights, Investment Scams, Psychology of Scams, Romance Scams & Relationship Scams, Scammer Techniques & Methods, Victim Vulnerability, Victimology|1 Comment

AI-Driven Hyper-Targeted Scams – The New Threat – 2024

October 13th, 2024|♦ AI - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, 2024, AI - Artificial Intelligence, AI-Driven/AI-Enabled Scams, Cybercrime, Cybercrime Analysis, Hyper-Targeting, Psychology of Scams, Special Reports, Victimology, ♦ CRIMINOLOGY / VICTIMOLOGY, ♦ CYBERSECURITY|0 Comments

The Family of Scam Victims are Also Victims! Understanding How This Works in Families of Relationship Scam Victims – 2024

September 28th, 2024|♦ FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS, 2024, Impact of Scams on Victims, Insights, Married Scam Victims - Unintentional Internet Infidelity, Psychology of Scams, SCARS Official Videos, Victimology, YouTube Video, ♦ PSYCHOLOGY OF SCAMS|0 Comments

7 Psychological Principles of Scams

October 6th, 2023|♦ PSYCHOLOGY OF SCAMS, 2018, 2023, Insights, Psychology of Scams, Victimology|3 Comments

Victim’s Bias – A Cognitive Bias Affecting Crime Victims

August 19th, 2023|♦ SCAM VICTIM RECOVERY, 2023, Cognitive Biases & Vulnerabilities, Insights, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims' Assistance Resources, Victimology, ♦ NEW SCAM VICTIMS, ♦ PSYCHOLOGY OF SCAMS|3 Comments

Suggestibility – A Victim Vulnerability

June 16th, 2023|♦ PSYCHOLOGY OF SCAMS, 2023, Insights, Psychology of Scams, Victim Vulnerability, Victimology|2 Comments

Scam Victims Should Limit Their Exposure To Scam News & Scammer Photos

June 11th, 2023|♦ SCAM VICTIM RECOVERY, 2023, Insights, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Victim Trauma & PTSD, Victimology, ♦ CRIMINOLOGY / VICTIMOLOGY|4 Comments

Local Law Enforcement/Police Scam Victims’ Experience Study 2022-2024

June 10th, 2023|♦ SCARS ADVOCACY, 2022, 2023, 2024, Law Enforcement Support, SCARS Analysis & Research, SCARS Research, Victimology|0 Comments

Scam Victim’s Learning Process [INFOGRAPHIC]

March 23rd, 2023|2023, Infographics, Insights, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, URBAN LEGENDS, Victimology, ♦ CRIMINOLOGY / VICTIMOLOGY, ♦ SCAM VICTIM RECOVERY|6 Comments

SCARS Revised 2023 Romance Scams Lifecycle Infographic Diagram

February 11th, 2023|♦ CRIMINOLOGY / VICTIMOLOGY, 2023, Analytics & Information, Crypto Investment Scams/Pig Butchering Scams, Diagrams, Infographics, Insights, Romance Scams & Relationship Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, SCARS Analysis & Research, Victimology, ♦ SCAM VICTIM RECOVERY|0 Comments

Impact of Crime Victimization

January 23rd, 2023|♦ SCAM VICTIM RECOVERY, 2023, Guides, Impact of Scams on Victims, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims' Assistance & Support, Victimization, Victimology, ♦ CRIMINOLOGY / VICTIMOLOGY, ♦ SCARS ADVOCACY|5 Comments

Scam Victim Homelessness

January 15th, 2023|Insights, 2023, Victim Financial Recovery, Victimology, VICTIMS & MONEY|2 Comments

Victim/Offender Trauma Bond: The 15 Elements of the Crime Victim Detour

September 4th, 2022|Victimology, 2022, Impact of Scams on Victims, Insights, Scam Victim Recovery, ♦ PSYCHOLOGY OF SCAMS|2 Comments

Victim Vulnerability After The Scam – Physical Risks

June 6th, 2022|Victimology, 2022, Impact of Scams on Victims, Insights, Psychology of Scams|3 Comments

New Research Study on Stolen Valor – Military Scams – STUDY NOW COMPLETED [UPDATED]

March 19th, 2022|SCARS Research, 2022, Victimology, ♦ ABOUT SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS|2 Comments

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