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title: "Hate Toward Scammers and Its Impact on Recovery – Self-Assessment Test For Scam Victims – v2"
canonical: https://scampsychology.org/evaluating-the-level-of-hate-toward-scammers-and-its-impact-on-recovery-self-assessment-test-for-scam-victims/
type: post
author: "SCARS Research Team"
published: 2024-08-29
modified: 2026-09-27
categories: ["• PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA", "• RECOVERY PSYCHOLOGY", "• RESEARCH STUDY", "• VICTIM PSYCHOLOGY", "♦ PSYCHOLOGY", "♦ SELF-TESTS", "2024", "2026", "ASSESSMENTS", "RECOVEROLOGY", "UPDATED 2026"]
summary: "[raw] Hate Toward Scammers — Impact on Recovery Self-Assessment Hate Toward Scammers — Impact on Recovery Self-Assessment Test  ·  20 Questions across 4 Sections Your Privacy Is Protected We never see your identity Your responses are processed in your browser…"
organization: "Official SCARS Institute Journal of Scam Psychology & Recoverology"
organization_url: https://scampsychology.org/
llms: https://scampsychology.org/llms.txt
---

# Hate Toward Scammers and Its Impact on Recovery – Self-Assessment Test For Scam Victims – v2

Hate Toward Scammers — Impact on Recovery Self-Assessment

# Hate Toward Scammers — Impact on Recovery

Self-Assessment Test  ·  20 Questions across 4 Sections

## Your Privacy Is Protected

#### We never see your identity

Your responses are processed in your browser and your email. Only you see any identifying information about you.

#### De-identified data supports research

With your permission and your identity removed, your de-identified answers are sent to the SCARS Institute for scientific research only. Data is never shared with third parties.

#### Keep your own copy

When you finish, you can save, email, or print your results on your own device — to keep, or to share with your therapist or mental health professional.

The SCARS Institute provides this tool to help you understand how anger and hatred toward scammers may be affecting your recovery, and to decide whether extra support would help. You can save it to share the results with your therapist or mental health professional.

I give my consent for my fully de-identified assessment data to be used for research purposes only. I understand that all personal identifiers have been removed from my responses, this information will not be shared with any third parties, and my participation is completely voluntary.

## About This Assessment

This self-assessment is designed to help you understand the intensity of any feelings of anger or hatred you may have toward the scammer who deceived you, and to explore how those emotions may be affecting your recovery process.

Read each statement carefully and select the response that best reflects your honest feelings or behaviors. There are no right or wrong answers — honesty gives you the most useful picture.

1 — Strongly Disagree / Never

2 — Disagree / Rarely

3 — Neutral / Sometimes

4 — Agree / Often

5 — Strongly Agree / Always

**Please Note.** This assessment was developed by the scientists and psychologists at the SCARS Institute based on experience working with large numbers of scam victims. It is not a diagnosis of a mental health condition — it is designed to give you awareness and a starting point for conversation with a professional. We recommend taking a copy of your results to share with your counselor or therapist.

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Why we ask this

Select an answer to continue

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##### V2