Psychology of Scams

Doubling – Scam Victim Psychology – 2025

SCARS Research Team2025-06-14T14:26:45-04:00June 14th, 2025|Categories: • ARTICLE, • COPING MECHANISMS, • PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA, • RECOVERY PSYCHOLOGY, • VICTIM PSYCHOLOGY, ♦ FEATURED ARTICLES, ♦ PSYCHOLOGY, 2025|Tags: Coping Mechanism, Defense Mechanism, Doubling, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Psychology, Trauma|

The Big 5 Personality Traits and Scam Victims – 2025

SCARS Research Team2025-05-28T00:30:52-04:00May 28th, 2025|Categories: • ARTICLE, • RECOVERY PSYCHOLOGY, • VICTIM PSYCHOLOGY, ♦ FEATURED ARTICLES, ♦ FOR ADVOCATES, ♦ PSYCHOLOGY, 2025|Tags: Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Neuroticism, Openness, Personality Traits, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims|

Trauma Response – The Human ‘Prey Animal Response System’ and Scam Victims – 2025

SCARS Research Team2025-03-04T03:18:53-05:00March 4th, 2025|Categories: • ARTICLE, • AVOIDANCE PSYCHOLOGY, • COPING MECHANISMS, • PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA, • RECOVERY PSYCHOLOGY, • VICTIM PSYCHOLOGY, ♦ FEATURED ARTICLES, ♦ NEUROLOGY, ♦ PSYCHOLOGY, 2025|Tags: Defense Mechanisms, Neurology, Prey Animal Response System, Psychology, Psychology of Scams, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, The Mind, Trauma Responses|

Why Scam Fraud and Cybercrime Awareness Campaigns Fail and It Becomes Another Form of Scam Victim Blaming – 2024

SCARS Research Team2024-11-18T21:43:36-05:00November 18th, 2024|Categories: • ARTICLE, • AVOIDANCE PSYCHOLOGY, • VICTIM PSYCHOLOGY, • VICTIMOLOGY, ♦ FEATURED ARTICLES, ♦ FOR ADVOCATES, ♦ PSYCHOLOGY, 2024|Tags: Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Education, Awareness Programs, Psychology of Scams, Public Awareness, Scam Avoidance Education, Scam Victim Awareness|

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