Getting Over Being Scammed : Psychological Impact of Fraud

Hello, Survivor.

I’m glad you are here. Scams and financial fraud are awful to experience, and for many people it is devastating. You’ve gotten yourself here, though, and that means you are a survivor. I hope you find healing through one or more of the resources I have created or collected here for you.

Free for survivors/fraud victims: This website has information for you (Resources page ), and you can click the following link to my YouTube channel with a lot of help, information, and how to get over being scammed. I hope you are able to explore all the videos on the channel because there are many there including a couple of playlists.

I previously facilitated a support group, and for now there is a waitlist in case I am able to start this group up again. Please contact FightCybercrime.org or AARP Fraud Support Network, they both have excellent support groups. Please contact me if you have questions about another support group you have found.

My Book: I wrote a book to help you through this, which you can find on Amazon: The Emotional Impact of Being Scammed and How to Recover.

Resources for Others – We need more mental health therapists who understand how to help someone like you. Too many people in my field are not aware of how deep the emotional impact is, they aren’t aware that this is trauma, and they aren’t aware of how subtle victim-blaming can harm you. I created several courses to help with this. I also offer continuing education (CE) credit, and a certification. CE credit adds even more value to the course. Certification makes it easier for YOU to find someone to help you. Please encourage any therapist you know to consider taking this training, it is packed full of information.

For therapists – how to support clients who are healing from being scammed

I also have a course for family and friends who want to help someone like you. Click here to read about it and if you know someone who would like to take this course please ask them to reach out to me in email and I can get them access to it. There is so much to know. An extra benefit of listening to my online video course is there is a LOT about the manipulation tactics that scammers use, and knowing this helps every person to recognize a scam more easily.

Am I a Real Person?

You might be wondering if I’m a scammer. Your ability to trust others is damaged and this is completely understandable with what you’ve just been through! I created a page with ways to check me out to feel sure that I’m for real. Check to be sure I’m not a scammer

Another area of support I am working on is a nonprofit organization I recently founded and recently obtained 501c3 status from the IRS. Our main purpose is to make mental health resources more accessible to fraud victims. Right now it is extremely difficult to find a counselor to work with who has experience with this and it’s also difficult to find support groups. We want to change this! You can find information about this at the link below:
Improving Access to Mental Health Support for Fraud Victims, a 501c3 nonprofit corporation: Psychology of Fraud Victimization