A Scammer by any Name is still A Scammer.

By Bernard G. Vance, PhD and Dimitria McCreary, RN/MHN
There has been an argument on the forums and group as what to call Scammers. This goes to the ideal that we are trying to distance ourselves from these pathological criminals that have tried to emotionally entrap us in their scheme to steal our money. Each of us has a need to be able to identify the scammer in some way that does not bring back the emotions of love and empathy for the perpetrator of the scam.
Many terms have been used such as Criminal, It, NARP (Not A Real Person), Scammer, liar, f**ken Thief, Scumbag, fungus, leaches, sharks, snakes, boils, necrotizing facilitis (flesh eating disease), vampires, ghouls, and maggots and the list goes on and on. Each of us has to realize is that Scammers are Sophisticated Pathological Criminals who planned to entrap us with the promise and vision of love and happiness and are not real except in our minds or dreams. Keeping the name or Identity that we know the scammer by only reinforces that dream and continues to do emotional harm. So what do we call the scammer to help us place them in prospective? It does not really matter, as long as the name or acronym works for you. You are the one that has to break with the scammer and the dream that he created in your mind, thus divorcing yourself from the emotions of the false name that was used by the scammer.
We need to dehumanize these scammers in order to start our emotional recovery. We need to be able to talk about them without the emotions brought forth by the name they used breaking through and garnering our empathy. Always remember that the scammers working you were a group of Sophisticated Pathological Criminals and who entrapped you with the promise and vision of love and happiness, not caring for your dreams of happiness only your money. So Identify and call the scammer anything you want that helps you break the emotional bonds they placed on you.
This technic has been used for many years by military establishments to dehumanize the enemy with terms such Hun, Gook, rebel, chink, to name a few. In this war and yes, we are in a war against criminals and theorist for our money and emotions. Pathological criminals, Scumbag, F**ken Liar, snake, shark, bastard, Blankity Blank, It, NARP, @#$ %^&, or any other name that works for you. It your emotional healing we are talking about and each of must find our own path to recovery that works for us. Remember Scammer by any Name is still A Sophisticated Pathological Criminal and does not deserve our empathy or caring.

Comments (3)

wolverbabe
This article is extremely well researched and written. RKY888 out of Barbados presented himself as a friend. He visited me twice on my island and after his second departure, I then discovered that my home was under heavy police surveillance.I mean with bugs being planted in my home when I was out and even ceiling cameras. This man was into something big!!! I wonder what the heck it was..I have since called law enforcemnet in his two locations in an attempt to unravel this mystery.
kerrywitt
i am tired of people trying to c=scam you for your money why dont they just get a job , or if we could find them and hand them uopside down for a while just till the y pass out and then, because no one will ever be able to do anything about it , there are alot of scammers on this web site to so becarefull who you are talking to.they also make it hard for you to belive in some one that is really trying to be honest because your gaurd is all ways up , soo keep the good work every one
kekebear
OMG, this article is a blessing. I got caught. Everything said here is true. I can't let go of the man (Max) that I truly came to care about. I know HE is not real... but in my mind he is.

Those bastards are good... really good. They didn't get my money, but they sure broke my heart!

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