How do you think victims of fraud feel after they have been targeted.( including ins.,cc,check,tax frauds)?

Question

What kind of sociological & psychological ramifications you think a person goes through as a victim.

Answer 1

Like other crimes where a person's judgment has been compromised, I assume it would make them feel embarrassed, violated, used. I would think that trust might become an issue especially if the perp was someone they knew. I'm sure I would be quite angry, frustrated, especially if it went unresolved and unpunished. I think some of the feelings would depend upon the resolution of the whole incident. If restitution is made, if the criminal is punished, then some good feelings might return, the victim might even get some satisfaction in knowing that he or she helped in preventing future crime. Guess it all depends upon the circumstances.

Answer 2

As a person who had my house broken into and all valuables stolen, as well as boxes of checks, the thing I felt most was anger. We had over $20k written in our name using our checks. My sister in law was living with us as well and they wrote $15k in her name. Those that stole our checks had fake I.Ds made with our names so they could write our checks with ease. We actually found out who was responsible, (it was a cousin of my husband and sister in law who was into drugs) but the police didn't want anything to do with it. We'd get zillions of calls a day from business owners who were angry when they realized the checks were bad and they weren't going to get paid for them. They'd scream and yell at us when we weren't the ones responsible. They'd call us the filthiest of names. Many businesses had our names posted for all the public to see as "bad check writers" not to accept checks from. It was soooo frustrating. We were treated very badly during that time even when we were carrying copies of the police reports we made of the check fraud. I'd say the sociological ramifications were being treated as if we were the criminals. I was angry that even though their cousin was caught on a survelliance tape writing our checks and that we ID'd her, nothing was done and she was never charged with any of it. We learned that when we signed an affadavit at the bank that we weren't responsible for the stolen checks, we also gave up our right to get charges pressed against the people (there was a group) writing our checks. At that point, it was up to the businesses to attempt to prosecute. They all pretty much decided that the costs of court would be more than the merchandise lost. Besides, they had insurance that would cover them for the merchandise they lost due to the bad checks.

Answer 3

I can tell you from my own personal experience. It makes you leary of anyone who asks you for ANY kind of personal information, including your favorite color! It forces you to think outside the box & become the questioner before giving any type of an answer to a person who has not yet earned your trust. You tend to withdraw from society & cease to have any bank accounts or credit cards & your home address & family names become secret & mispelled. It makes being yourself a thing of the past. Even small things like an AA Meeting become something that you must mentally edit before you speak out in a group of potential con artists! Remember, it only takes ONE person to ruin another persons life...FOREVER!

Answer 4

Victims as traumatized for being duped and their lives are ruined. The fraud affects them and they feel insecure everytime paperworks are in front of them.

Answer 5

I'd imagine people feel angry, vulnerable, confused, afraid. There are articles on the aftermath of fraud.

Answer 6

Most likely they are more pissed off than anything else.