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United States Scam Center Strike Force As Promised - President Trump Has Created the New United States Scam Center Strike Force Law Enforcement Action - A SCARS Institute Insight Authors: • SCARS Institute Encyclopedia of Scams Editorial Team - Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. • Portions by the United States Government Article Abstract The United States Trump Administration has kept its [...]
ANTI-SCAM TIP: Fake Videos and Information are Almost Indistinguishable Now How to Spot and Question Suspicious or Fake Videos and Information in a World Where Fake and Real Blur Together Indistinguishably A SCARS Institute Anti-Scam Tip Author: • SCARS Institute Encyclopedia of Scams Editorial Team - Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Article Abstract In an era where real and fake content blur together, distinguishing between [...]
Steam Video Game Platform Scams Steam Video Game Platform Players Beware - Scams are Everywhere on the Steam Platform Catalog of Scams - A SCARS Institute Insight Authors: • SCARS Institute Encyclopedia of Scams Editorial Team - Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. • Portions from Steam Article Abstract Steam scams come in various forms, targeting users through phishing, impersonation, fraudulent trades, and gift card [...]
Ghana Sakawa Scammers Sakawa Scammers' Rituals in Ghana: A Blend of Internet Fraud and Occult Practices How Scammers Operate - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: • SCARS Institute Encyclopedia of Scams Editorial Team - Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Originally Published: 2018 - Article Updated: 2024 Article Abstract Sakawa refers to a form of internet fraud in Ghana that blends traditional voodoo rituals with [...]
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About Sextortion Scams - Documentary An Exceptional Documentary from Australia's 7News A Scam Victim's Story - A SCARS Insight Article Abstract 7NEWS Spotlight's investigation, led by Sarah Greenhalgh, exposes the dark reality of social media sextortion and the involvement of tech giants like Meta. The documentary highlights the tragic case of 17-year-old Rohan Cosgriff, who was driven to suicide after being blackmailed by a Nigerian scammer. The Australian Federal Police [...]
A Scam Victim's Story: The Story of a Romance Scam Victim [Video] Helping Other Victims Understand That They Are Not Alone! A Scam Victim's Story - Presented by SCARS Author: • SCARS Editorial Team - Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Originally Published: 2019 Article Abstract Sharing their stories empowers romance scam victims to raise awareness, prevent future scams, provide support, advocate for policy change, [...]
All The Fake Videos That Scam Victims Cannot See! Understanding The Need To See Fake Videos As Real! How Scams Work - A SCARS Insight Authored By: Tim McGuinness, Ph.D., DFin, MCPO, MAnth – Anthropologist, Scientist, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Article Abstract Scam victims, often lacking technical skills, succumb to scammers who exploit advanced technology to create convincing fake videos. [...]
Stolen Photos - Impersonation Victims Women Adult Models & Video Stars Used To Scam Men Stolen Photos Galleries of Impersonation Victims Article Catalog - Presented by SCARS Stolen Photos of Women - Impersonation Victims NOTE: THESE ARE NOT SCAMMERS - THEIR STOLEN PHOTOS ARE USED TO DEFRAUD THE VICTIMS Stolen Photos from Good Looking Women are mostly used to defraud Male Victims! These are used to Impersonate the Real People! [...]
Robocall Scam Phone Call Examples - Watch Out! Listen To Actual Robocall Scam Calls Robocall Recordings are courtesy of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission How Scams Work - A SCARS Insight Robocalls Are Something Everyone With A Phone Hates - Interrupting You Almost 24 Hours A Day! What's A Robocall? Robocalls are automated calls that use a recording instead of a live person. If the robocall is trying to sell [...]
DeepFake Videos Are Now So Easy Any Scammer Can Do It! Free Tools Make It Easy For Scammers To Fake Videos How Scams Work - A SCARS Insight Free DeepFake Video Software Has Arrived For All Scammers What is DeepFake? Deepfake (or DeepFake) refers to the technique of using artificial intelligence (AI) software to create realistic and often convincing manipulated media, such as deepfake images, deepfake videos, or deepfake audio [...]
Cloning Your Relative's Voice For Phone Scams An Urgent Scam Warning How Scams Work - A SCARS Insight FTC Warns That Scammers Are Cloning Your Relatives' Voice To Steal Your Money With Phone Scams In These Phone Scams "When The Scammer Calls You, He'll Sound Just Like Your Loved One." That panicky call from a relative? It could be a thief using a voice clone, FTC warns about these phone [...]
Telling Your Story - Especially When It Is Hard Recovering From Your Scam Will Be Difficult But Telling Your Story Helps! Supporting Scam Victims - A SCARS Insight Telling Your Story Is Hard But It Is Hard For A Reason, And By Telling Your Story Over And Over It Will Get Easier Trauma, shame, guilt, and self-blame play big roles in why telling your story is hard. But it is [...]
How To Avoid Pig Butchering Scams An Overview Of This New Plague! How Scams Work - A SCARS Insight Pig Butchering Scams: What They Are and How to Avoid Them Don’t trust that unexpected text or direct message from a stranger—it might be the first step in pig butchering scams. These scams are so-named in reference to the practice of fattening a pig before slaughter, these [...]
The United States Secret Service & Cryptocurrency Recovery How To Report Scams The U.S. Secret Service Has Stepped Up - - Forget The FBI! A SCARS Insight on Law Enforcement The Time Has Come To Go To The Secret Service And Forget The FBI For Individual Victims The United States Secret Services Is Stepping Up To Support Individual Victims In An Era Of Bank/Financial & Crypto Crimes! SCARS has been [...]
Money Laundering Through Video Games How Transnational Organized Crime Is Hiding Their Money How Scams Work - A SCARS Insight How Are Transnational Organized Crime Cartels Laundering Money Through Video Games? Is that in-game purchase of virtual gold, Virtual Currency, a character, or skin part or weapon, game level up, etc. a money laundering operation? The answer, in far too many cases, can be YES! The transfer of funds online [...]
Why Do Victims Believe Fake Scammer Videos Are Real? Psychological Factors That Make Victims Ignore The Truth The Psychology of Scams - A SCARS Insight Why Victims Do Not Recognize That The Videos That They Are Watching Are Being Faked? About Victim Engagement With Fake Videos It would seem obvious that the videos provided by scammers would be easy to confirm as fake, yet most victims do not recognize them [...]
Black-Wash Currency Scams Making A Comeback A Fake Money Scam - How Scams Work A SCARS Insight Black Money Cleaning Scam – It's Coming Back In Asia The black money scam, sometimes also known as the "black dollar scam" or "wash wash scam", is a scam where criminals attempt to fraudulently obtain money from a victim by convincing them that piles of banknote-sized paper are real currency that has been [...]
New Global Interpol Campaign Against Money Mules Interpol Launches Project TORAID Fighting transnational financial crime in Southeast Asia A SCARS Insight Money Mules – What Are The Risks? Law Enforcement is changing their attitude about Money Mules! You cannot hide - they will come for you if you do not report this first! #YourAccountYourCrime – Don’t Become A Money Mule! Criminal organizations often rely on money laundering to conceal [...]
Panic & Urgency Scams [VIDEO] SCARS Webinar May 21, 2022 In this edition of our SCARS Webinar Series, we talk about short-term scams where the scammers place the victim in panic and create a sense of urgency!. These scams are typically about some form of emergency or urgent situation where the victim has to send money immediately to avoid serious consequences. Hosted by SCARS Directors: Debby Montgomery Johnson & Tim McGuinness, Ph.D., DFin, MCPO, [...]
SCARS Webinar: Romance Scams #1 [VIDEO] Pig Butchering Fraud & Military Impersonation Fraud A SCARS Webinar [VIDEO] April 30, 2022 Romance Fraud has been with us for hundreds of years at least. Fraudsters pretending to be in love to gain money is commonplace! But they have been online since the early 1990s. Our team began educating about them starting in 1991. Did You Know? It is estimated that 50% [...]
SCARS Webinar: Telling Your Story Part 2 [VIDEO] Telling Your Family & Friends A SCARS Webinar [VIDEO] April 23, 2022 Every Scam Victim Need To Tell Their Story An excerpt from our upcoming SCARS Gold Book on Telling Your Story First, understand that this is not going to be easy! But it is easier than hiding the secret inside! By sharing your story you will reduce your trauma and improve your [...]
Telling Your Story - Part 1 The Police [VIDEO] A SCARS Webinar [VIDEO] April 16, 2022 Every Scam Victim Need To Tell Their Story That Process Begins With Telling The Police! We explore the topic of how to do this in great detail, starting with getting organized - how to talk to them and what you need from them in the process. Our SCARS Webinar Presentation on How To Tell [...]
Justice - What This Means For Scam Victims A SCARS Webinar [VIDEO] April 9, 2022 Every Scam Victim Wants Justice But What Is It Really? We explore the topic of what Justice is, how it works in the Criminal Justice System worldwide - how police work, and who victims should report to. Our SCARS Webinar Presentation on JUSTICE deals with something that few scam victims really understand and what is [...]
Trust - What This Means For Scam Victims A SCARS Webinar [VIDEO] April 2, 2022 Trust Is A Very Big Deal If You Are A Scam Victim Trust is a very difficult topic, full of guilt and shame, but if you can fully understand the truth of what trust is and means to all the people involved before, during, and after the scam - only then can you really begin [...]
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Sharon Armstrong's Story [VIDEO] The Story of a Romance Scam Victims that became an Unwitting Drug Mule! The Terrible Story of a SCARS Board Member The Sharon Armstrong Story Video An Episode of the "I Am Innocent" TV series - available on tubitv.com Sharon is a member of the SCARS Board of Directors and lives in New Zealand. She was a romance scam victim who was trapped into becoming (unknown [...]
Reporting Scams - A Scam Victim's Checklist Reporting Scams And Interacting With The Police Here Is A Checklist Of What To Do Before Speaking With The Police And While You Are Reporting Scams! This Will Help You Get What Is Possible From The Police And Help You Consider Your Options! The SCARS Police Interaction Checklist For Reporting Scams Basically, It's All About Reporting Scams Reporting Scams is one of the [...]
Interview With P.J. Rohal [PODCAST VIDEO] On The Debby Montgomery Johnson "Stand Up Speak Up" Podcast - December 2, 2021 - Guest Hosted By Dr. Tim McGuinness, SCARS Director A SCARS Insight Interview A New Video from SCARS! A SCARS Insight Interview The World Of Cybercriminals & Scams Is Not What Many Tell You About Renowned global financial fraud expert P.J. Rohall speaks with Dr. Tim McGuinness during the "Stand [...]
Tim McGuinness, Ph.D., DFin, MCPO, MAnth talks with Brett Johnson [VIDEO] About Scams & Cybercrimes In Today's World SCARS Insight Interview A New Video from SCARS! A SCARS Insight Interview The World Of Cybercriminals & Scams Is Not What Many Tell You About It is a world of both professionals and services that allow almost anyone to become a cybercriminal with ease. Hear about this world as SCARS' Managing Director [...]
Kevin Snook Impersonation Victim Used in Romance Scams [VIDEO] An Exclusive SCARS Interview Presented by SCARS An Interview With Kevin Snook! Kevin Snook is a global businessman who has had his identity and his photos stolen and used by romance scammers & fraudsters worldwide - especially in West Africa. Of course, you have probably seen his photos thousands of times on social media and dating websites. He is a scammer's [...]
Impersonation Victim Robert Hyde Speaks Out [VIDEO] Exclusive Interview With SCARS Directors Debby Montgomery Johnson & Dr. Tim McGuinness A SCARS Official Video • See More SCARS Videos Here • See More SCARS Videos on YouTube TAGS: SCARS, Information About Scams, Anti-Scam, Scams, Scammers, Fraudsters, Cybercrime, Crybercriminals, Romance Scams, Scam Victims, Online Fraud, Online Crime Is Real Crime, Scam Avoidance, Victim Recovery, [...]
Don't Fall For Grandparent Scams A Type Of Phone Scam That Plays On Your Love For Your Family! They grab you by the heart and won't let go! How Scams Work - A SCARS Insight Don't Open Your Door To Grandparent Scams When it comes to scammers, nothing is sacred — including the bond between grandparent and grandchild. Lately, grandparent scammers have gotten bolder: they might [...]
Do Not Photograph & Post Your Vaccine Cards Danger To Your Identity By Exposing Your Vaccine Cards Online Social media is no place for COVID-19 vaccination cards. When you post it to Facebook, Instagram, or some other social media platform, you may be handing valuable info over to someone who could use it for identity theft You have to be more cautious about what you post online! [...]
Understanding A Romance Scam [VIDEO] After a Romance Scam is discovered you will have many questions about how this happened and how you are to blame! The first thing to remember is that you are not to blame! For the rest please watch our video - it's only a couple of minutes, Understand it and then get the help you need! See More SCARS Videos on [...]
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Really Understanding Your Anger! Scam Victim Anger Works Against Recovery A Full Third Of Scam Victims Lose Themselves To Anger After The Discovery Anger is a normal part of the grief cycle but it easily gains control and prevents a victim's ability to move forward How Anger Affects Your Brain and Body Anger Can Be A Challenging Emotion To Work Through Sometimes our anger can be frightening. Or, [...]
Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Victims Strategy Official Video & Resources A New Approach For U.S. Law Enforcement With support from the Office for Victims of Crime, the International Association of Chiefs of Police has released the second edition of the Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Victims Strategy. The publication introduces law enforcement leaders to the benefits and methods for adopting victim-centered, trauma-informed philosophies to improve the response to crime victims. [...]
After The Scam : Romance Scam Trauma [VIDEO] Romance Scam Victims can be profoundly traumatized after their scams end. It may seem like you can ignore this or pretend you are fine, but that is just denial and avoidance. Trauma is real and affects almost all scam victims. Understand it and get the help you need! See More SCARS Videos on YouTube [...]
FBI Protected Voices - Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scams [VIDEO] An informative official FBI video about Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scams. This was created during the 2020 election campaign period but applied to all BEC scams. It shows techniques and precautions a business can take. See More SCARS Videos on YouTube TAGS: SCARS, Information About Scams, Anti-Scam, Scams, Scammers, Fraudsters, Cybercrime, [...]
Official FTC Government Video : How To Report Fraud [VIDEO] The new Federal Trade Commission Fraud Reporting Portal. It is important to report all fraud/scams with the FBI (www.IC3.gov) - with SCARS on www.Anyscam.com - and with the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov See More SCARS Videos on YouTube TAGS: SCARS, Information About Scams, Anti-Scam, Scams, Scammers, Fraudsters, Cybercrime, Crybercriminals, Scam Victims, Online [...]
After The Scam : Whose Job Is It? [VIDEO] After you have been scammed, there are many things that must be done. Understanding who does what is very important. As a victim to not take on roles you are not equipped for. Focus on your recovery! See More SCARS Videos on YouTube TAGS: SCARS, Information About Scams, Anti-Scam, Scams, Scammers, Fraudsters, [...]
Socially Engineered / Social Engineering Scams [Updated] A SCARS™ Guide Originally published: May 2018 You have probably heard the term "Social Engineering' before, but what is it? Social Engineering Is ... Social engineering, in the context of information security, refers to the psychological manipulation of people into performing actions or divulging confidential information. It is a type of confidence trick (scam) for the purpose of information gathering, fraud, [...]
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You Aren't At The Mercy Of Your Emotions - Your Brain Creates Them [Video] Can you look at someone's face and know what they're feeling? Does everyone experience happiness, sadness and anxiety the same way? What are emotions anyway? For the past 25 years, psychology professor Lisa Feldman Barrett has mapped facial expressions, scanned brains and analyzed hundreds of physiology studies to understand what emotions really are. She shares the results of her exhaustive research [...]
Synthetic ID Fraud Fraudsters Are Stealing Identities By Inventing New Ones How Scams Work - A SCARS Insight Synthetic ID Fraud: Fighting an Invisible Enemy By: PJ Rohall, About-Fraud.com and Featurespace About-Fraud.com is a SCARS Educational Partner educating businesses and consumers of the dangers of the internet & related fraud. Originally published in Banking Strategies What Is Synthetic Identity Theft? Synthetic identity theft is a type of fraud in which [...]
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Impersonation Victim Speaks Out: Pierre Bonilla, Marine Corps Vet [VIDEO] December 11, 2020: SCARS Directors Debby Montgomery Johnson & Dr. Tim McGuinness interview Pierre Bonilla. He has been an impersonation victim. Scammers regularly steal his photos and use them to scam women. In this interview with Pierre Bonilla talks about the theft of his identity and his experiences being contacted by hundreds of scam victims, and its impact on himself and his family. [...]
Telling Your Story - How Can You Explain What Happened To Family And Friends? A Guide to telling Your Family & Friends with Minimal Judgment A SCARS Guide SCARS Webinar: How To Tell Your Story To Your Friends & Family When Telling Your Story - The Simplest Explanation Is The Best Explanation First, understand that telling your story is not going to be easy! But [...]
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SCARS™ Special Report: Ghana Scam Revelation [Videos] According To Ben Asamoah, The Director Of The New Film “Sakawa” About Scamming In Ghana, Nearly Half Of All Young People In Ghana That Have Access To The Internet Are Involved In Romance Scams. GHANA SCAMMING LEVELS MUCH WORSE THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT In The Last Two Years, The Appearance Of Scamming In Ghana Was At Significant Odds With Analysis Coming From The U.S. & British Governments, And Ghana's [...]
SCARS™ Victim Speaks Out: Crayon Pop’s Ellin (Kim Min-Young) Responds To Romance Scam Accusation [Video] This Is Not A Conventional Romance Scam - Though She Has Been Impersonated Before. In This Case, It Is About A Delusional Fan Who Presumed Or Projected A Relationship That Was Not There. Then Accused The K-Pop Star Of Being A Scammer Unfortunately, intrusive fans or even scam victims far too often intrude into the lives of real people. K-Pop Band [...]
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SCARS™ Insight: Living In Denial - A Case In Point [VIDEOS] Sadly, A Substantial Number Of Scam Victims Simply Cannot Accept That They Were Scammed Over and over they have sent money to fake identities invented by scammers, but the compulsion to believe is so strong that they are incapable of accepting the truth. Unfortunately, short of hospitalization in a mental health facility, there is little that family and friends can do to convince them. [...]
SCARS™ Psychology of Scams Video - Stranger Trust Stranger Trust Is A Documented Psychological Phenomenon That Opens The Door To Vulnerability! To learn more about Stranger Trust CLICK HERE » Do you remember not to talk to strangers? Stranger Trust is the first step in making yourself vulnerable! Once the scammer or cybercriminal is in the door, then you are lost control. THIS IS EXACTLY HOW SOCIAL ENGINEERING WORKS! Tags: Psychology of Scams, Stranger [...]
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SCARS™ Insight: Avoid Teen Sextortion [VIDEO] From the Federal Bureau of Investigation: Dangerous Connections - Youth Face A Massive Risk of Sextortion Online One victim was a 14-year-old boy from West Virginia. Another victim from Michigan was only 12. Yet another was a 17-year-old girl from Ohio who attempted suicide in a desperate try to escape the situation. In total, the FBI was able to identify 20 young people who were harassed, threatened, and sexually [...]
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