Welcome to
The SCARS Official Encyclopedia of Scams

Published Since 2000

This is an Official Website Of The Society Of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc.
A U.S. Nonprofit Corporation (incorporated in the State of Florida)
SCARS is a crime victims’ assistance, advocacy, services, and support & crime prevention/disruption organization based in Miami, Florida, U.S.A., and Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico – with affiliates and partners in more than 90 countries supporting scam victims worldwide.

The Society of Citizens Against Romance Scams

RomanceScamsNOW.com is the Official Encyclopedia of Scams™

Providing Scam Avoidance Education & Knowledge for 24 years!

SCARS también tiene una versión en español dedicada de este sitio web en www.ContraEstafaas.org

SCARS Latinoamerica Division

Welcome To The Horrible World Of Scams!

Cybercrimes, Scams, and Socially Engineered Fraud!

Relationship scams and fraud are corrupting almost all aspects of our daily life, including virtually every social media platform and dating website today.

In fact, on some social media and dating & romance websites, almost 90% of all profiles are now scammers from Africa, Asia, Latin America or from behind the former Iron Curtain. scammers are usually easy to spot, but some are adapting, so always watch for the tell-tale clues, and when in doubt don’t respond – if she or he looks too good to be true, they probably are!

The most important thing to remember is that victims of these crimes did not consent to be victimized. It is NOT their fault! Criminals exploited their vulnerabilities, lured them in then groomed and manipulated them, all to be able to control them so they could steal their money!

It is not their fault!

Our 33-Year Journey

A Mission To Educate The Public About The Dangers Of Scams & Financial Fraud

The Evolution of RomanceScamsNOW.com - 24 Years of Service to Scam Victims - an Official SCARS Website

What You Say Matters

The words victims and others use about victims impact them!

Telling Your Story

Listen to our advice about how to tell your victim’s story to others!

Telling Your Story to Family & Friends

Telling Your Story to the Police

We Are SCARS

To learn more about the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. – a Florida Charitable Nonprofit Corporation – please visit www.AgainstScams.org
(Incorporation relocated from Delaware to Florida in 2020)

Always Assume A Stranger Is A Scammer Until You Know For Sure!

The opinions expressed on this website are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the publisher of this website, and are protected speech under the laws of the United States of America. If any fraudsters or scammers are offended by our statements, Good On Us, we win! This website is not intended for use by minors and does contain adult situations, articles about criminal conduct, and photography that may be frank in nature. Parental discretion is suggested.

Our Content

The contents of this website and extended social media pages represent scholarly work for non-profit educational purposes in the subjects of criminology, victimology, anthropology, sociology, and allied sciences.

This is presented FREE to students, teachers & educators, and the public in the interest of developing awareness of the subject and in helping to preserve our common global heritage. Some content is original, some public domain, some is provided by visitors, and some content is used under the “Fair Use” provision of section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law. Some content from third parties. All third-party copyrights are acknowledged. Sources credited where possible or known. If we have not correctly credited a source – please let us know. All original works are copyrighted by the publisher of this website and related social media pages – all rights reserved worldwide. Learn more about the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. at www.AgainstScams.org This website was originally created by Dr. McGuinness in 2000, and acquired by SCARS in 2017 from the original publisher.

The majority of the content was authored by Tim McGuinness Ph.D. and the SCARS Editorial Team from 2001 to the present. We apologize if some content is now out of date. Please leave a comment to alert us to any issues.

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SCARS provides the leading Support & Recovery program for relationship scam victims – completely FREE!

Our managed peer support groups allow victims to talk to other survivors and recover in the most experienced environment possible, for as long as they need. Recovery takes as long as it takes – we put no limits on our support!

SCARS is the most trusted support & education provider in the world. Our team is certified in trauma-informed care, grief counseling, and so much more!

To apply to join our groups visit support.AgainstScams.org

We also offer separate support groups for family & friends too.

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To learn more about the SCARS STAR Membership visit membership.AgainstScams.org

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