Essential Information For New Scam Victims
After the scam, you are going to be confused, angry, traumatized, and you need to know what you can do!
Anger and revenge are not the path for new scam victims, or at least they should not be. Learning and regaining control of your life is the direction to recovery.
Here are a series of guides and information for new scam victims that will help you better understand what your options are.
The first one to read immediately is the “SCARS 3 Steps Guide For New Victims” – this is your starting place
There is a mountain of information, but just take it one bite at a time. The answers will come that will help you survive this!
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There is so much to learn and understand!
As a new scam victim be patient all the answers are here on this website. But as a new scam victim, it will take time for you to be able to grasp all that you see. Trauma impairs most victims and makes it hard to understand everything.
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Important Information for New Scam Victims
- Please visit www.ScamVictimsSupport.org – a SCARS Website for New Scam Victims & Sextortion Victims
- Enroll in FREE SCARS Scam Survivor’s School now at www.SCARSeducation.org
- Please visit www.ScamPsychology.org – to more fully understand the psychological concepts involved in scams and scam victim recovery
If you are looking for local trauma counselors please visit counseling.AgainstScams.org or join SCARS for our counseling/therapy benefit: membership.AgainstScams.org
If you need to speak with someone now, you can dial 988 or find phone numbers for crisis hotlines all around the world here: www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines
A Question of Trust
At the SCARS Institute, we invite you to do your own research on the topics we speak about and publish, Our team investigates the subject being discussed, especially when it comes to understanding the scam victims-survivors experience. You can do Google searches but in many cases, you will have to wade through scientific papers and studies. However, remember that biases and perspectives matter and influence the outcome. Regardless, we encourage you to explore these topics as thoroughly as you can for your own awareness.
Are you a Married Romance Scam Victim?
Married Scam Victim has special difficulties ending and recovering from these scams. Here is useful information for you:
Why Do We Separate Information?
We help victims in different stages of recovery, and not all information is suitable for new scam victims. We separate it so that you can find the information you are looking for without additional confussion if you are not ready for it.
Never Be Afraid To Ask For Help!
Only about 1/3 of scam victims will effectively recover from their experience – you need to give yourself the best opportunity to be one of them.
If you are looking for local trauma counselors please visit counseling.AgainstScams.org (U.S. & Worldwide)
After A Scam, You Need To Recover
SCARS Offers Free Support Recovery Programs – visit support.AgainstScams.org to sign up!
Our services are completely confidential and private!
About SCARS
SCARS (the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc.) is an incorporated nonprofit crime victims’ assistance and crime prevention organization supporting cybercrime & scam victims worldwide.
SCARS was incorporated in 2015 but its leadership has been supporting scam victims since 1991 – nearly 32 years.
To learn more about SCARS or to see our leadership and other programs visit www.AgainstScams.org
Additional SCARS websites & resources:
- Corporate website: AgainstScams.org
- SCARS Magazine: ScamsNOW.com
- Scammer Photos: ScammerPhotos.com
- Reporting Scams & Scammers: reporting.AgainstScams.org
- SCARS Victim Support Groups: support.AgainstScams.org
- Find trauma counseling or therapy: counseling.AgainstScams.org
- Self-Help DIY Recovery Book Shop: shop.AgainstScams.org
- SCARS membership with benefits: membership.AgainstScams.org
- SCARS on Facebook: news.AgainstScams.org
- SCARS on Twitter: twitter.AgainstScams.org
- SCARS YouTube Videos: youtube.AgainstScams.org
- SCARS on LinkedIn: linkedin.AgainstScams.org
How To Contact SCARS
- EMAIL: Contact@AgainstScams.org
- FACEBOOK MESSENGER: m.me/SCARS.SocietyAgainst.org
SCARS Resources:
- Getting Started Right: ScamVictimsSupport.org
- Sextortion Scam Victims: Sextortion Victims Support – The Essentials (scamvictimssupport.org)
- For New Victims of Relationship Scams newvictim.AgainstScams.org
- Subscribe to SCARS Newsletter newsletter.againstscams.org
- Sign up for SCARS professional support & recovery groups, visit support.AgainstScams.org
- Join our Scam Survivors United Chat & Discussion Group facebook.com/groups/scam.survivors.united
- Find competent trauma counselors or therapists, visit counseling.AgainstScams.org
- Become a SCARS Member and get free counseling benefits, visit membership.AgainstScams.org
- Report each and every crime, learn how to at reporting.AgainstScams.org
- Learn more about Scams & Scammers at RomanceScamsNOW.com and ScamsNOW.com
- Scammer photos ScammerPhotos.com
- SCARS Videos youtube.AgainstScams.org
- Self-Help Books for Scam Victims are at shop.AgainstScams.org
- Worldwide Crisis Hotlines: https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/
Other Cyber Resources
- Block Scam Domains: Quad9.net
- Global Cyber Alliance ACT Cybersecurity Tool Website: Actionable Cybersecurity Tools (ACT) (globalcyberalliance.org) https://act.globalcyberalliance.org/index.php/Actionable_Cybersecurity_Tools_(ACT)_-_Simplified_Cybersecurity_Protection
- Wizer Cybersecurity Training – Free Security Awareness Training, Phishing Simulation and Gamification (wizer-training.com)
Do You Need Support?
Get It Now!
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.
Become a
SCARS STAR™ Member
SCARS offers memberships in our STAR program, which includes many benefits for a very low annual membership fee!
SCARS STAR Membership benefits include:
- FREE Counseling or Therapy Benefit from our partner BetterHelp.com
- Exclusive members-only content & publications
- Discounts on SCARS Self-Help Books Save
- And more!
To learn more about the SCARS STAR Membership visit membership.AgainstScams.org
To become a SCARS STAR Member right now visit join.AgainstScams.org
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More SCARS
- ScamsNOW Magazine – ScamsNOW.com
- ContraEstafas.org
- ScammerPhotos.com
- AnyScam.com – reporting
- AgainstScams.org – SCARS Corporate Website
- SCARS YouTube Video Channel
So sorry to inform you I just had a guy pose as you he is on X please see if you can take him off i actually looked you up and found this before I let anything get too far but he had stated he is 60 years of age which I knew better from your pictures thank you! sincerely Malisa Davila
Guten Tag, ich werde auch von einen Soldaten er angeblich im Kriegsgebiet Irak betrogen, nach 2 Tagen schrieb er schon die ersten Liebesnachrichten, ich sollte ein Urlaubsantrag stellen und dann sollte ich Geld auf ein Konto von der UNO senden, dieses Bankkonto war sehr seltsam und nach Nachfrage auf der Bank sollte ich dies Anzeigen, was ich auch bei der Polizei getan habe, ich soll den Chat noch weiter laufen lassen, weil das Betrugsdezernat dies wahrscheinlich lesen möchte, ich würde dies aber gerne am besten heute noch Blocken.
Vielen Dank, dass Sie uns kontaktiert haben. Ja, das ist ein Betrug.
Denken Sie daran, das ist nicht Ihre Schuld!
Obwohl wir eine englischsprachige Organisation sind, bieten alle unsere Websites Übersetzungen ins Deutsche an.
Besuchen Sie http://www.ScamVictimsSupport.org, um viel mehr darüber zu erfahren, was Sie jetzt tun können!
I was scammed out of $50,000 just because I believed the lies from the scammers, I’ve even had one come clean with me and told me his name, he was from Nigeria, I was just looking for my soulmate, now I’m so ashamed of my self
This was not your fault, and if you know the real identity of the criminal you might be able to get an arrest. We suggest that you contact us by email so we can see how we can help you. Email us at contact@againstscams.org
I wish that I had found SCARS earlier. The first months after realizing what happened were pretty rough.