Category: Anger & Aggression Against Scammers

The Term “CATFISH” – Is An Insult To Romance Scams Victims

The Term "CATFISH" - Is An Insult To Romance Scams Victims It Is Actually A Derogatory Term Against Women We have often been [...]

There Are Real Monsters Online

There Are Real Monsters Online Most People Ignore The Risks! But It Is Not Just Scams That Face Them! A SCARS Insight An [...]

Lost Pet Scam – Going For Your Heart

Lost Pet Scam - Going For Your Heart Owners Of Pets Who Post About Their Lost Pets Are Being Scammed A SCARS Special Report [...]

Doxing – A Kind of Terrorism or Cyberbullying?

Doxing - A Kind of Terrorism or Cyberbullying? Having Private Information Exposed By Someone To Hurt You! A SCARS Special Report [...]

The Challenges In Supporting Impersonation Scam Victims

The Challenges In Supporting Impersonation Scam Victims Updated August 2022 The Responsibility To Help Victims Understand The Mechanics Of Scams Many Times This Will Conflict With Their Beliefs A [...]

Scam Victim Debt Part 4: IRS/Tax Debt – UPDATED 2023

Scam Victim Debt Part 4: IRS/Tax Debt Most Western Countries Have Mechanism To Forgive Tax Debt The Following Applies To U.S. Residents But Check With A Tax Attorney Or [...]

Another Stolen Identity Used To Scam Men: Janet Guzman

Another Stolen Identity Used To Scam Men: Janet Guzman Stolen Photos Appear In Billions Of Fake Profiles On Social Media And Dating Websites It is impossible to catalog all [...]

Why Do Police Try To Avoid Taking Reports For Scams?

Why Do Police Try To Avoid Taking Reports For Scams? It's About Closed Cases Law Enforcement - A SCARS Insight We Have Been Looking At [...]

Real Fake – A Graphic Novel from CISA

Real Fake - A Graphic Novel from CISA "Deep Fakes" and advanced technology Impersonations Developed by the United States Cybercrime & Infrastructure Security Agency SCARS is an official crime [...]

The Silent Threat – The Impact of Fraud on UK National Security – a SCARS Special Report

The Silent Threat - The Impact of Fraud on UK National Security By Helena Wood, Tom Keatinge, Keith Ditcham, and Ardi Janjeva A SCARS Special Report A U.K. Government [...]

FluBot: Package Delivery Text Message Shipping Scam

FluBot: Package Delivery Text Message Shipping Scam The ‘FluBot’ spyware, sent via package delivery text messages, affects Android phones and devices No, you are never safe online anymore! [...]

Scam Victims Debt Part 3 – Collections & Your Rights

For Scam Victims: Debt Collections - Your Rights Debt Management For Scams Victims - Part 3 Romance Scam Victim Support Debt Collection FAQs [...]

SCARS Position Statement Against Scambaiting

SCARS Position Statement Against Scambaiting A Commentary On False Solutions April 2021 Regarding Recent Studies Of Scambaiting By Noted Academics Recently, two [...]

Married Scam Victims: Rebuilding Trust In A Marriage Following A Romance Scam

Married Scam Victims: Rebuilding Trust In A Marriage Following A Romance Scam Information For Married Relationship Scam Victims If You Are Married Scam Victim And Lured In Your Whole [...]

Scam Victim Debt Part 2: Debt Collection Scams & Managing Real Collections

Scam Victim Debt Part 2 Debt Collection Scams & Managing Real Collections A SCARS Guide After a scam, a victim may have significant real debt and collections becomes a [...]

Authorized Push Payment Fraud (APP Fraud)

Authorized Push Payment Fraud (APP Fraud) The Fastest Form Of Payment Scams - How Scams Work Convenience & Instant Criminality! A SCARS Insight What Is [...]

Scam Victim Debt Part 1 – Recognize It, Confront It, Control It, Survive It!

Scam Victim Debt - Recognize It, Confront It, Control It, Survive It! After a Scam, Many Victims Have Debt That Must Be Addressed A SCARS Guide Unfortunately, avoiding the [...]

Social Media Is Selling Fake Vaccination Cards!

Social Media Is Selling Fake Vaccination Cards! According To U.S. State Attorneys General! A SCARS Special Report In A Letter Sent To Social Media ... [...]

States Using ID.me to Stop Fraud: aka Moral Ambiguity – Guest Editorial by Brett Johnson

States Using ID.me to Stop Fraud: aka Moral Ambiguity Guest Editorial by Brett Johnson Keynote Speaker and Consultant on Cybersecurity & Cybercrime, and Global Identity Theft Expert, Advisory Board [...]

Reported Scammer Email Addresses – April 2021 – SCARS Archives

Reported Scammer Email Addresses - April 2021 Email Addresses That Have Been Reported To Be Used By Scammers SCARS RomanceScamsNOW.com Archives The following email addresses have been reported by [...]

Editorial – A Pandemic Insight

Editorial - A Pandemic Insight Scams & The Pandemic Are Similar! A SCARS Editorial CONSIDER ... Your scam and the pandemic are similar! Both isolate [...]

Online Banking Safety For Scam Victims – An Overview

Online Banking Safety For Scam Victims After A Scam, You Should Assume That Your Banking Has Been Compromised A SCARS Insight Insights on Mobile & [...]

Protecting Elderly Victims In Denial Over Scams – 2021

Protecting Elderly Victims In Denial Over Scams A SCARS Insight For Desperate Families A significant number of elderly victims cannot recognize or accept they are being scammed even after [...]

Facebook Profiles For Sale Cheap

Facebook Profiles For Sale Cheap After Every Data Breach Cybercriminals Sell The Data This Time It Is After The Facebook Data Breach! And They Might Be Your Profile! A [...]