
Category: Information About Scams
SCAM WARNING: ELLEN DEGENERES PRIZE SCAM – 2025
ELLEN DEGENERES PRIZE SCAM An Online & Email Lotto/Sweepstakes Scam Catalog of Scams - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: • SCARS Institute Encyclopedia of Scams [...]
The 764 Network: A Worldwide Nihilistic Satanic Scammer & Hacker Organized Crime Group – 2025
The 764 Network An Analysis and Profile of a Global Transnational Satanic Nihilist Online Predator Scammer & Hacker Ring Organized Crime Profile - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
The Chinese Police Impersonation Scam – 2025
The Chinese Police Impersonation Scam A High-Control Fraud Targeting the Vulnerable Catalog of Scams - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: • SCARS Institute Encyclopedia of [...]
Origin or Etymology of the Word: ‘Scam’ – 2025
Origin or Etymology of the Word: 'Scam' Understanding the World of Scams Criminology - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D., DFin, MCPO, [...]
eBay Storytelling Scams – eCommerce Fakery – 2025
eBay Storytelling Scams - eCommerce Fakery Unraveling eBay and eCommerce Storytelling Scams: How eCommerce Fakery with Emotional Narratives Hooks You with Fake Product Stories Catalog of Scams - A [...]
Wrong Number Text Scam – Opening the Door to Relationship & Crypto Investment Scammers – 2025
Wrong Number Text Scam - Opening the Door to Relationship & Crypto Investment Scammers Understanding the Wrong Number Text Scam: A Growing Digital Threat for Smartphone Users Catalog of [...]
Clone Phishing – Email Scam – 2025
Clone Phishing - Email Scam Unmasking Clone Phishing: A Deceptive Email Cyber Threat Catalog of Scams - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: • SCARS Institute [...]
FRAUD WARNING: Credit Card Skimmers – Credit Card Fraud Is Everywhere! – 2025
FRAUD WARNING: Credit Card Skimmer - Credit Card Fraud Is Everywhere! Understanding Credit Card Skimmers: A Hidden Threat to Your Finances FRAUD WARNING - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
New Report by the United Nations UNODC on How Southeast Asian and Asian Transnational Organized Scam Enterprises have Reached an Inflection Point – 2025
UNODC Asian and Asian Transnational Organized Scam Enterprises Inflection Point New Report by the United Nations (UNODC) on How Southeast Asian and Asian Transnational Organized Scam Enterprises have Reached [...]
Home Equity Scams in the United States – 2025
Home Equity Scams in the United States Understanding the Epidemic of Home Equity Scams in the U.S. Catalog of Scams - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
The $20 Distraction Scam – A Local Con Game/Fraud – 2025
The $20 Distraction Scam - A Local Con Game/Fraud The Classic $20 Distraction Scam is a Cunning Street Con that uses a Small Sum of Money Catalog of Scams [...]
New Danger: Instant Smartphone Apps Scams – Data Mining and Phishing at the Same Time – 2025
New Instant Smartphone Apps Scams - Data Mining and Phishing at the Same Time The Rapid Rise of Smartphone Apps Creation: A Double-Edged Sword for You to Navigate Catalog [...]
Healthcare Fraud in America – Catalog of Scams – 2025
Healthcare (Health Care) Fraud in the United States Catalog of Scams - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: • SCARS Institute Encyclopedia of Scams Editorial Team [...]
Seller Impersonation Fraud – A Business Impersonation Scam – 2025
Seller Impersonation Fraud - A Business Impersonation Scam When Scammers Pretend to Be Trusted Sellers to Exploit You Catalog of Scams - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
Fake Urban Planning Survey Scam – A Government Impersonation Scam – 2025
Fake Urban Planning Survey Scam - A Government Impersonation Scam A Deceptive Threat Disguised as Civic Engagement Catalog of Scams - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
Applying Caring and Respect for Scam Victims/Survivors – 2025
Applying Caring and Respect for Scam Victims/Survivors The SCARS Institute Caring, Respect, and Choice Model: Rebuilding Trust for Scam Victims Scam Victim Support - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
Why Young Adults and the Elderly are Most Vulnerable to Cybercrime – 2025
Why Young Adults and the Elderly are Most Vulnerable to Cybercrime Digital Danger Zones: Young Adults and Seniors Face the Highest Risk of Cybercrime Psychology of Scams - A [...]
Scammers’ Anonymity – What is Behind the Fake Identity – 2025
Scammer Anonymity - What is Behind the Fake Identity Behind the Mask: What Scammer Identities Reveal—and Conceal—About the Scammer's Mind and Personality How Scammers Operate - A SCARS Institute [...]
Com Networks – A New UK Teen Crime Trend + Clockwork Orange Style Scams & Violence – 2025
Com Networks - A New UK Teen Crime Trend + Clockwork Orange Style Scams & Violence UK NCA Warns of Sadistic Com Networks - Online Harm Groups Putting People [...]
Real Estate Title Fraud (Title Theft or Deed Theft): A Comprehensive Guide to Protection and Prevention – 2025
Real Estate Title Fraud (Title Theft or Deed Theft): A Comprehensive Guide to Protection and Prevention A Homeowner's Guide to Safeguarding Your Property from Modern-Day Title Thieves How Scams [...]
Understanding West African Scammers’ Operations as a Professional Subculture – 2025
Understanding West African Scammers' Operations as a Professional Subculture The Criminology of West African Scammers' Organizations and as a Professional Subculture How Scammers Operate - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
Analytical Overview of West African Scammer Gangs & Organizations – 2025
Analytical Overview of West African Scammer Gangs & Organizations Analyzing the Operational Dynamics of Scammer Gangs, Groups, and Organizations in West Africa - Including Ghana and Nigeria How Scammers [...]
Relationship Scams Represent a Corporate Cybersecurity and National Security Threat Because of Compromised Scam Victims – 2025
Relationship Scams Represent a Corporate Cybersecurity and National Security Threat Because of Compromised Scam Victims How Relationship Scam Victims Pose a National Security Threat: Manipulation, Blackmail, and Cybersecurity Risks [...]
What Do Nigerian Scammers Do After They Retire? – 2025
What Do Nigerian Scammers Do After They Retire? What Nigerian Scammers Do After They Quit and How They Use Their Stolen Money How Scammers Operate - A SCARS Institute [...]
Why People Spread Urban Legends Half-Truths and Conspiracy Theories – 2025
Why People Spread Urban Legends Half-Truths and Conspiracy Theories Scam Victims Often Spread Urban Legends, Half-Truths, and Conspiracy Theories – and it does Significant Damage Both to Victims' Recovery [...]