Category: Information About Scams

How Do You Stop Scams?

How Do You Stop Scams? THE SCARS THREE STEPS TO STOPPING SCAMS: 1. Don't talk to strangers online - in other words: recognize the risk Something as simple as just [...]

You Aren’t At The Mercy Of Your Emotions – Your Brain Creates Them [VIDEO]

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 [...]

The Victim Trap – Meeting Strangers In A Strange Land!

The Victim Trap - Meeting Strangers In A Strange Land! A SCARS Special Report Many scam victims compound bad decisions with more bad decisions, such as traveling to [...]

What Does Recovery Mean For A Scam Victim? [Updated]

What Does Recovery Mean For A Scam Victim? What Does It Mean to Be "In Recovery?" In this article, we are going to talk about recovery, as in recovery [...]

Cognition and Trauma – The Impact Of Relationship Scams – UPDATED 2024

Cognition and Trauma - The Impact Of Relationship Scams Helping Scam Victims Understand How Traumatic Experiences Can Affect and Alter Cognition Scam Victim Trauma - A SCARS Insight [...]

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After The Scam Comes Disaster

After The Scam Comes Disaster - A SCARS Guide The Hard Times That Come After A Scam For scam victims understanding what to expect helps take away some of the [...]

Coping Strategies for Scam Victim Trauma Survivors

Coping Strategies for Scam Victim Trauma Survivors Trauma Is Deeply Rooted and Can Negatively Affect The Lives Of Scam Victims PTSD is a psychological disorder that is brought on by [...]

What Can You Expect After A Scam [Infographic]

What Can You Expect After A Scam [Infographic] Immediately After A Scam, You Will Have Questions If you are a new victim - we suggest that you read our THREE STEPS GUIDE [...]

419 Money Scammers Turn To Google Forms

419 Money Scammers Turn To Google Forms Scam Warning: Google Forms Have Become An Attack Vector Of Choice For 419 Scammers Scammers are always on the lookout for new ways [...]

Reported Scammer Email Addresses – 2020 Part 12

Reported Scammer Email Addresses - 2020 Part 12 Scammer Email Addresses That Have Been Reported To Be Used By Scammers SCARS RomanceScamsNOW.com Archives The following scammer email addresses have [...]

The FBI & Scam Victims: Resources & Information

The FBI & Scam Victims: Resources & Information Financial Crime and You - From the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Victim Services Division The following is extracted [...]

Stages Of A Victim’s Experience Without Support

Stages Of A Victim’s Experience Without Support What Happens To Victims That Do Not Get Support & Counseling Victim Recovery - a SCARS Insight The [...]

Scam Survivor’s Guilt : A SCARS Insight

Scam Survivor's Guilt : A SCARS Insight Crime victims are especially prone to expressing guilt, even if there are no other victims of their crime. In the case of online [...]

Inside The FBI Podcast – Holiday Scams | Presented by SCARS

Inside The FBI Podcast - Holiday Scams | Presented by SCARS If you cannot play the podcast go to: Inside The FBI - Holiday Scams | Presented by [...]

The Hardest Subject – The Truth

The Hardest Subject - The Truth Originally published in 2017 - Updated December 2020 When it comes to Romance Scams there is no ONE TRUTH There are actually FOUR TRUTHS [...]

Synthetic ID Fraud: Fighting an Invisible Enemy [Video][Updated]

Synthetic ID Fraud Fraudsters Are Stealing Identities By Inventing New Ones How Scams Work - A SCARS Insight Synthetic ID Fraud: Fighting an Invisible Enemy [...]

What Is A Money Mule? – An Overview

What Is A Money Mule? - An Overview Money Mules Are An Integral Part Of Transnational Crime Networks What are they and how do they work? [...]

Europe Continues The Global Crackdown On Money Mules

Europe Continues The Global Crackdown On Money Mules Law Enforcement Is Losing Patience With Mules! Mules are the lifeline for transnational criminal enterprise [...]

Online Scams Targeting Teens and Young Adults

SCARS™ Overview: Online Scams Targeting Teens and Young Adults Scammers are not just targeting adults and the elderly, they also actively target teens and young adults. Teens and young adults [...]

Impersonation Victim Speaks Out: Pierre Bonilla, Marine Corps Vet [VIDEO]

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 [...]

SCARS™ Report: Over 67,000 Scammers Arrested In 2020

SCARS™ Report: Over 67,000 Scammers Arrested In 2020 SCARS has completed its preliminary year-end report on the number of scammers arrested during 2020 It is much better than we thought [...]

Dan Rachlin : Do You Know Him? Another Stolen Face / Stolen Identity

Stolen Identity: Dan Rachlin Do You Know Dan Rachlin Frequently Used By Scammers To Fool Women Scam Victims! You Have Probably Seen His Photos Before! The real Dan Rachlin is [...]

Kate Thornton “Bibi Bijoux”: Have You Seen Her? Another Stolen Face / Stolen Identity

Stolen Identity: Kate Thornton “Bibi Bijoux” Have You Seen Kate Thornton “Bibi Bijoux”? Successful Businesswoman & Impersonation Victim Frequently Used By Scammers To Fool Men! You Have Probably Seen Her [...]

How Bad Is It, Really?

The State of Cybercriminality In Real-Time! Here is a real-time map showing global cyber threats courtesy of Kaspersky and CyberArmedSecurity.com Turn on or off the options at the bottom of [...]