Category: Information About Scams
SCARS™ ALERT: Checks From The Government – Scams
SCARS™ ALERT: Checks From The Government - Scams UPDATED: March 18, 2020 SOURCE: U.S. FTC NOTE: This is a topic that may change at any time. To keep up to [...]
SCARS™ WARNING: Corona Virus / COVID-19 Crisis & Emergency Scams
SCARS™ WARNING: Corona Virus / COVID-19 Crisis & Emergency Scams Criminals online are taking advantage of coronavirus anxiety to defraud victims on the internet! MEDICAL SUPPLIES We encourage everyone to [...]
SCARS™ Insight: Avoid Coronavirus Scams
SCARS™ Insight: Avoid Coronavirus Scams Here Are Some Tips To Help You Keep The Scammers At Bay: Don’t click on links from sources you don’t know. They could download viruses onto [...]
SCARS™ Guide: Guide to Taxpayer Identity Theft & Scams
SCARS™ Guide: Guide to Taxpayer Identity Theft & Scams Tax-Related Identity Theft Occurs When Someone Uses Your Stolen Personal Information, Including Your Social Security Number, To File A Tax Return Claiming [...]
Congressional Review: Republican Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act (EAPPA) Signed by President Trump Bearing Fruit In Stopping Scams
Congressional Review: Republican Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act (EAPPA) Signed by President Trump Bearing Fruit In Stopping Scams On October 18, 2017, Congress Passed The Elder Abuse Prevention And Prosecution Act [...]
Breaking News: Scam Victim Turned Into Money Mule Arrested In West Virginia
Breaking News: Scam Victim Turned Into Money Mule Arrested In West Virginia Huntington Woman Indicted as Part of International Nigerian Fraud Scheme for Laundering Funds This Elderly Scam Victim Being [...]
SCARS™ Special Report: Charity Fraud
SCARS™ Special Report: Charity Fraud Here’s How Charity Scams Work: Someone contacts you asking for a donation to their charity. It sounds like a group you’ve heard of, it seems [...]
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SCARS™ Special Report: Help Wanted Scams [Updated]
Help Wanted & Job Scams A SCARS Special Report Don't Fall For Job Scams Criminals don’t like getting caught. So, [...]
SCARS™ Psychology of Scams: Repeating The Scam – Engaging In Risky Behavior Over & Over
SCARS™ Psychology of Scams: Repeating The Scam - Engaging In Risky Behavior Over & Over During the formative years of contemporary psychiatry, much attention was paid to the continuing role [...]
SCARS™ Insights: Naming & Shaming Scammers!
SCARS™ Insights: Naming & Shaming Scammers! One of our scam victim's support group members asked a very important question: "IS IT POSSIBLE TO NAME AND SHAME THESE CRIMINALS PUBLICLY?" First, [...]
SCARS Editorial: COMMON SENSE ABOUT AVOIDING CONTAGION
SCARS Editorial: Common Sense About Avoiding Contagion This is not a normal topic for us here at SCARS, however we have been through many other epidemics similar to COVID-19. We [...]
SCARS™ Special Report: COVID19 Coronavirus Scam Costs U.K. Victims Nearly £1,000,000 In One Month – Not To Mention The Impact Worldwide
SCARS™ Special Report: COVID19 Coronavirus Scam Costs U.K. Victims Nearly £1,000,000 In One Month - Not To Mention The Impact Worldwide In the United Kingdom since February 2020, the National [...]
SCARS™ Special Report: International Lottery Scams
SCARS™ Special Report: International Lottery Scams “Congratulations! You may receive a certified check for up to $400,000,000 U.S. CASH! One Lump sum! Tax free! Your odds to WIN are 1-6.” [...]
SCARS™ Special Report: Prize & Sweepstakes Scams
SCARS™ Special Report: Prize & Sweepstakes Scams You’ve just won $5,000! Or $5 million. Or maybe it’s a fabulous diamond ring, or luxury vacation? More likely, it’s a prize scam, [...]
SCARS™ Special Report: Work-at-Home Businesses Scams
SCARS™ Special Report: Work-at-Home Businesses Scams Want to be your own boss? Earn thousands of dollars a month from home? Ads promote many different work-at-home jobs and businesses, but often [...]
Money Mule Series: What Are Scammer Money Mules?
Money Mule Series: What Are Scammer Money Mules? Learn More About Money Mules! Avoid Becoming One Or Learn How To End It! What [...]
SCARS™ Insight: Cybercrime Is Big Business! A Continuing Series – Part 2
SCARS™ Insight: Cybercrime Is Big Business! A Continuing Series - Part 2 How Does the Business of Cybercrime Work? The organizational features commonly found in the online criminal underground look [...]
Reported Scammer Email Addresses – 2020 Part 2
Reported Scammer Email Addresses - 2020 Part 1 Scammer Email Addresses That Have Been Reported To Be Used By Scammers SCARS RomanceScamsNOW.com Archives The following scammer email addresses have [...]
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Article Removed At The Request Of The Author The SafeToNet Foundation (www.SafeToNet.org) sent this document to us via email without restrictions on distribution. It was for that reason we displayed [...]
SCAM ALERT: New Scam Targeting Parents
SCAM ALERT: New Scam Targeting Parents New Phone Scam Claims Parents (or Grandparents) are Negligent SCARS™ Investigative ExclusiveIn a new scam starting up in California the scammer claims to have [...]
SCARS™ Special Report: Fake Checks Scams
SCARS™ Special Report: Fake Checks Scams If Someone You Don’t Know Sends You A Check And Asks For Money Back, That’s A Scam Fake checks drive many types of scams — [...]
SCARS™ Special Report: 2019 Internet Crime Report Released
SCARS™ Special Report: 2019 Internet Crime Report Released Data Reflects an Evolving Threat and the Importance of Reporting “Criminals are getting so sophisticated. It is getting harder and harder for victims to [...]
SCARS™ Scam Definition: EXTORTION
SCARS™ Scam Definition: EXTORTION Many Scam Victims Are Frequently Confused About The Definitions Of Cyber-Enabled Crimes, Such As Scams, Blackmail Or Extortion EXTORTION IS VERY SIMPLY OBTAINING BENEFIT THROUGH COERCION [...]
SCARS™ Scam Alert: Tax Identity Thieves And IRS Imposters Are Ready For Tax Season
SCARS™ Scam Alert: Tax Identity Thieves And IRS Imposters Are Ready For Tax Season Tax identity thieves and IRS imposters are ready for tax season, whether you are or not. [...]
SCARS™ Insight: Cybercrime Is Big Business! A Continuing Series – Part 1
SCARS™ Insight: Cybercrime Is Big Business! A Continuing Series - Part 1 Source: DataQuest What Drives The Business Of Cybercrime? Easy access to consumer data, numerous avenues to attack, technology-driven [...]