Category: Information About Scams
Surviving The Change: Scams Turn Lives Upside Down
Surviving The Change: Scams Turn Lives Upside Down A SCARS Guide After you realize that you have been scammed and lost a large sum of money, you will naturally have [...]
Telling Your Story – How Can You Explain What Happened To Family And Friends? [UPDATED][VIDEO]
Telling Your Story - How Can You Explain What Happened To Family And Friends? A Guide to telling Your Family & Friends with Minimal Judgment A SCARS Guide [...]
Guest Editorial: Michele’s Survivor Insight
Guest Editorial: Michele's Survivor Insight A Romance Scam Victim's Insight After Recovery Michele went through the SCARS recovery program and has a couple of insights for victims that [...]
Here’s How To Outsmart Criminals Abusing The Online Shopping Experience This Holiday Season
Here’s How To Outsmart Criminals Abusing The Online Shopping Experience This Holiday Season The biggest retail season of the year is around the corner, and you do not even need [...]
What is the Purpose of Gaslighting?
What is the Purpose of Gaslighting? A SCARS Insight into the Psychology of Scams What Is Gaslighting Why Do Scammers Gaslight Victims? Online [...]
Being Aware Of Scam Victim Suicide Risk
Being Aware Of Scam Victim Suicide Risk A SCARS Guide As with anyone who has been traumatized and dealt a devastating blow in their life, scam victims experience all of [...]
SCARS Archive – Stolen Identities & Photos Of Men – RSN#12261
Stolen Identities & Photos Of Men - RSN#12261 A SCARS Archives Gallery - Originally Published 2020 Stolen Photos Appear In Billions Of Fake Profiles On Social Media And [...]
Reported Scammer Email Addresses – 2020 Part 10
Reported Scammer Email Addresses - 2020 Part 10 Scammer Email Addresses That Have Been Reported To Be Used By Scammers SCARS RomanceScamsNOW.com Archives The following scammer email addresses have [...]
Europol’s 2020 Cybercrime Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA)
SCARS™ Special Report: Europol’s 2020 Cybercrime Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) Europol’s 2020 cybercrime report updates on the latest trends and the current impact of cybercrime within the EU [...]
SCARS™ Guest Editorial: Sakawa Boys (Ghanaian Internet Scammer Gangs)
SCARS™ Guest Editorial: Sakawa Boys (Ghanaian Internet Scammer Gangs) By Bernard Vance, an Anti-Scam Warrior About Bernard Vance: Bernard was an old school "scam fighter" online, meaning he and the people [...]
Reported Scammer Email Addresses – 2020 Part 9
Reported Scammer Email Addresses - 2020 Part 9 Scammer Email Addresses That Have Been Reported To Be Used By Scammers SCARS RomanceScamsNOW.com Archives The following scammer email addresses have [...]
SCARS™ Scam Basics: Courier Fraud / Police or Bank Impersonation Scams
SCARS™ Scam Basics: Courier Fraud / Police or Bank Impersonation Scams Scammers Use Any Means Possible To Scam You! Here is an excellent video form the London Metropolitan Police about [...]
SCARS™ Cyber Cold War: Nation-State Hacking From Russia
SCARS™ Cyber Cold War: Nation-State Hacking From Russia A recent UK report on Russian interference brought the issue of state-backed cyberattacks to the forefront. In July the Intelligence and Security [...]
SCARS™ Special Report: From Pain to Power – Crime Victims Take Action
SCARS™ Special Report: From Pain to Power - Crime Victims Take Action The following is from a report by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for [...]
Online Safety: Identifying Hoaxes and Urban Legends
Identifying Hoaxes and Urban Legends SCARS Online Safety Series With thousands of amateur and pretend anti-scam groups on social media, many spread misinformation, fake news, and urban legends, instead of [...]
Ann Angel: Have You Seen Her? Another Stolen Face / Stolen Identity
Stolen Identity: Ann Angel Have You Seen Ann Angel? Adult Model & Impersonation Victim Frequently Used By Scammers To Fool Men! You Have Probably Seen Her Photos Before! The real [...]
Yuliana Avalos: Another Stolen Face / Stolen Identity – Impersonation Victim – 2020
Another Stolen Identity Used To Scam Men: Yuliana Avalos Stolen Photos Appear In Billions Of Fake Profiles On Social Media And Dating Websites It is impossible to catalog all [...]
SCARS™ Crime Story: The Downfall Of Habeeb Audu
SCARS™ Crime Story: The Downfall Of Habeeb Audu U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of British Citizen For Operating An International Money Laundering And Fraud Network Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States [...]
SCARS™ Commentary: The Odds Of Being Scammed Again
SCARS™ Commentary: The Odds Of Being Scammed Again Here Is An Exercise In Understanding How Intuition (Or Your Gut) Is More Likely Wrong Than Right WATCH THIS VIDEO AND THEN [...]
SCARS™ Insight: Can You Correctly Identify A Victim?
SCARS™ Insight: Can You Correctly Identify A Victim? What Is A Victim? vic·tim /ˈviktəm/ The word is a noun, meaning: a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of [...]
SCARS™ Recovery: Phases Of Recovery
SCARS™ Recovery: Phases Of Recovery Scam victims go through a series of phases from the scam to recovery. Many victims do not make it through all of them and become [...]
SCARS™ Insight: Inside India’s Scam Call Centers
SCARS™ Insight: Inside India's Scam Call Centers Indian Based Scammers are beginning to be the world's greatest danger in online fraud. The Indians - who in many cases were trained [...]
Clothes As Therapy For Scam Victims: When & How Does Enclothed Cognition Work?
Clothes As Therapy For Scam Victims: When & How Does "Enclothed Cognition" Work? You have all heard the phrase “Clothing Makes The Man” (or Woman) As trauma victims, finding ways [...]
SCARS™ Special Report: Deciphering the Lottery Scam Rings
SCARS™ Special Report: Deciphering the Lottery Scam Rings Another Kind Of Relationship Scam In Recent Years There Has Been A Shocking Increase In Jamaica’S Homicide Rate That Has Refocused Attention On [...]
Money Mule Series: All About Money Mules
Money Mule Series: All About Money Mules Helping Criminals Moving Money Money Mules Are The Backbone Of Organized Crime! Money Mules - A SCARS Guide [...]