Category: Information About Scams
Información de SCARS™ : Infografía Sobre El Estado De Las Estafas Y Delitos Cibernéticos Internacionales
Información de SCARS™ : Infografía Sobre El Estado De Las Estafas Y Delitos Cibernéticos Internacionales No se trata de todas las estafas, solo las que se informaron a eConsumer.gov, pero [...]
SCARS™ Scam Basics: Trial Subscription Scams
SCARS™ Scam Basics: Trial Subscription Scams Scam Alert: How to Recognize and Avoid a Subscription Trap You’re reviewing your bank or credit card statement when you stumble upon a charge [...]
Reported Scammer Email Addresses – 2020 Part 4
Reported Scammer Email Addresses - 2020 Part 4 Scammer Email Addresses That Have Been Reported To Be Used By Scammers SCARS RomanceScamsNOW.com Archives The following scammer email addresses have [...]
SCARS™ Guide: Standard Nigerian Scams & Online Fraud
SCARS™ Guide: Standard Nigerian Scams & Online Fraud This guide is an introduction. Please review our other guides and articles for more detailed information about all the forms of scams [...]
SCARS™ Insight: Coronavirus Grandparent Scams
SCARS™ Insight: Coronavirus Grandparent Scams Scammers In India, Africa, And Asia Have Long Exploited The Love That Grandparents Have For Their Grandchildren, But Now They Are Turning That Into Money [...]
SCARS™ Psychology of Scams: Why You Can’t Stop Looking At The Stolen Face
SCARS™ Psychology of Scams: Why You Can't Stop Looking At The Stolen Face Why Some People Can't Stop Thinking About Their Exes - Ex-Scammer's Stolen Face How are you dealing [...]
SCARS™ Coronavirus Scam Warning: A Social Disease – How Fraudsters Adapt Old Scams To Exploit The Coronavirus Crisis
SCARS™ Coronavirus Scam Warning: A Social Disease - How Fraudsters Adapt Old Scams To Exploit The Coronavirus Crisis According to the Guardian: Criminals Who Formerly Tried to ‘Sextort’ People Online [...]
Confirmation Bias – Letting Your Desires Control What You See!
Confirmation Bias - Letting Your Desires Control What You See! The Psychology of Scams A SCARS Insight Your Psychology Works Against You And Most People [...]
SCARS™ Scam Warning: U.S. Stimulus Check Scams
SCARS™ Scam Warning: U.S. Stimulus Check Scams The massive $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package approved by Congress & President this week includes “stimulus checks” for many Americans, especially those facing [...]
SCARS™ Special Report: How Criminals Are Profiting From The Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic
SCARS™ Special Report: How Criminals Are Profiting From The Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Europol Decries The Latest Developments Of COVID-19 On The Criminal Landscape In The EU & The World During [...]
SCARS™ CAUTION: Fake Surveys Of Scam Victims
SCARS™ CAUTION: Fake Surveys Of Scam Victims SCARS has long used surveys and polls to help refine our services as well as to inform our crime victims' advocacy actions with [...]
Reported Scammer Email Addresses – 2020 Part 3
Reported Scammer Email Addresses - 2020 Part 3 Scammer Email Addresses That Have Been Reported To Be Used By Scammers SCARS RomanceScamsNOW.com Archives The following scammer email addresses have [...]
SCARS™ Commentary: A Thought Before The Darkness Closes In
SCARS™ Commentary: A Thought Before The Darkness Closes In What Is The Key To Survival During A Crisis - Any Type Of Crisis? A Strict Information Diet WE ARE SURROUNDED [...]
SCARS™ CORONAVIRUS GOVERNMENT ACTION GUIDE: Serving To Protect
SCARS™ CORONAVIRUS GOVERNMENT ACTION GUIDE: Serving To Protect The Department of Justice is remaining vigilant in detecting, investigating, and prosecuting wrongdoing related to the crisis. In a memo to U.S. Attorneys, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]