Category: Information About Scams
SCARS™ Scam Basics: 9 Steps To Avoiding Online Fraud
SCARS™ Scam Basics: 9 Steps To Avoiding Online & Real-Life Fraud 1 - Spot Imposters / Fakes Scammers often pretend to be someone you trust, like a government official, [...]
SCARS™ Scam Basics: Scammer Acid Test
SCARS™ Scam Basics: Scammer Acid Test Most Scams Follow Similar Patterns Of Behavior By The Scammer HERE ARE A FEW COMMON TACTICS/BEHAVIORS/STRATEGIES SCAMMERS USE Always be on the lookout for [...]
Scam Obsession – Becoming Scam Junkie [UPDATED]
Scam Obsession - Becoming Scam Junkie Updated August 2022 Scam Victim Recovery Psychology A SCARS Insight Some Victims Replace The Obsession Of The Scam With [...]
SCARS™ Psychology of Scams: What Drives Us To Be Scammed
SCARS™ Psychology of Scams: What Drives Us To Be Scammed Every Minute, Every Day, Throughout Our Lives We Rush Headlong From One Scam To Another [lwptoc] Why Are We Scammed? [...]
Reclaiming Financial Control After A Scam
Reclaiming Financial Control After A Scam A SCARS Guide: Scam Victims Are Often Left With Their Finances Destroyed WARNING: THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT INTENDED AS FINANCIAL ADVICE AND IS [...]
SCARS™ Insight: Facebook 1 Billion Fake Profiles [Infographic]
SCARS™ Insight: Facebook 1 Billion Fake Profiles [Infographic] Think About This? There Are About 2+ Billion Profiles On Facebook! THAT IS A LOT OF PEOPLE - MORE THAN CHINA & [...]
Romance Scam As Internet Infidelity
Romance Scam As Internet Infidelity If Your Are Married & Involved In A Romance Scam It Can Dramatically Affect Your Marriage Romance Scam [...]
SCARS™ Psychology Of Scams: Hate As A Coping Mechanism
SCARS™ Psychology Of Scams: Hate As A Coping Mechanism After A Romance Scam Comes Anger Against Scammers, But When It Turns To Hate A Victim May Turn Away From Normal [...]
Una Guía Sobre Estafas De SCARS™
Una Guía Sobre Estafas De SCARS™ ESTAFAS EN LÍNEA MÁS COMUNES 1. Phishing Esta es quizás la forma más común de estafa en línea, en gran parte debido a lo [...]
SCARS™ Special Report: Fake Pages – Trojan Pages
SCARS™ Special Report: Fake Pages - Trojan Pages We all know the story of a Trojan Horse, right? We have heard about Trojan computer viruses too! [lwptoc] WHAT IS A [...]
SCARS™ Visión: Advertencia Del FBI Sobre Estafadores Que Reclutan Mulas
SCARS™ Visión: Advertencia Del FBI Sobre Estafadores Que Reclutan Mulas Los cibercriminales usan sitios romanticas en línea para realizar estafas de confianza / romance y reclutar mulas de dinero [lwptoc] [...]
FBI Warning About Scammers Recruiting Mules
FBI Warning About Scammers Recruiting Mules The FBI Regularly Investigates Money Mules Money Laundering Is Both A U.S. Federal Crime & A State Crime In Many States [...]
SCARS™ Special Report: How Social Media Scams Are Affecting The U.S. Military
SCARS™ Special Report: How Social Media Scams Are Affecting The U.S. Military You Have To Be Cautious About Everything You Do Online! Scammers are always trying to get money, goods [...]
Nigerian ‘Yahoo Boys’ Are Posing as US Military Members on Facebook
Nigerian 'Yahoo Boys' Are Posing as US Military Members on Facebook Courtesy of Military.com Presented by SCARS for Scam Victims An Insightful Article [...]
Our Deepest Condolences
Our Deepest Condolences On behalf of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams we offer our most sincere condolences to the families of those that have lost been injured or [...]
The Dark Side of the Psychology of Scams – Schadenfreude
The Dark Side of the Victim Psychology - Schadenfreude The Psychology of Scams A SCARS Insight The Dark Side Of Victim Psychology For Many Years [...]
SCARS & Other Victims’ Assistance: Finding Help! Right Now!
SCARS & Other Victims' Assistance Finding Help! Right Now! Presented by SCARS It Is Very Common That Scam Victims Need Help! Sometimes you need it [...]
SCARS|ADVOCACY™ Petition: Ban Access To U.S. VOIP Phone Numbers Without U.S. Residence or Incorporation Verification
SCARS|ADVOCACY™ Petition: Ban Access To U.S. VOIP Phone Numbers Without U.S. Residence or Incorporation Verification SOLUTIONS DO NOT ALWAYS NEED TO BE COMPLICATED In today's world anyone - literally, anyone [...]
SCARS™ Commentary: Impersonation Victims Blame Romance Scam Victims
SCARS™ Commentary: Impersonation Victims Blame Romance Scam Victims We All Know The The Face In The Photo Is A Victim Too! If so, why do so many scam victims harass [...]
SCARS™ Cybercrime Infographic: U.K. Government – Stay Safe Online [INFOGRAPHIC]
SCARS™ Cybercrime Infographic: U.K. Government - Stay Safe Online [INFOGRAPHIC] Provided Courtesy of the National Cyber Security Centre of the United Kingdom Stay Safe Online: Top Tips Regardless of the [...]
Another Failed Attempt By Congress To Help Control The Evils Of Social Media
Another Failed Attempt By Congress To Help Control The Evils Of Social Media In 2019 U.S. Senator goes after Socially Engineered Web Addictions Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) Introduced Legislation [...]
SCARS™ Analytics: New Study Finds Victims Not Reporting
SCARS|ANALYTICS™ : New Study Finds Victims Not Reporting A new SCARS|ANALYTICS Study finds that Anti-Scam Groups that post photos are convincing victims that reporting to police is not necessary! [lwptoc] [...]
Victims Want What Scammers Offer
Victims Want What Scammers Offer Scam Basics by SCARS Internet Romance Scammers Know What Their Victims Are Longing To Hear It can be [...]
SCARS™ Recovery: Do You Believe In Prophecies?
SCARS™ Recovery: Do You Believe In Prophecies? For most scam victims, from the moment when the scam ends is uncharted territory. We have turned to our own Oracles to lay down [...]
SCARS™ Advocacy: What The FTC Facebook Settlement Means For Consumers
SCARS™ Advocacy: What The FTC Facebook Settlement Means For Consumers The Next Time Users Visit Facebook, Things Might Not Look Different, But Big Changes Are Brewing Behind The Scenes [lwptoc] [...]