Category: Information About Scams
Urban Legends: Yahoo Is Shutting Down
Urban Legends: Yahoo Is Shutting Down Yahoo was recently purchased by Verizon In the process of reworking Yahoo, several changes are taking place. Unfortunately, there are a number of people [...]
Requests For Removal Of Scammer Reports
Requests For Removal Of Scammer Reports We recently had a victim request that we remove a Scammer Report from our website. Of course, we have no direct knowledge if the [...]
RSN™ Guide: Scammer Fake Profiles
RSN™ Guide: Scammer Fake Profiles A site visitor recently asked about the methods scammers use for fake profiles. A Typical Fake Profiles Will Have: Are all the photos stolen? How [...]
Scam Survivor
SCARS' Scam Survivor's Medal Are You A Scam Survivor? For All of You Who are Scam Victims You are Truly a Survivor and a Hero! We Salute You! [...]
RSN™ Psychology Of Scams: Stop Thinking
Stop Thinking And Just Let Things Happen This is a bit of a conflict. You need your brain in gear when dealing with scammers, but you need to stop overthinking [...]
Losing Control
One of the great challenges of being a victim is losing control. It seems like the scammers control everything - your thoughts, your actions, your emotions, and your reactions. However, as [...]
Latest Trend In Scammer Photos!
Latest Trend In Scammer Photos! "Help I Have Been Arrested And Am In Jail!" Yeah, right! These are photoshopped porn stars - on TV series photos. As if Ghana had [...]
Psychology of Scams: The Trauma of Victimization
SCARS™ Psychology of Scams: The Trauma of Victimization Provided by the National Center for Victims of Crimes SCARS is registered with the NCVC as an online crime victims’ assistance and support [...]
GETTING THE PERSON BACK THAT YOU ONCE WERE …
GETTING THE PERSON BACK THAT YOU ONCE WERE ... One of the things many recovering scam survivors state as a goal is to get the person back that they once [...]
ATTENTION SCAM VICTIMS FROM NEW ZEALAND
ATTENTION SCAM VICTIMS FROM NEW ZEALAND A Scam Victims Research Study is being conducted by the University of Auckland, New Zealand, with the support of SCARS™ This study has been [...]
This Is Insane! Facebook flags Declaration of Independence as hate speech
This Is Insane! Facebook flags Declaration of Independence as hate speech By Victor Morton - The Washington Times - Wednesday, July 4, 2018 In the week of America’s Independence Day, the algorithms [...]
Happy Birthday America
Happy 242nd Birthday America Independence Day, also referred to as the Fourth of July or July Fourth, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. [...]
FTC Halts Online Marketers Responsible for Deceptive “Free Trial” Offers
United States Federal Trade Commission Goes After Online Fraud FTC Halts Online Marketers Responsible for Deceptive “Free Trial” Offers A federal district court has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request [...]
RSN™ Guide: Knowing Your Enemy
RSN™ Guide: Knowing Your Enemy In order to effectively fight an enemy, you have to understand them. We monitor the media in Western Africa for these insights - how scammers [...]
How Can We Ever Trust Facebook?
How Can We Ever Trust Facebook? Steve Jobs was an admired figure in industry, not just because he built a big company, but for the integrity that he brought to it. [...]
RSN™ Guide: A to Z of Online Fraud
RSN™ Guide: A to Z of Online Fraud Most people now have access to the internet. We use our home computers, phones, and other devices to shop or bank online, [...]
Scam Victims Still Do Not Report
Scam Victims Still Do Not Report One of the leading causes of governmental disinterest worldwide in Romance Scams is the simple fact that only a small percentage of these crimes [...]
Diabolical Things Nigerian Yahoo Boys Do To Get Wealthy
Diabolical Things Nigerian Yahoo Boys Do To Get Wealthy At Least They Think They Work! According to the Bible, The love of money is the root of all evil. This [...]
Nigerian Men Who Marry White Women For Visas
Nigerian Marriage Scams For Money & Visas Nigerian Men Who Marry White Women For Visas Nigerian scammers who marry women just to get visas and immigration papers. From the Nigerian [...]
Scammer Deportations From The U.S. By I.C.E.
Scammer Deportations From The U.S. Do we want the global scamming cartels setting up shop permanently in the United States as they are in Europe, Asia, and Latin America? In [...]
The Fraudsters Didn’t Even Ask For Account Or Password Details
The Fraudsters Didn't Even Ask For Account Or Password Details Victim of sophisticated banking con reveals how she was tricked into transferring £4,000 to scammers Catherine Downey was duped into [...]
Nigerian EFCC Partners With The FBI To Fight Yahoo Boys
Nigerian EFCC Partners With The FBI To Fight Yahoo Boys Sources ins Nigeria are confirming that the acting chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has said that [...]
Yahoo Messenger Shuts Down
Yahoo Messenger Shuts Down Gone after 2 decades! It will be remembered for its role in Nigeria’s Internet culture! Oath Inc. has announced that it is shutting down Yahoo Messenger [...]
Nigeria lacks the moral authority to speak against Yahoo boys
Nigeria lacks the moral authority to speak against Yahoo boys ‘When solving problems, dig at the roots instead of just hacking at the leaves’ – Anthony D’Angelo When subjects that [...]
Understanding Scammers: What exactly is the Nigerian dream?
What exactly is the Nigerian dream? In order to combat an enemy, you must first understand them. Not just as inanimate objects, but as human beings capable of inflicting such [...]
