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U.S. Army Scammers / Fake Soldier Romance Scams – A SCARS Guide

U.S. Army Scammers / Fake Soldier Romance Scams - A SCARS Guide A Guide To Help You Better Understand Fake Soldier Scams Understanding Fake Soldier Romance Scams Online Romance Scam Information About Stolen Soldier Identities Useful impersonation about military romance scams & identity theft of United States Army Soldiers and other Military Personnel! If You Suspect Someone Then They ARE A Scammer You may have a suspicion about [...]

SCARS™ Insight: Facebook Community Standards Enforcement Report 2019

SCARS™ Insight: Facebook Community Standards Enforcement Report 2019 From SCARS|ANALYTICS™ How Prevalent Were Fake Account Violations On Facebook? Facebook says that they estimate that fake accounts represented approximately 5% of our worldwide monthly active users (MAU) on Facebook during Q1 2019 and Q4 2018. BULLSHIT! [lwptoc] According To Facebook Community Standards Enforcement Report (from Facebook) We want to protect and respect both expression and personal safety on Facebook. Our goal is to create a safe [...]

SCARS™ Scam Basics: How Do You Properly Report Scammers?

SCARS™ Scam Basics: How Do You Properly Report Scammers? Why Does It Matter Anyway? It is essential that law enforcement and the government knows about scams & scammers, even though there is nothing (in most cases) that they can do. By knowing better how many of these crimes take place, the government can plan and prioritize more resources and the need for international cooperation. Remember the squeaky wheel gets oiled. But if only 3% of victims [...]

SCARS Editorial Team2020-09-07T19:49:56-04:00April 27th, 2019|Categories: 0 - GALLERIES & COLLECTIONS, How To Report Scams & Scammers, SCARS - Anti-Scam University - ScamU™, SCARS - Campaign: Act Against Scams, SCARS - Scam Basics, SCARS Scampedia|Tags: Anyscam.com, Fake Identities, FBI Report, How To Report, Police Report, Report Fake Profiles, Report Social Media Profiles, Reporting Scammers, Reporting Scams|0 Comments

SCARS™ Scam News: Cyber-crime Police bust Nigerian-led gang that cheated 21 people in India

SCARS™ Scam News: Cyber-Crime Police Bust Nigerian-Led Gang That Cheated 21 People In India The Ahmedabad Cybercrime Police On Monday, December 9, Busted A Racket Involving Six Members From Nigeria, Uganda, And India According to the complaint filed by one of the victims, one Nigerian national identified as Lawrence Okosun,40, sent Kheradiya a friend request on Facebook claiming to be based in London. Cyber-crime Police bust Nigerian-led gang that cheated 21 people in India [...]

SCARS Editorial Team2020-09-07T19:07:24-04:00December 16th, 2018|Categories: AFRICAN SCAMS & SCAMMERS, ASIAN SCAMS & SCAMMERS, Catching Scammers - Scammer Arrests, Online Fraud, Scams, & Cybercrime, SCARS - Scam News Now Network™, West African Scams & Scammers|Tags: cybercrime, cybercriminals, EMAIL SCAM, Fake Identities, India, Indian Scammers, Niergia, Nigerian ss, Uganda|0 Comments

ACT AGAINST SCAMS! – SCARS™ Campaign – Call To Action

SCARS™ ACT AGAINST SCAMS! - Call To Action Do You Want To Do Something To Make A Difference? Here is something very simple: Save this graphic to your phone / tablet / computer. Then when you find a fake profile, add it as a comment on the top post so other potential victims will know the risk! - - - SAVE THIS GRAPHIC AND USE OF FAKE PROFILES Click Here To Display The Image Alone » [...]

SCARS™ Christmas Gallery of Scammers 2018

SCARS™ Christmas Gallery of Scammers 2018 A Motley Crew Of Barbary Scammers & Fakes Just In Time For The Festive Season! Of course, these photos are not really the scammers. They were stolen and used by the scammers. All have had their photos stolen by the scammers, and used to con their victims. Unfortunately, we need to show them, so that future potential victims and recognize the photos and know they are being scammed! Gallery [...]

SCARS Editorial Team2020-09-06T23:45:01-04:00December 17th, 2018|Categories: Home-Page, Impersonation & Identity Theft Scams, Scammer Galleries & Collections, Scams Against Gays / LGBTQ, Scams Against Men, Scams Against Women, Social Media Scams & Scammers|Tags: African scammers, Asian Scammers, Dating Scams, Fake Identities, female, fraudster, Ghana Romance Scams, Images, Nigeria Scams, photo probably stolen, Photos, Pictures, romance scam, romance scammer, Russian scammers, scam, Scammer, Scammer Photos, Stolen Image, Stolen Photos, sweetheart scam, woman|0 Comments

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 do they choose which photos to steal? Are the names all made up? Do they use different names? FAKE PHOTOS Let's talk about the photos used on fake profiles first. They are almost always stolen photos for the African scammers - the exception is when [...]

SCARS Editorial Team2020-09-06T02:53:35-04:00July 10th, 2018|Categories: Impersonation & Identity Theft Scams, SCARS - Guides|Tags: Facebook Fakes, Fake Dating Profiles, Fake Identities, Fake Online Profiles, romance scammers, Scammer Profiles, Stolen Photos|4 Comments

Stolen Photos – SCARS™ Scam Basics

SCARS™ Scam Basics: Stolen Photos Fact Scammers Have Created More Than ONE BILLION Fake Identities With Most Of Them Using Stolen Photos Photos Just Like These: They use them to create falsified passports used in an actual internet romance scams, such as this one: SCAMMER PROFILE: Jessica Edward - Nurse Stranded in Nigeria - jessicaedward14@yahoo.com - Fake Scammer Passport The deception can be obvious to observers — for example, the photo [...]

SCARS Editorial Team2020-09-05T21:19:50-04:00April 1st, 2019|Categories: AFRICAN SCAMS & SCAMMERS|Tags: (201) 949-0124, Fake Identities, Impersonation, Romance Scams, Scam Basics, Stolen Photos|0 Comments

RSN™ Insight: Why We Do What We Do?

RSN™ Insight: Why We Do What We Do? Many have asked why we do not post more photos of scammers on our Main Facebook Pages? (Here & Here) Updated November 2018 The Reason Is Actually A Simple One - But It Has Several Parts: 1) Facebook prohibits harassment or bullying of other people. Ironically, scammers are people, and as such the approach taken in exposing them can get you in trouble with Facebook. This is [...]

SCARS Editorial Team2020-02-01T18:33:02-05:00November 1st, 2018|Categories: 0 - GALLERIES & COLLECTIONS, SCARS - Anti-Scam University - ScamU™, SCARS - Insights, SCARS Scampedia|Tags: African scammers, Facebook, Facebook Fake Profile, Facebook Pages, Facebook Scammers, Fake Identities, Fake Profiles, Nigerian Dating Scammer, romance scammers, Romance Scams, Romance Scams Now on Facebook, RSN on Facebook, Stolen Faces|5 Comments

What Do Victims Believe? #1

What Do Victims Believe? When Asked If They Believe They Were Scammed By The Actual Person In The Photo? 88% understood they were scammed by a Fake Identity, that the photo was stolen and used by scammers. 12% did not understand this. This Matters Because It Shows That 12% Do Not Understand How Scams Work & Obsess On The Face In The Photo! They believe they were scammed by the ACTUAL PERSON in the photo! [...]

SCARS Editorial Team2018-03-18T20:02:06-04:00March 18th, 2018|Categories: 0 - GALLERIES & COLLECTIONS, 4 - SCAM & CYBERCRIME TYPES, 6 - PSYCHOLOGY OF SCAMS, SCARS - Editorial & Commentary, SCARS - SOCIETY OF CITIZENS AGAINST RELATIONSHIP SCAMS|Tags: Fake Faces, Fake Identities, Obsess Over The Face In The Photo, What Do Victims Believe|2 Comments