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New Government Impersonation Scam Warning

New Government Impersonation Scam A Scam Warning Provided by SCARS Scammers Posing as Federal Court and Law Enforcement The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI have issued a new scam warning. They are seeing renewed activity where perpetrators/scammers/fraudsters are posing as federal authorities to scare victims into sending money or cryptocurrency! In one of the latest examples, the perpetrators emailed a letter claiming to be from a federal court about [...]

SCARS Editorial Team2021-11-10T04:03:14-05:00November 10th, 2021|Categories: 2021, Anti-Scam Tips, FBI - U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Government Impersonation, How Scams Work, Scam Warnings & Alerts, SCARS - Scam Warnings & Alerts|Tags: Court Impersonation, FBI Scam Warning, Government Impersonation, Impersonation Scams, Law Enforcement Impersonation, Police Impersonation, Scam Warning|0 Comments

Scam Warning: Afghan/Taliban Scammers Are Back!

Afghan/Taliban Scammers Are Back! Urgent Scam Warning A SCARS Scam Alert As Predicted, Afghan Scamming Is Back! With the Biden Administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, scamming was sure to return. It had largely been under control for almost 20 years. The Afghan scammers moved to Iran with Al Qaeda, but it looks like they quickly moved back. But note that Afghan scammers are actual terrorist organizations! Here is another much [...]

SCARS Editorial Team2021-10-30T13:58:25-04:00October 30th, 2021|Categories: 2021, About Scammers, Email & Phishing Scams, Scam Warnings & Alerts, SCARS - Scam Warnings & Alerts|Tags: Afghan Scammers, Afghanistan Scams, Al Qaeda, Scam Alert, Scam Warning, Taliban, Taliban Scammers, Terrorist Scams|0 Comments

Text Message Scam Warning

Text Message Scam Warning A Scam Alert from SCARS You Are All Familiar With Annoying Spam Text Messages! We Hate Them Don't We! You get messages at all hours, day and night, about insurance, buying used cars, car warranties, and anything else spammers think they can sell you. Plus countless businesses that you know and do business with now use text messages as a way to keep you [...]

SCARS Editorial Team2021-07-19T21:14:16-04:00July 19th, 2021|Categories: 2021, Anti-Scam Tips, How Scams Work, Phone Scams & Scammers, Scam Warnings & Alerts, SCARS - Scam Warnings & Alerts|Tags: Costly Text Messages, Scam Alert, Scam Warning, Spam Texts, Text Messages|0 Comments

SCAM WARNING: TANDEM LANGUAGE APP

SCAM WARNING: TANDEM LANGUAGE APP ANY ONLINE OR PHONE APP THAT ALLOWS YOU TO CHAT WITH STRANGERS IS GOING TO BE FULL OF SCAMMERS NOW! We live in a different world now! No social media is safe! There are some brilliant ideas that have been turned into wonderful apps & websites, but the problem is that most of them are full of scammers now. With hundreds of thousands [...]

Warning: Scammers Are Impersonating The U.S. Government More Than Ever!

Warning: Scammers Are Impersonating The U.S. Government More Than Ever! The holiday season revealed an increase in government impersonator scams. Knowing the warning signs will help to reduce vulnerability, and prevent yourself or your friends or family from being scammed. Government Imposter Scams on the Rise Courtesy of the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID) by Ronna Weyland, Army CID, Quantico, Virginia, United States Adapted by SCARS [...]

SCARS™ Scam Warning: Blackmail Scam Messages

SCARS™ Scam Warning: Blackmail Scam Messages WE RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE THROUGH ONE OF OUR WEBSITES: Your computer, email and smartphone are hacked. We have all your photos, personal correspondence and access to bank accounts. On June 3, we will post on the Internet and send to all people who you have in contacts and social networks all your photos, correspondence, access to bank accounts and payment systems. You will be sued and the police will [...]

SCARS Editorial Team2020-09-07T20:02:26-04:00May 28th, 2019|Categories: Blackmail & Extortion Scams, Cybersecurity Information & Training, SCARS - Advocacy / Activism, SCARS - Anti-Scam Tips, SCARS - Anti-Scam University - ScamU™, SCARS - Campaign: Act Against Scams, SCARS - Scam Warnings & Alerts|Tags: Anti-scam tip, Blackmail Scam, Block & Ignore, Important Article, Information About Scams, Scam Comment, Scam Message, Scam Warning, SCARS|0 Comments

SCARS Special Report & Scam Warning: New Fake Bank Scam

SCARS Special Report & Scam Warning: New Fake Bank Scam We all know that scammers are inventive and resourceful. They will create the most amazing stories to lure in unsuspecting victims. However, a new Zero-Day Scam wins the award for the most audacious. Scammers invented a Fake Bank called SkyNet Yes You Read That Right - SkyNet Here Is The Message That We Received From A Victim Caught Up In This Scam: I’m not sure [...]

Victims Scamming Victims Warning

Victims Scamming Victims Warning We recently had to ban someone from our social media pages and groups who is indeed a real victim, but she was trying to obtain money from other victims. When she was caught doing this, she denied it but the evidence is very clear. She thought she would try to scam other victims into giving her money to make up for what she lost to her scammer. In effect, this was [...]

SCARS Editorial Team2020-09-06T22:30:55-04:00August 2nd, 2018|Categories: Online Fraud, Scams, & Cybercrime, SCARS - Anti-Scam Tips, SCARS - Editorial & Commentary, Social Media Scams & Scammers|Tags: Be Safe Online, Exposing Yourself, Other Victims, RSN COMMENTARY, RSN Editorial, Scam Tips, Scam Warning|2 Comments

SCARS™ Scam Warning: Newspaper Ad Scams Still Work

SCARS™ Scam Warning: Newspaper Ad Scams Still Work The following was oroginally published on one fo the SCARS Facebook pages in August 2017. However, these scams are appearing again. Be Warned! Security expert Crowetz warns against responding to a personal ad looking for a husband Two ads in local papers could be scams Is a local newspaper advertisement an old-fashioned bait and switch scam? In Thursday's Palm Beach Post, someone paid for space to post [...]

SCARS Editorial Team2020-09-06T22:30:35-04:00December 17th, 2018|Categories: Impersonation & Identity Theft Scams, NORTH AMERICA SCAMS & SCAMMERS, Online Fraud, Scams, & Cybercrime, Scams Against Gays / LGBTQ, Scams Against Men, Scams Against Women, SCARS - Anti-Scam University - ScamU™, SCARS - Scam Warnings & Alerts, SCARS Scampedia|Tags: Cybersecurity Alert, Marriage Scam, News Media, Newspaper Scam, Newspapers, Scam Warning|0 Comments

SCARS™ Scam Warning: Scammers Can Access Your Bank Accounts

SCARS™ Scam Warning: Scammers Can Access Your Bank Accounts You Opened You Entire Life To Your Scammer They probably asked all they need to access your bank and account via mobile banking. They may use it or sell it. Either way, you need to take action right now! A Significant Number Of Online Security Schemes Use Security Questions To Verify It Is Really You Unfortunately, most people answer these questions with [...]

SCARS Editorial Team2020-09-06T04:02:51-04:00December 28th, 2018|Categories: 0 - GALLERIES & COLLECTIONS, Cybersecurity Information & Training, Facebook Social Media & Online Safety, Impersonation & Identity Theft Scams, SCARS - Scam Warnings & Alerts|Tags: Cybersecurity, Online Banking, Online Threat, Scam Warning, SCARS|EDUCATION, Security Questions|0 Comments

Sending Money Via MoneyGram

Money Gram Now Posts This Warning Of course MoneyGram and Western Union are the primary means that scammers obtain their stolen money, it is important that they are trying to help potential victims of international scams. MoneyGram Warns Consumers: Imposter Scams Are on the Rise Company Kicks Off National Consumer Protection Week With Scam Awareness Campaign DALLAS, TX (Mar. 2, 2015) (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As National Consumer Protection Week begins, MoneyGram (NASDAQ:MGI), a global money [...]

SCARS Editorial Team2017-12-30T21:58:00-05:00March 5th, 2015|Categories: 0 - GALLERIES & COLLECTIONS|Tags: Imposter Scams, Money Gram, MoneyGram, National Consumer Protection Week, Relative in Need, Scam Awareness Campaign, Scam Warning, Winning Sweepstakes Email|3 Comments