SCARS|RSN™ Quick Guide: Fakes On Facebook SCARS|RSN™ Resources: Recognizing Fake IDs FAKE MILITARY ID CARDS Right Up Front – If Someone Sends You A Photo Of Their Military ID Card They ARE A Scammer! That is because it is illegal for United States Military personnel to copy their ID cards. It is that simple! However, so many people want to understand how to make sure they are fakes that we have [...]
SCARS|RSN™ Scam Basics: Military Impersonation Scams Romance Scams Variation: Impersonation Of Military Personnel A dominant technique romance scammers use is to impersonate American (90% of the time) military personnel. Scammers prefer to use the images, names, and profiles of soldiers as this usually inspires confidence, trust and admiration in their female victims. Military public relations often post information on soldiers without mentioning their families or personal lives, so images are stolen from these websites by [...]
SCARS|RSN™ Scam Basics: 419 Romance Scams Romance Scam Variation: Inheritance Another variation of the romance scam is when the scammer insists they need to marry in order to inherit millions of dollars of gold left by a father, uncle, or grandfather. A young woman will contact a victim and tell them of their plight: not being able to remove the gold from their country as they are unable to pay the duty or marriage taxes. [...]
SCARS|RSN™ Commentary: Leave Other Victims Alone! We Mean Impersonation Victims - The Face In The Stolen Photo! IT IS SAD THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP SAYING THIS OVER AND OVER DO NOT TRY TO CONTACT THE REAL PERSON IN THE STOLEN PHOTO WARNING: This is going to be blunt, because this is the only way to reach some victims - this does not apply to most romance scam victims. Invading The Privacy Of Impersonation Victims [...]
SCARS|RSN™ Scam Basics: Soldier Impersonation Impersonations - Of Real Military People The practice of impersonating Soldiers for financial gain is common in scams online. When impostor accounts are identified, it is important to report the accounts to the host platforms. Twitter allows users to create parody, satire, newsfeed, commentary, and fan accounts that mimic organizations if they indicate that they are “unofficial” or “fan” accounts. On Facebook, they are not allowed and should be reported [...]
SCARS|RSN™ 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 - [email protected] - Fake Scammer Passport The deception can be obvious to observers — for example, the photo [...]
SCARS|RSN™ Psychology of Scams: Removing The Face Of Your Scammer A Recovery Technique: How To Recover And Remove The Face Of The Scammer What is the way to put the face (from your scam) behind you? This is going to sound strange, but this is solid psychology. You need to move on and recover from the scam, but how can you when the face you connected with is still in your head? One Way To [...]
Stolen Identity: Do You Know Him? General Jean Kahwagi Frequently used by scammers to fool women! You Have Probably Seen His Photos Before! The real General Jean Kahwagi (Kahwaji) is a Retired General From The Lebanese Army General Jean Kahwagi Is Another Scammers Choice Award Winner Of course, you don't really know General Jean Kahwagi, since these are stolen photos used by African Romance Scammers, but he is popular! If you see his photos on [...]
Stolen Identity: Do You Know Him? Dr. Fernando Gomes Pinto Frequently used by scammers to fool women! You Have Probably Seen His Photos Before! The real Dr. Fernando Gomes Pinto is a Brazilian Surgeon Dr. Fernando Gomes Pinto Is Another Scammers Choice Award Winner Of course, you don't really know Dr. Fernando Gomes Pinto, since these are stolen photos used by African Romance Scammers, but he is popular! If you see his photos on social media [...]
Stolen Identity: Have You Seen Her? Lt. General Patricia D. Horoho Retired U.S. Army General & Impersonation Victim Frequently Used By Scammers To Fool Men! You Have Probably Seen Her Photos Before! The real Lt. General Patricia D. Horoho is a Retired U.S. Army Doctor Lt. General Patricia D. Horoho Is Another Scammers Choice Award Winner Of course, you don't really know Lt. General Patricia D. Horoho, since these are stolen photos used by African [...]
Stolen Identity: Do You Know Him? Colonel Tristan B.L. Siegel Frequently used by scammers to fool women! You Have Probably Seen His Photos Before! The real Tristan B.L. Siegel is a Colonel in the U.S. Army Colonel Tristan B.L. Siegel Is Another Scammers Choice Award Winner Of course, you don't really know Colonel Tristan B.L. Siegel, since these are stolen photos used by African Romance Scammers, but he is popular! If you see his photos on [...]
Stolen Identity: Do You Know Him? Lieutenant General Mark Hertling Frequently used by scammers to fool women! You Have Probably Seen His Photos Before! The real Lieutenant General Mark Hertling is a Retired United States Army General Lieutenant General Mark Hertling Is Another Scammers Choice Award Winner Of course, you don't really know Lieutenant General Mark Hertling, since these are stolen photos used by African Romance Scammers, but he is popular! If you see his photos [...]
SCARS|RSN™ Impersonation Victim Story: Lieutenant General Mark Hertling Speaks Out On Scams Mark Hertling is a Retired Soldier. Author, speaker, contributor to leadership development, CNN analyst He served for four decades as a leader, commander, and trainer in the US Army. His last posting prior to retirement in 2013 was as the Commander of US Army forces in Europe. Served 3 years in Combat, and had tours of duty commanding at both the Army's National Training Center [...]
Stolen Identity: Do You Know Him? Major General Michael Dubie Frequently used by scammers to fool women! You Have Probably Seen His Photos Before! The real Michael Dubie is a Retired Major General from the United States Air Force General Michael Dubie Is Another Scammers Choice Award Winner Of course, you don't really know General Michael Dubie, since these are stolen photos used by African Romance Scammers, but he is popular! If you see his photos [...]
SCARS|RSN™ Special Report Scammer Gallery : Collection Of Badly Photoshopped Stolen Photos #40718 Scammers Try Anything To Fool You - Including Making Up Photos! The only problem is that they are not very good at it! Here are photos we have found being used recently by scammers! Remember, scammers use thousands of fake or stolen names for each face they steal. Don't worry about a name, there are a billion fake profiles on social media [...]
Stolen Identity: Do You Know Him? Jeffrey Jef Welch Frequently used by scammers to fool women! You Have Probably Seen His Photos Before! The real Jef Welch is an American Businessman Jef Welch Is Another Scammers Choice Award Winner Of course, you don't really know Jeffrey Welch, since these are stolen photos used by African Romance Scammers, but he is popular! If you see his photos on social media or on a dating site - guess what? [...]
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