Origin or Etymology of the Word: ‘Scam’ – 2025SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-05-02T15:23:51-04:00May 2nd, 2025|♦ SCAMPEDIA: CATALOG OF SCAMS, 2025, For New Victims, Insights, ♦ ABOUT CRIMINOLOGY, ♦ BRIEF HISTORY OF SCAMS, ♦ SCAM BASICS|0 CommentsRead More
Clone Phishing – Email Scam – 2025SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-04-24T21:24:09-04:00April 24th, 2025|♦ SCAM WARNINGS & ALERTS, 2025, BEC Business Email Compromise / CEO Scams, Cybercrime, Email & Phishing Scams, Malware / Viruses / Ransomware, Scammer Techniques & Methods, Spotting Scammers, ♦ CYBERSECURITY, ♦ HOW SCAMS WORK, ♦ ONLINE SAFETY, ♦ SCAM BASICS, ♦ SCAMPEDIA: CATALOG OF SCAMS, ♦ SPOTING SCAMS - ANTI-SCAM TIPS CLUES & RED FLAGS|0 CommentsRead More
New Report by the United Nations UNODC on How Southeast Asian and Asian Transnational Organized Scam Enterprises have Reached an Inflection Point – 2025SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-04-25T00:33:58-04:00April 23rd, 2025|♦ GOVERNMENT POLICY LAWS & REGULATION, 2025, Analytics & Information, ASIAN SCAMS & SCAMMERS, Cybercrime Analysis, Financial Fraud & Scams, Governmental Entities & Agencies, Laws & Regulations, Organized Crime, Special Reports, ♦ ADVOCACY & ACTIVISM, ♦ LAW ENFORCEMENT - JUSTICE - INVESTIGATION|0 CommentsRead More
New Danger: Instant Smartphone Apps Scams – Data Mining and Phishing at the Same Time – 2025SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-04-17T09:33:29-04:00April 17th, 2025|♦ SCAMPEDIA: CATALOG OF SCAMS, 2025, Cybercrime, Financial Fraud & Scams, Insights, Online Safety, Phone Scams, ♦ CYBERSECURITY, ♦ HOW SCAMS WORK|0 CommentsRead More
Why Young Adults and the Elderly are Most Vulnerable to Cybercrime – 2025SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-04-01T21:03:25-04:00April 1st, 2025|♦ PSYCHOLOGY OF SCAMS, 2025, Cybercrime, Insights, Psychology of Scams, Victimology|0 CommentsRead More
Understanding West African Scammers’ Operations as a Professional Subculture – 2025SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-03-14T16:26:14-04:00March 14th, 2025|♦ HOW SCAMMERS OPERATE, 2025, AFRICAN SCAMS & SCAMMERS, Culture Of Scamming, Insights, Organized Crime, Psychology of Scams, Scammer Rituals, Scammer Techniques & Methods, ♦ ABOUT CRIMINOLOGY, ♦ CRIMINOLOGY / VICTIMOLOGY|1 CommentRead More
Relationship Scams Represent a Corporate Cybersecurity and National Security Threat Because of Compromised Scam Victims – 2025SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-03-11T09:42:04-04:00March 11th, 2025|♦ CYBERWAR & CYBERWARFARE, 2025, Cybercrime, Cyberwar & Cyberwarfare, Insights, ♦ CYBERSECURITY, ♦ HOW SCAMMERS OPERATE|1 CommentRead More
United Nations New Crime Classification System for Crime Including Scams Fraud and Cybercrimes – 2025SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-03-01T08:38:05-05:00March 1st, 2025|♦ GOVERNMENT POLICY LAWS & REGULATION, 2025, Cybercrime, Government Programs & Projects, Law Enforcement Support, Organized Crime, Presented By SCARS, Resources, ♦ LAW ENFORCEMENT - JUSTICE - INVESTIGATION|Comments Off on United Nations New Crime Classification System for Crime Including Scams Fraud and Cybercrimes – 2025Read More
Why People Blame Scam Victims? Stop Scam Victim Blaming – [UPDATED 2025]SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-02-13T00:30:07-05:00February 13th, 2025|♦ SCAM VICTIM RECOVERY, 2021, 2025, Insights, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Victimology, ♦ NEW SCAM VICTIMS|5 CommentsRead More
10 Facts About Cryptocurrency That All Scam Victims Should Know – 2025SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-02-06T19:00:13-05:00February 6th, 2025|♦ HOW SCAMS WORK, 2025, Crypto Investment Scams/Pig Butchering Scams, Cryptocurrency Scams, Cybercrime, Insights, Organized Crime, Scammer Techniques & Methods, ♦ HOW SCAMMERS OPERATE, ♦ MONEY RECOVERY, ♦ SCAMPEDIA: CATALOG OF SCAMS|1 CommentRead More
The Hidden Crisis: Why Scams and Cybercrime Deserve Greater Global Attention – 2025SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-03-25T00:29:04-04:00January 18th, 2025|♦ EDITORIALS & COMMENTARY, 2025, Cybercrime, Government Policies, Insights, ♦ ABOUT ADVOCACY & ACTIVISM, ♦ ABOUT SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, ♦ ABOUT SCAMS, ♦ ABOUT SCARS, ♦ ABOUT VICTIMS OF SCAMS, ♦ ADVOCACY & ACTIVISM, ♦ SCARS ADVOCACY|1 CommentRead More
FBI WARNING: Criminals Use Generative Artificial Intelligence to Facilitate Financial Fraud – 12/224SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-12-11T21:49:27-05:00December 11th, 2024|♦ AI - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, 2024, AI - Artificial Intelligence, AI-Driven/AI-Enabled Scams, Cybercrime, Insights, Organized Crime, Scammer Techniques & Methods, Technology Of Scamming, ♦ HOW SCAMMERS OPERATE, ♦ SCAM BASICS, ♦ SCAM WARNINGS & ALERTS|0 CommentsRead More
What are Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies and How They Relate to Scams – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-12-07T19:23:18-05:00December 7th, 2024|♦ HOW SCAMS WORK, 2024, Crypto Investment Scams/Pig Butchering Scams, Cryptocurrency Scams, Cybercrime, Financial Survival, Guides, Money Recovery, • INVESTMENT SCAM, ♦ SCAM BASICS|0 CommentsRead More
SCARS Institute Hypothesis – The Expansion of Fraud is Only Limited by the Availability of Trained Criminals – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-12-05T18:07:53-05:00December 5th, 2024|♦ CRIMINOLOGY / VICTIMOLOGY, 2024, Cybercrime, Cybercrime Analysis, Insights, Organized Crime, Special Reports, ♦ ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCAMS|0 CommentsRead More
Defending Your Organization Against Email Phishing Attacks – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-11-19T20:08:53-05:00November 19th, 2024|♦ HOW SCAMS WORK, 2024, BEC Business Email Compromise / CEO Scams, Cybercrime, Email & Phishing Scams, Insights, ♦ CYBERSECURITY|0 CommentsRead More
Social Engineering – An Updated Overview – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-11-16T01:36:55-05:00November 15th, 2024|♦ PHILOSOPHY OF SCAMS, 2024, Cybercrime, Insights, Scammer Techniques & Methods, Social Engineering, ♦ HOW SCAMS WORK, ♦ SCAM BASICS, ♦ SCAMPEDIA: CATALOG OF SCAMS|0 CommentsRead More
Credit Card Enumeration Attacks – Stealing From Your Accounts – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-10-25T13:10:00-04:00October 25th, 2024|♦ HOW SCAMS WORK, 2024, Credit Card Fraud & Scams, Cybercrime, Insights, Scammer Techniques & Methods, • MERCHANDISE SCAM, ♦ SCAMPEDIA: CATALOG OF SCAMS, ♦ SPOTING SCAMS - ANTI-SCAM TIPS CLUES & RED FLAGS|0 CommentsRead More
Brazil – An Overview of Scams Scammers & Cybercrime – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-10-25T00:37:21-04:00October 25th, 2024|♦ BRIEF HISTORY OF SCAMS, 2024, Culture Of Scamming, Cybercrime, Insights, LATIN AMERICA SCAMS & SCAMMERS, Organized Crime, ♦ CRIMINOLOGY / VICTIMOLOGY|0 CommentsRead More
A Brief History of Ghana’s Sakawa Boys – Juju Scammers & Cybercriminals – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-10-22T16:10:18-04:00October 22nd, 2024|♦ BRIEF HISTORY OF SCAMS, 2024, AFRICAN SCAMS & SCAMMERS, Culture Of Scamming, Cybercrime, Insights, Organized Crime, Scammer Rituals, YouTube Video, ♦ CRIMINOLOGY / VICTIMOLOGY, ♦ CYBERCRIMINAL PROFILES, ♦ ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCAMS, ♦ HOW SCAMMERS OPERATE|0 CommentsRead More
Subliminal Messaging: A New Scammer’s Tool Against Scam Victims – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-10-21T02:18:50-04:00October 20th, 2024|♦ PSYCHOLOGY OF SCAMS, 2024, Grooming & Manipulation, Insights, Investment Scams, Psychology of Scams, Romance Scams & Relationship Scams, Scammer Techniques & Methods, Victim Vulnerability, Victimology|1 CommentRead More
A Brief History of Nigerian Yahoo Boys Scammers – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-10-19T09:29:23-04:00October 19th, 2024|♦ BRIEF HISTORY OF SCAMS, 2024, AFRICAN SCAMS & SCAMMERS, Culture Of Scamming, Cybercrime, Insights, Organized Crime, Terrorism & Scams, ♦ HOW SCAMMERS OPERATE|2 CommentsRead More
Evil Corp. – A Russian Organized Crime Group – Overview – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-10-14T08:50:45-04:00October 14th, 2024|♦ HOW SCAMMERS OPERATE, 2024, Cybercrime, Insights, Malware / Viruses / Ransomware, Organized Crime, ♦ CRIMINOLOGY / VICTIMOLOGY, ♦ LAW ENFORCEMENT - JUSTICE - INVESTIGATION|0 CommentsRead More
AI-Driven Hyper-Targeted Scams – The New Threat – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-10-13T08:42:50-04:00October 13th, 2024|♦ AI - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, 2024, AI - Artificial Intelligence, AI-Driven/AI-Enabled Scams, Cybercrime, Cybercrime Analysis, Hyper-Targeting, Psychology of Scams, Special Reports, Victimology, ♦ CRIMINOLOGY / VICTIMOLOGY, ♦ CYBERSECURITY|0 CommentsRead More
Crypto Investment Scams/Pig Butchering Scams – 2024 – An OverviewSCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-10-03T05:18:20-04:00October 3rd, 2024|♦ HOW SCAMS WORK, 2024, Crypto Investment Scams/Pig Butchering Scams, Cryptocurrency Scams, Cybercrime, Insights, PODCAST AUDIO, Podcasts, Scammer Techniques & Methods, SCARS Official Videos, Special Reports, YouTube Video|0 CommentsRead More
MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) Fatigue Attacks – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-10-02T19:19:22-04:00October 2nd, 2024|♦ CYBERSECURITY, 2024, Cybercrime, ♦ SPOTING SCAMS - ANTI-SCAM TIPS CLUES & RED FLAGS|1 CommentRead More