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March 2026
The Danger of Using AI in Law Enforcement – The Grandmother Wrongly Arrested as a Fraudster – 2026
The Danger of Using AI in Law Enforcement - The Grandmother Wrongly Arrested as a Fraudster The AI’s Accusation: How a Tennessee Grandmother Lost Everything to an Artificial Intelligence Mistake A [...]
Cannibal Scams – The Intersection of Violent Predators and Scamming Techniques – 2026
Cannibal Scams - The Intersection of Violent Predators and Scamming Techniques When Violent Predators Use Online Grooming and Fake Personas to Target Victims Catalog of Scams - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
Establishing The United States Task Force To Eliminate Fraud – 2026
Establishing The United States Task Force To Eliminate Fraud A Whole of Government Commitment Government Action - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: • SCARS Institute Encyclopedia of [...]
Shell Agents and the Rise of Agentic AI Scams Fraud and Cybercrime – 2026
Shell Agents and the Rise of Agentic AI Scams, Fraud, and Cybercrime Shell Agents and the Next Phase of Scam Operations How Scams Work / Technology of Cybercrime - A SCARS [...]
DMV Vehicle Registration Cancellation Text Scam – 2026
DMV Vehicle Registration Cancellation Text Scam How Criminals Use Fake DMV Messages to Steal Personal and Financial Information A New Wave of Urgent Text Message Scams How Scams Work / Catalog [...]
Loaded Terms – Scammers Manipulation Technique – 2026
Loaded Terms - Scammers' Manipulation Technique A Manipulative Technique Used by Scammers to Shut Down Thinking in Their Victims Scam Manipulation / Psychology of Scams - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens – 2026
Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens United States President Trump Issued a New Executive Order Government Actions - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: • [...]
America’s New Cyber Strategy – 2026
America's New Cyber Strategy U.S. White House Unveils President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America Governmental Actions - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: • SCARS Institute Encyclopedia of [...]
February 2026
Finally Tax Relief for American Scam Victims is on the Horizon – 2026
Finally, Tax Relief for American Scam Victims is on the Horizon Tax Relief for Victims of Crimes, Scams, and Disasters Act: A Lifeline for American Scam Victims Governmental Actions - A SCARS [...]
Ethereum ETHM Token Trap and Pig Butchering Scams – 2026
Ethereum ETHM Token Trap and Pig Butchering Scams The Ethereum Token Trap and the ETHM Scam Mechanism in Pig Butchering Operations Catalog of Scams - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
New U.S. Law – S.3643 – 118th Congress – Will Dramatically Impact Scammers and Terrorists – 2026
New U.S. Law Will Dramatically Impact Scammers and Terrorists S.3643 - 118th Congress The United States Just Changed How Financial Crime Is Defined Governmental Actions - A SCARS Institute Analysis [...]
How Scam Survivors Can Survive Valentine’s Day – 2026
How Scam Survivors Can Survive Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day for Scam Survivors A Quick Survival Guide Scam Victim Recovery - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: • Tim [...]
U.S. Veterans Benefits Scams – 2026
U.S. Veterans Benefits Scams When “Help” Comes With a Cost Veterans Should Never Pay Understanding and Avoiding Scams that Target Veterans’ Benefits Catalog of Scams - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
New AI Voice Cloning Phone Scams – 2026
New AI Voice Cloning Phone Scams A New Frontier in Phone Scams: How AI Can Clone a Human Voice and Deceive Even the Cautious How Scams Work - A SCARS Institute [...]
An Essay on Justice and Money Recovery – 2026
An Essay on Justice and Money Recovery Justice Without Power & the Illusion of Recovery: Why Most Scam Victims Are Left With Nothing and How Chasing Justice Deepens the Harm A SCARS [...]
Virtual Kidnapping & Extortion – Proof of Life Images or Videos – 2026
Virtual Kidnapping & Extortion - Proof of Life Images or Videos When Images Become Weapons: How Altered Proof-of-Life Media Drives Virtual Kidnapping and Ransom Scams How Scams Work - A SCARS [...]
January 2026
Fake Money Recovery Law Firms – 2026
Fake Money Recovery Law Firms Fake “Money Recovery Law Firms” in the U.S.: How Recovery Scams Work, Why They Spread, and How Victims Can Protect Themselves Catalog of Scams / How Scams Work – [...]
Money Laundering Drop Accounts – 2026
Money Laundering 'Drop' Accounts Drop Accounts and the Hidden Financial Infrastructure of Transnational Cybercrime Catalog of Scams / How Scams Work - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: [...]
7 Deadly Sins of Post Scam Victim Vulnerability – 2023 UPDATED 2026
7 Deadly Sins of Post Scam Victim Vulnerability Helping Scam Victims Remain Safe & Avoid Being Scammed Again Primary Category: Scam Victim Recovery Psychology - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: • Tim McGuinness, [...]
December 2025
United States Scam Center Strike Force – 2025 – VIDEO
United States Scam Center Strike Force As Promised - President Trump Has Created the New United States Scam Center Strike Force Law Enforcement Action - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
The Scam States of Southeast Asia – 2025-2026
The Scam States of Southeast Asia How the “Scam States” of Southeast Asia Developed and are Now Dominating the Region Geopolitics of Scams - A SCARS Institute Article [...]
November 2025
Yangyang Sweet / 阳阳 Sweet – Impersonation Victim – Used By Scammers – 2025
Yangyang Sweet / 阳阳 Sweet - An Impersonation Victim Often, her Stolen Photos Are Used To Scam Men & Women Stolen Photos Appear In Billions Of Fake Profiles On Social Media [...]
Elicitation – A Scammer’s Manipulation Technique – 2025
Elicitation - A Scammer's Manipulation Technique Elicitation in Relationship Scams: A Manipulation Technique to Extract Information from Targeted Victims Manipulation Technique - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: [...]
SCARS Institute’s New Survivor Community – www.SCARScommunity.org – 2025
SCARS Institute's New Survivor Community: www.SCARScommunity.org ❤️ SCARS Institute Commentary on Facebook Primary Category: SCARS Institute Announcements Author: • SCARS Institute Encyclopedia of Scams Editorial Team - Society of Citizens [...]
October 2025
WARNING: AI-Enabled Browsers Pose a Cybersecurity Risk – 2025
WARNING: AI-Enabled Browsers Pose a Cybersecurity Risk - 2025 A Cybersecurity Risk: The Hidden Dangers of AI-Enabled Web Browsers Cybersecurity / AI-Artificial Intelligence - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]


