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October 2025
Victor Lustig – The Classic Con Man – 2025
Victor Lustig - The Classic Con Man Victor Lustig: the Con Artist Who Sold the Eiffel Tower and Outfoxed Al Capone Bio of a Fraudster - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
According to Recent Research Americans are Targeted by Scams More than Any Other Country – 2025
According to Recent Research, Americans are Targeted by Scams More than Any Other Country Americans Get Twice as Many Scam Calls as Everyone Else Criminology / Scam Analysis - A SCARS [...]
Your Mother is in a Romance Scam – Now What Do You Do? – 2025
Your Mother is in a Romance Scam - Now What Do You Do? A Teen's Guide to Helping Their Mother Escape from Her Scam and What To Do Next! For Family [...]
September 2025
Russia/Ukraine Cybercriminal Profile – Scammers & Fraudsters – 2025
Russia/Ukraine Cybercriminal Profile - Scammers & Fraudsters Criminal Profile: Typical Russian/Ukrainian Online Cybercriminal/Scammer/Fraudster Criminology / Cybercriminal Profiles - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: • SCARS Institute Encyclopedia of [...]
FBI Warning – IC3.gov Government Impersonation – 2025
FBI Warning - IC3.gov Government Impersonation IC3.gov Impersonation: The Rising Threat of Law Enforcement & Government Impersonation Scams Scampedia - Catalog of Scams - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
AI is Deceiving You – Essay by AI Warning You About AI – 2025
AI is Deceiving You - Essay by AI Warning You About AI The Art of AI Deception: How AI is Mastering the Craft of Manipulation & Lies AI (Artificial Intelligence) / [...]
The Permission Structure that Accommodates Scams and Online Criminality in Africa – 2025
The Permission Structure that Accommodates Scams and Online Criminality Permission Structures and West African Online Fraud: Social Scripts, Moral Economies, and Paths to Prevention Criminology - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
Scam Victims’ Fear of Being Judged Incompetent – 2025
Scam Victims' Fear of Being Judged Incompetent Elderly Scam Victims and the Fear that Their Family Will View Them as Incompetent Scam Victim Recovery - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
Grandparent Scams – Crime Typology Overview / Victim Impact Analysis – 2025
Grandparent Scams/Emergency Scams A Manipulated Extortion Crime Typology Overview / Victim Impact Analysis CRIMINOLOGY & VICTIMOLOGY - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D., DFin, MCPO, MAnth - [...]
Dead Internet Theory – An Urban Legend – 2025
Dead Internet Theory - An Urban Legend Online Scams and the Dead Internet Theory: How Automation Fuels Distrust in the Digital World Urban Legends - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
Cash-For-Play Smartphone Games – Are They Scams? – 2025
Cash-For-Play Smartphone Games - Are They Scams? Exploring Cash-for-Play Smartphone Games: Scams, Legitimate Options, and How to Spot the Difference How Scams Work - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
Identifying Fake Crypto Investments (Pig Butchering Scams) – 2025 Edition
Identifying Fake Crypto Investments (Pig Butchering Scams) - 2025 Edition Spotting Fake Crypto “Investments” (Pig-Butchering): A Practical Guide How Scams Work - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: [...]
Identifying Fake U.S. Soldiers – 2025 Edition
Identifying Fake U.S. Soldiers - 2025 Techniques to Spot Fake Soldiers How Scams Work - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: • SCARS Institute Encyclopedia of Scams Editorial [...]
A Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America – 2025
A Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America A Policy Brief to the Trump Administration A SCARS Institute Initiative September 5, 2025 [...]
How to Write/Email to Congress – Every Survivor’s Guide – 2025
How to Write/Email to Congress - Every Survivor's Guide Why Every Scam Victim and Family Member Should Email Congress Right Now Scam Survivor Activism - A SCARS Institute Guide [...]
August 2025
Manipulative Underspecification – a Powerful Manipulation Technique Used by Scammers – 2025
Manipulative Underspecification A Powerful Manipulation Technique Used by Scammers Manipulative Underspecification: A Tactic of Psychological Manipulation and Control Psychology of Scams / Manipulation - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
Avoid Disaster & Charity Scams – 2025
Avoid Disaster & Charity Scams Protecting Generosity: How to Avoid Charity Scams Catalog of Scams - A SCARS Institute Insight Authors: • SCARS Institute Encyclopedia of Scams [...]
Liar’s Paradox – What Does It Mean? – 2025
Liar's Paradox - What Does It Mean? The Liar's Paradox - A Word Puzzle that is Also a Manipulation Technique Used to Confuse Scam Victims Philosophy of Scams - A SCARS [...]
A New Scam – My Photos Money Recovery Scam [Gallery] – 2025
A New Scam - My Photos Money Recovery Scam A New Kind of Social Media Money Recovery Scam or Scam Victim Assistance Scam The Rise of "Scam Savior" Scams: A New [...]
The Fake Bitcoin Return Scam – Scammers Simulate Cryptocurrency Transactions -2025
The Fake Bitcoin Return Scam Scammers Simulate Cryptocurrency Transactions Understanding Why Fake Bitcoin Cannot Be Sent and How Scammers Create the Illusion that It Can Be How Scams Work - A [...]
Commission-Based Task Job Scams – 2025
Commission-Based Task Job Scams Understanding the Hidden Mechanism of Commission-Based Task Job Scams Catalog of Scams - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: • SCARS Institute Encyclopedia of [...]
What Happens to Your Money when You Send It to a Scammer – 2025
What Happens to Your Money when You Send It to a Scammer Where Scam Victims’ Money Really Goes and Why Recovery Is So Rare Following the Money: How Scammers Move and [...]
Nigerian EFCC Scam Fighting Overview – 2025
Nigerian EFCC Scam Fighting Overview How the Nigerian EFCC Finds, Builds, and Wins Cybercrime Cases The Nigerian EFCC - Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Action in Nigeria Law Enforcement - [...]
United States Military ID Cards – How To Spot Fakes – [UPDATED 2025]
How To Spot Fake United States Military ID Cards Spotting Online Romance Scammers That Send You United States Military ID Cards How Scammers Operate // Spotting Scammers - A SCARS Guide [...]
The Danger of Scams – 6 Ways Scams Can Hurt You – 2025
The Danger of Scams - 6 Ways Scams Can Hurt You What Are the Dangers from Scams and Scammers? A Practical Guide for Your Online and Physical Safety Online Safety // [...]


