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May 2023
Venmo Text Scam
Scam Basics: Venmo Text Scam Learning The Basics Of Online Scams Scam Basics - A SCARS Insight Venmo Text Scam This Venmo Text Scam involves a scam [...]
Push Payment Scams
Push Payment Scams Push Payment Scams Are A Newer Form Of Financial Fraud How Scams Work - A SCARS Insight Push Payment Scams Are One Of The Fastest Growing Types [...]
Social Delivery – Buying Your Affection
Social Delivery - Buying Your Affection A Technique Scammers Use To Groom You How Scammers Work - A SCARS Insight Social Delivery Is A Scammer Grooming Technique In the realm [...]
Money Mules Initiative by the United States Department of Justice
Money Mules Initiative An Initiative by the United States Department of Justice to Arrest & Convict Thousands of Scammer's Money Mules! The Criminal Justice Process - A SCARS Special Report The U.S. [...]
Cryptocurrency Fraud – Businesses That Appear To Be Engaged In Scams – A Series – May 22 2023
Cryptocurrency Businesses That Appear To Be Engaged In Fraud Reported Crypto Websites - A Scam Victim Alert A SCARS Special Report - May 22, 2023 A Note on Imposters: Imposter websites used in cryptocurrency [...]
SMS Pumping Fraud/Scams
SMS Pumping Fraud A Telecom-Based Cybercrime How Scams Work - A SCARS Insight There Are Two Types Of SMS Pumping Fraud One type involves forcing websites to send SMS messages [...]
The New Trauma Responses Model
The New Trauma Responses Model Psychology of Trauma Victim Recovery - A SCARS Insight Many People Still Believe There Are Only Two Trauma Responses! Fight or Flight! But As Science [...]
AI – Deception for Sale
AI - Deception for Sale AI Chatbots, Deepfakes, and Voice Clones The Future Of Scams - Guest Commentary Presented by SCARS AI Is Already Changing Everything In Scams And Fraud, [...]
AI (Artificial Intelligence) and the Engineering of Consumer Trust
AI and the Engineering of Consumer Trust How Artificial Intelligence (AI) will Change what we Trust! Commentary by the FTC - A SCARS Insight Artificial Intelligence (AI) will have a [...]
Open Letter To Local Police Officers & Police Leadership
Open Letter To Local Police Officers & Police Leadership Helping Law Enforcement Understand Why Reporting Matters Open Letter to Local Police - SCARS Commentary Attention Police Officers And Leadership - [...]
Walmart Gift Card Refunds For Scam Victims
Walmart Gift Card Refunds For Scam Victims Obtaining A Refund For Walmart Gift Cards Purchased For Scams Money Recovery - A SCARS Special Report Walmart Settles With The U.S. Government [...]
April 2023
Depositing Fake Checks You Get From A Scammer Can Be A Crime
Depositing Fake Checks You Get From A Scammer Can Be A Crime Fake Checks That You Received And Deposited Will Bounce And Then You Are Liable For Any Bank Losses How Scams Work - [...]
Save Me From A Life In Crime – Romance Scams
Save Me From A Life In Crime - Romance Scams Romance Scams Where The Scammer Admits To Scamming The Victim! How Scammers Operate - A SCARS Insight We Have Long [...]
2023 BIG Cryptocurrency Investigator’s Handbook
2023 BIG Cryptocurrency Investigator's Handbook A Complete Cryptocurrency Tracing Guide For Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Support - A SCARS Guide A Complete Guide To Help Law Enforcement Investigate & Trace [...]
How To Spot AI-Generated Profile Images
How To Spot AI-Generated Profile Images Ai-Generated Images How Scams Work - A SCARS Insight Ai-Generated Images Are Being Used Everywhere On Dating Websites & Social Media Right Now! Artificial [...]
After Discovering A Scam – What Is Immediately Important?
What Is Important Immediately After Discovering A Scam? How Victims Can Get Organized After A Scam Scam Victim Recovery - A SCARS Insight What Is Important To A Scam Victim [...]
More Cognitive Biases – Part 3
More Cognitive Biases - Part 3 Playing a Role In Your Vulnerability & Susceptibility To Scams The Psychology of Scams - A SCARS Insight Article Abstract Cognitive biases, like overconfidence, [...]
Crypto Dusting Attack – Another Cryptocurrency Scam
Crypto Dusting Attack - Another Cryptocurrency Scam A New Way To Target You And Your Cryptocurrency How Scams Work - A SCARS Insight Did You Know That Even If You [...]
Are You Really The Lucky Lotto Scams Winner?
Are You Really The Lucky Lotto Winner? Spot The Lotto Or Sweepstakes Prize Scams How Scams Work - A SCARS Insight You've Won the Lotto! Say you hear or read [...]
Does Your Bank Care About You & Online scams?
Does Your Bank Care About You & Online Scams? Financial Institutions Need To Do More To Protect Their Customer From Online Scams Victim's Advocacy - A SCARS Insight Will The [...]
Using ChatGPT To Spot Scams
Using ChatGPT To Spot Scams Using ChatGPT AI To Spot Scammers Spotting Scammers - A SCARS Special Report OpenAI's ChatGPT Can Be Used As A Reliable [...]
U.S. Cybercrimes Law Enforcement & Policing Agencies
U.S. Cybercrimes Law Enforcement & Policing Agencies A Complete Directory of State & Federal Cybercrime Law Enforcement Agencies or Units Victim Advocacy - A SCARS Guide United States United States [...]
Social Security Scams – Scam Basics
Scam Basics: Social Security Scams Learning The Basics Of Online & Phone Social Security Scams Scam Basics - A SCARS Insight Social Security Scams The basics of [...]
Types Of Scams – A New Taxonomy
Types Of Scams - A New Taxonomy Helping To Create A Better Set Of Terms For The Types Of Scams Criminology - A SCARS Insight The SCARS Official Definition Of [...]
Scam Victim Doomscrolling
Scam Victim Doomscrolling How A Negative Behavior Can Cause Dramaticly Negative Effects On Scam Victims Scam Victim Psychology - A SCARS Insight What Is Doomscrolling And Why Is It So [...]


