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July 2025
GENIUS Act of 2025 and Stablecoin Cryptocurrency Seizures – 2025
GENIUS Act of 2025 and Stablecoin Cryptocurrency Seizures GENIUS Act of 2025 Affects You as a Scam Victim and What You Need to Know Money Recovery - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
Married Scam Victims – Probability of Divorce or Separation Analysis – 2025
Relationship Scam Impact on Married Scam Victims Married Scam Victims Divorce and Separation After Scam-Related Financial Loss in the U.S. Married Victim Scam Impact Analysis - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
Scam Victims Ask – How Can You Deceive a Scammer Back? – 2025
Scam Victims Ask: How Can You Deceive a Scammer Back? Deceiving Your Scammer Back: The Pain Turns Into Anger, and All You Want is Revenge Against Your Scammer For New Scam [...]
Bitcoin ATMs – A Scammers Favorite Tool & Public Menace – 2025
Bitcoin ATMs - A Scammers' Favorite Tool & Public Menace Are Bitcoin ATMs Doing More Harm Than Good? How Scams Work - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: [...]
Deadly & Scam TikTok Challenges – 2025
Deadly & Scam TikTok Challenges Warning Against Dangerous Social Media TikTok Challenges/Instagram Dares and False/Scam Wellness Trends that are Killing People How Scams Work // Catalog of Scams - A SCARS [...]
Smartphone Ads: Scams and Abuse – Interstitial Ads are Designed to Manipulate and Deceive – 2025
Smartphone Ads: Scams and Abuse - Interstitial Ads are Designed to Manipulate and Deceive How Interstitial Smartphone Ads Turn into Mobile Scamware and Abuse Cellphone Users How Scams Work // Catalog [...]
Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Toolkit – Scam Avoidance – 2025
Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Toolkit Scam Detection: The Fine Art of Scam Awareness and Avoidance Based on Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Toolkit Scam & Deception Avoidance - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
Passwords vs. Passkeys – The New Reality – 2025
Passwords vs. Passkeys - The New Reality Securing the Digital Self After a Scam: Why Passkeys Are the Future of Online Safety for Scam Victims and Passwords are Obsolete Online Safety [...]
SCARS INSTITUTE SCAM WARNINGS – 2025
SCARS Institute Scam Warnings - Top 20 Scams Fraud & Cybercrime Scam Warnings: The digital age has brought countless conveniences, but it has also created a playground for sophisticated and relentless fraud. From romance [...]
Police Impersonation Scam and Arrest Warrant Scams – 2025
Police Impersonation Scam and Arrest Warrant Scams The Lie Behind Police Impersonation Scams: “You Have an Arrest Warrant” Catalog of Scams - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: [...]
Scam Victim Debt – Part 1 – Recognize It, Confront It, Control It, Survive It! – 2025
Scam Victim Debt - Recognize It, Confront It, Control It, Survive It! After a Scam, Many Victims Have Debt That Must Be Addressed Financial Recovery & Management - A SCARS Guide [...]
Sextortion Scam – Crime Typology Overview / Victim Impact Analysis – 2025
Sextortion Scam A Relationship Scam Crime Typology Overview / Victim Impact Analysis CRIMINOLOGY & VICTIMOLOGY - A SCARS Institute Article Catalog Sextortion Scam is a Kind of [...]
Pig Butchering Scam/Crypto Investment Scam – Crime Typology Overview / Victim Impact Analysis – 2025
Pig Butchering Scam/Crypto Investment Scam A Relationship Scam Crime Typology Overview / Victim Impact Analysis CRIMINOLOGY & VICTIMOLOGY - A SCARS Institute Article Catalog Pig Butchering Scam/Crypto [...]
Romance Scams – Crime Typology Overview / Victim Impact Analysis – 2025
Romance Scams A Relationship Scam Crime Typology Overview / Victim Impact Analysis CRIMINOLOGY & VICTIMOLOGY - A SCARS Institute Article Catalog A Romance Scam is a form [...]
June 2025
How to Talk About Scams with Others – 2025
How to Talk About Scams with Others How to Talk About Scams: A Step-by-Step Guide for Difficult but Necessary Conversations How to Share Awareness - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
Sam Heughan – An Impersonation Victim – Stolen Photos Used By Scammers 2025
Sam Heughan - An Impersonation Victim Often, His Stolen Photos Are Used To Scam Women Stolen Photos Appear In Billions Of Fake Profiles On Social Media And Dating Websites It is [...]
Do Not Click ‘Unsubscribe’ Links in Your Email – 2025
Do Not Click 'Unsubscribe' Links in Your Email Think Twice Before You Click ‘Unsubscribe’ - it's a Trap! How Scams Work - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: • SCARS Institute [...]
Financial Recovery – Avoid Money Triggers – Perspective on Money for Scam Victims – 2023 [UPDATED 2025]
Financial Recovery - Avoid Money Triggers A Perspective on Money & Financial Management for Scam Victims After a Financial Scam, Money & Finances Become a Major Challenge for Scam Victims Financial Recovery & Management - [...]
University Ghost Students Scam- 2025
University Ghost Students Scam AI-Powered ‘Ghost Students’ Scam Exploit Government & University Financial Aid System and Scams both Students and Universities How Scams Work - A SCARS Institute Insight Author: [...]
ICE Impersonators – New Extortion Scam Targeting Illegal Aliens in the U.S. – 2025
ICE Impersonators - New Extortion Scam Targeting Illegal Aliens in the U.S. The Deportation Threat: ICE Impersonators Engaged in a New Extortion Scam Targeting Undocumented Hispanic Immigrants in the U.S. How Scams Work - [...]
Buried Cell Phones/Smartphones & Hidden Cameras – New Cybercrime – Cyber Surveillance by Local Criminals – 2025
Buried Cell Phones/Smartphones & Hidden Cameras New Cybercrime - Cyber Surveillance by Local Criminals The Emergence of Covert Surveillance in Residential Areas How Cybercriminals Operate - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
Fraudster Glossary – 2025
Fraudster Glossary - 2025 How Scams Work - Presented by the SCARS Institute Authors: • SCARS Institute Encyclopedia of Scams Editorial Team - Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. [...]
The Stand Alone Complex and Individual or Small Scammer Groups – 2025
The Stand Alone Complex and Individual or Small Scammer Groups The Stand Alone Complex and Scam Operations: How Small Scammer Groups Mimic Large Networks Criminology - A SCARS Institute Insight [...]
Cryptocurrency Mixers – a Tool Scammers & Cybercriminals Use to Hide Their Stolen Crypto – 2025
Cryptocurrency Mixers - a Tool Scammers & Cybercriminals Use to Hide Their Stolen Crypto Cryptocurrency Mixers: What They Are and Why They Matter to Criminals (Scammers & Cybercriminals,) Victims, and Law Enforcement How Scammers [...]
Barnum Statements – Manipulative Technique Used by Magicians, Con Artists, and Scammers – 2025
Barnum Statements - Manipulative Technique Used by Magicians, Con Artists, and Scammers Understanding 'Barnum Statements' and Their Psychological Impact when used in Scams on Scam Victims Psychology of Scams • How Scammers Operate • [...]


