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March 2021
Major General William Burke Garrett III – Another Stolen Identity Used To Scam Women
Another Stolen Identity Used To Scam Women : Major General William Burke Garrett III Stolen Photos Appear In Billions Of Fake Profiles On Social Media And Dating Websites It is impossible to catalog all [...]
Romance Baiting Scams Exploding Through The Pacific Rim & Southeast Asia
Romance Baiting Scams Exploding Through The Pacific Rim & Southeast Asia This new scam technique combines romance scams and investment fraud Make sure you are reporting all scams! [...]
February 2021
The “Magazine Scams”
The "Magazine Scam" Target Confused Seniors With Magazine Rip-Off Scams The Magazine Scam - Victim Information From the U.S. Attorney, District of Minnesota What is the “Magazine Case”? [...]
MoneyGram Refund Program Finally Starts Up After 4 Years Of Waiting!
MoneyGram Refund Program Finally Starts Up After 4 Years Of Waiting! [UPDATED] Four years ago, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission settled an action against MoneyGram for their participation in Money Laundering and Facilitating Scams [...]
Sun Tzu And The Selectively Ignorant [PDF][UPDATED]
Sun Tzu And The Selectively Ignorant [PDF] A SCARS Essay on the Psychology of Scams & Victimization In helping victims of scams, it is necessary to point out the mistakes of the past [...]
Corporate Blame In Cybersecurity
Corporate Blame In Cybersecurity Cybercrime Victims Are Being Targeted By The Employers For Their Mistakes Many companies have gone so far as to litigate against employees! The Subtle [...]
Understanding Cybersecurity for Small Businesses [PDF][UPDATED]
Understanding Cybersecurity for Small Businesses [PDF][UPDATED] A SCARS™ Guide Originally published: March 2019 Helping small business come to grips with cybercesurity Essential Cybersecurity for Small Businesses A Guide [...]
Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Victims Strategy [VIDEO][RESOURCES]
Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Victims Strategy Official Video & Resources A New Approach For U.S. Law Enforcement With support from the Office for Victims of Crime, the International Association of Chiefs of [...]
After The Scam : Romance Scam Trauma [VIDEO]
After The Scam : Romance Scam Trauma [VIDEO] Romance Scam Victims can be profoundly traumatized after their scams end. It may seem like you can ignore this or pretend you are fine, [...]
FBI Protected Voices – Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scams [VIDEO]
FBI Protected Voices - Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scams [VIDEO] An informative official FBI video about Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scams. This was created during the 2020 election campaign period but applied [...]
Official FTC Government Video : How To Report Fraud [VIDEO]
Official FTC Government Video : How To Report Fraud [VIDEO] The new Federal Trade Commission Fraud Reporting Portal. It is important to report all fraud/scams with the FBI (www.IC3.gov) - with SCARS [...]
After The Scam : Whose Job Is It? [VIDEO]
After The Scam : Whose Job Is It? [VIDEO] After you have been scammed, there are many things that must be done. Understanding who does what is very important. As a victim [...]
Reported Scammer Email Addresses – February 2021 – SCARS Archives
Reported Scammer Email Addresses - February 2021 Email Addresses That Have Been Reported To Be Used By Scammers SCARS RomanceScamsNOW.com Archives The following email addresses have been reported by scam victims as being used [...]
Socially Engineered / Social Engineering Scams [Updated][VIDEOS]
Socially Engineered / Social Engineering Scams [Updated] A SCARS™ Guide Originally published: May 2018 You have probably heard the term "Social Engineering' before, but what is it? Social [...]
Legacy Article: Should You Delete Facebook?
Should You Delete Facebook? Ex-Facebook Executive Says Facebook Is No Longer The Place To Be While it offers great benefits, the OVERLORD attitude is dangerous for users worldwide! We do not know what information [...]
Going Back To Online Dating After Being Scammed
Going Back To Online Dating After Being Scammed After A Bad Experience, Many Victims Return To Online Dating Expecting Different Results Is returning to Dating realistic or continued cognitive biases, or even denial? Recovery [...]
Nigerian EFCC Police Raid Scammer Training Center – Breaking News
Nigerian EFCC Police Raid Scammer Training Center - Breaking News As we have said for years, scammer are professionals Their cartels are run like major businesses - including training departments! [...]
Urban Legends: The Lone Scammer [UPDATED]
Urban Legends: Single Scammer [UPDATED] In Today's World Scammers Work In Teams! A typical scammer team can be from 3 to 18, sometimes much more The Lone Scammer [...]
Scam Basics: Airline Ticket Fraud
Scam Basics: Airline Ticket Fraud While doing an online search to find the cheapest flight to your destination, you come across a website offering a great deal. You haven’t heard of the company [...]
Scam Basics – Business Email Compromise Fraud
Scam Basics - Business Email Compromise Fraud Business Email Compromise Business email compromise (BEC)—also known as email account compromise (EAC)—is one of the most financially damaging online crimes. It exploits the fact that so [...]
After Storms, Watch Out for Scams
After Storms, Watch Out for Scams Scammers Watch The Weather Channel Too! After every natural disaster or major weather event, the scammers will be on the phones, email, and online to get your [...]
Scam Basics – COVID19 (Coronavirus) Scams – 2021 Update
Scam Basics - COVID19 (Coronavirus) Scams - 2021 Update The basics of COVID19 Scams Now Please be careful, some COVID19 scams can be dangerous! Always check with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control [...]
Financial Crime Online – A Refersher – Don’t Become a Victim!
Financial Crime Online – Don’t Become a Victim! COVID Scams are still a very real threat, but there are more than just romance scams! This refresher will help you to continue avoiding them! [...]
Non-Delivery & Related Scams – Why They Work?
The Reasons Non-Delivery & Related Scams Work Non-Delivery / Non-Payment Fraud Works In non-delivery fraud, criminals promise victims highly sought-after goods, accept payment, then never deliver. While the principle is simple, the fraud [...]
Romance Scams Take Record Dollars In 2020 Per FTC Data
Romance Scams Take Record Dollars In 2020 Per FTC Data The FTC Reports Scams Nearly doubled in 2020 Exactly as SCARS Analysis predicted FTC Analysis Or Romance Scam [...]


