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July 2019
SCARS™ Recovery: Do You Believe In Prophecies?
SCARS™ Recovery: Do You Believe In Prophecies? For most scam victims, from the moment when the scam ends is uncharted territory. We have turned to our own Oracles to lay down our prophecies for Scam Victims [...]
SCARS™ Advocacy: What The FTC Facebook Settlement Means For Consumers
SCARS™ Advocacy: What The FTC Facebook Settlement Means For Consumers The Next Time Users Visit Facebook, Things Might Not Look Different, But Big Changes Are Brewing Behind The Scenes [lwptoc] The FTC’s record-breaking $5 billion [...]
Why Internet Fraud Thrives – A Nigerian Perspective [Updated]
Why Internet Fraud Thrives A Nigerian Perspective A SCARS Insight Why Nigerian Online Fraud Thrives According to Blueprint (Nigeria) ... Why internet fraud thrives Even though crimes have [...]
FBI Says Sextortion Activity on the Rise – SCARS|PODCAST™ [AUDIO] [TAMBIEN EN ESPAÑOL]
FBI Says Sextortion Activity on the Rise - SCARS|PODCAST™ [TAMBIEN EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO] The FBI is seeing a significant increase in activity involving sextortion—a federal crime that happens when an adult coerces a child to [...]
SCARS™ Insight: Avoid Teen Sextortion [VIDEO]
SCARS™ Insight: Avoid Teen Sextortion [VIDEO] From the Federal Bureau of Investigation: Dangerous Connections - Youth Face A Massive Risk of Sextortion Online One victim was a 14-year-old boy from West Virginia. Another victim from [...]
Información de SCARS™ : Noticias de Estafas Se Está Mudando a ScamCrime.com
Información de SCARS™ : Noticias de Estafas Se Está Mudando a ScamCrime.com En El Futuro, Publicaremos Todas Las Nuevas Noticias De Estafas & Estafadores En Nuestro Sitio Web ScamCrime.com » ESTO NOS PERMITARÁ MANTENER EL [...]
SCARS™ Scam & Scamming News: Is Moving To SCAMSNOW.COM
Scam & Scamming News Has Moved to ScamsNOW.com Going forward, we are publishing all new Scam & Scammer News on our ScamsNOW.com website » THIS WILL ALLOW US TO KEEP THE ROMANCESCAMSNOW.COM WEBSITE (THIS [...]
Humor As A Tool In Scam Victim Recovery – Recovery Psychology – UPDATED 2024
Humor As A Tool In Scam Victim Recovery Scam Victim Recovery Psychology A SCARS Insight Authors: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Psychologist, Certified Deception Professional, Psychology Advisory Panel & Director [...]
Equivocation – The Magician’s Choice – The Arts Of Manipulation
Equivocation - The Magician's Choice - The Arts Of Manipulation Psychology Of Scams A SCARS Insight Many Victims Believed That They Made Their Own Choices During The Scam They Frequently [...]
SCARS™ Advocacy: Local Law Enforcement Everywhere Needs Cybercrime Specialists On Staff – Help Stop Scams
SCARS™ Advocacy: Local Law Enforcement Everywhere Needs Cybercrime Specialists On Staff - Help Stop Scams LOCAL CYBERCRIME LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDS TO MODERNIZE SOLUTIONS DO NOT ALWAYS NEED TO BE COMPLICATED CLICK HERE TO SIGN OUR [...]
Lana Rhoades: Have You Seen Her? Another Stolen Face / Stolen Identity
SCARS™ Stolen Identity: Lana Rhoades Have You Seen Lana Rhoades? Porn Actress & Adult Model & Impersonation Victim Frequently Used By Scammers To Fool Men! You Have Probably Seen Her Photos Before! The real Lana [...]
Rachel Starr – Have You Seen Her? Another Stolen Face / Stolen Identity
SCARS™ Stolen Identity: Rachel Starr Have You Seen Rachel Starr? Porn Actress & Adult Model & Impersonation Victim Frequently Used By Scammers To Fool Men! You Have Probably Seen Her Photos Before! The real Rachel [...]
Scammer Techniques: Fake Video Calls
Scammer Techniques: Fake Video Calls A SCARS Insight Confirming Recorded Videos In Skype & Video Chats Almost Every Day Victims Claim They Had Real Video Chats With Impersonated [...]
SCARS™ Special Report: Complaints about Government Imposter Scams Reach Record High, According to New FTC Data [Infographic]
SCARS™ Special Report: Complaints about Government Imposter Scams Reach Record High, According to New FTC Data [Infographic] Federal Trade Commission Reminder The Federal Trade Commission is reminding consumers that scammers are increasingly trying to make [...]
SCARS™ Scam & Scamming News: Key Player in Jamaican Lottery Scam Sentenced to 4 Years
SCARS™ Scam & Scamming News: Key Player in Jamaican Lottery Scam Sentenced to 4 Years A Federal Judge In North Dakota Has Sentenced A Rhode Island Woman To Four Years In Prison For Funneling Lottery [...]
SCARS™ Advocacy: FTC Enforcement Actions Yield More than $2.3 Billion in Refunds to Consumers In 2018
SCARS™ Advocacy: FTC Enforcement Actions Yield More than $2.3 Billion in Refunds to Consumers In 2018 According to a report issued by the Federal Trade Commission today, between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018, [...]
SCARS™ Psychology Of Scams: A Candid Discussion Of Trauma And Emotional Hygiene By Guy Winch, Ph.D. – TED Talk [Video]
SCARS™ Psychology Of Scams: A Candid Discussion Of Trauma And Emotional Hygiene By Guy Winch, Ph.D. - TED Talk [Video] We'll go to the doctor when we feel flu-ish or a nagging pain. So why [...]
SCARS™ Victim Recovery Book Club: Recommended Book – Emotional First Aid: Healing Rejection, Guilt, Failure, and Other Everyday Hurts
SCARS™ Victim Recovery Book Club: Recommended Book – Emotional First Aid: Healing Rejection, Guilt, Failure, and Other Everyday Hurts We all sustain emotional wounds. Failure, guilt, rejection, and loss are as much a part of [...]
SCARS™ Psychology Of Scams: A Candid Discussion Of Grief By Nora McInerny – TED Talk [Video]
SCARS™ Psychology Of Scams: A Candid Discussion Of Grief By Nora McInerny - TED Talk [Video] This video may be difficult to watch for some, but well worth it. PLEASE SHARE OUR ARTICLES WITH [...]
SCARS™ Anti-Scam Tip: Dissecting A Phishing Scam
SCARS™ Anti-Scam Tip: Dissecting A Phishing Scam Phishing Scams Are Everywhere! From Email To Text Messages! Every Day Hundreds Of Thousands Of Victims Fall For These Carefully Crafted Bogus Scams! You Probably Have One In [...]
SCARS™ Anti-Scam Tip: Dissecting A Nigerian Advance Fee [419] Fraud / Scam
SCARS™ Anti-Scam Tip: Dissecting A Nigerian Advance Fee [419] Fraud / Scam The Famous Nigerian Prince Email Scams Remain Alive & Well! Even Today, Hundreds Of Thousands Of Victims Fall For These Patently Ridiculous Scam [...]
SCARS™ Anti-Scam Tip: Dissecting A Lotto Scam
SCARS™ Anti-Scam Tip: Dissecting A Lotto Scam Lotos Scams Are Extremely Common, You Probably Have One In Your Email Inbox Right This Second! Lottery and Sweepstakes scams come in many forms from Apple and Microsoft [...]
June 2019
Scam Basics: Advance Fee Fraud / 419 Scams [UPDATED]
Advance Fee Fraud / 419 Scams Updated July 2022 Scam Basics A SCARS Insight What Is An Advance Fee Fraud An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and one [...]
SCARS™ Editorial: Are We Not All Tired Of The Outrage!?
SCARS™ Editorial: Are We Not All Tired Of The Outrage!? What Is Wrong With People Sometimes? [lwptoc] Don't We Have Enough Rage And Hate In The World? When you are interacting with Scam Victims, [...]
SCARS™ Scam & Scamming News: Nigerian Court Jails Romance Scam Fraudster
SCARS™ Scam & Scamming News: Nigerian Court Jails Romance Scam Fraudster The Romance Scams Behind The Name Kelvin Clark, A Fake Identity Of An American Soldier, Has Been Sent To Prison! Nigerian Court Sentences [...]


