The Spanish Prisoner Scam – A Foundational Fraud from History – 2021 UPDATED 2026SCARS Institute Editorial Team2026-04-01T14:24:39-04:00April 1st, 2026|♦ HOW SCAMS WORK, 2021, 2026, Financial Fraud & Scams, Insights, Scammer Techniques & Methods, UPDATED, ♦ ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCAMS, ♦ HOW SCAMMERS OPERATE, ♦ SCAM BASICS, ♦ SCAMPEDIA: CATALOG OF SCAMS, ♦ SPOTING SCAMS - ANTI-SCAM TIPS CLUES & RED FLAGS|2 CommentsRead More
Scam Victim Debt – Part 1 – Recognize It, Confront It, Control It, Survive It! – 2025SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-08-08T06:16:07-04:00July 8th, 2025|♦ FINANCIAL RECOVERY & MANAGEMENT, 2021, 2025, Financial Survival, Guides, Impact of Scams on Victims, NORTH AMERICA SCAMS & SCAMMERS, Self Help - Supporting Yourself, Victim Financial Recovery|5 CommentsRead More
Married Scam Victims: Rebuilding Trust in a Marriage Following a Romance Scam – [UPDATED 2025]SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-02-13T12:49:51-05:00February 13th, 2025|2021, 2023, 2025, Crypto Investment Scams/Pig Butchering Scams, Guides, Impact of Scams on Victims, Married Scam Victims - Unintentional Internet Infidelity, Romance Scams & Relationship Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, ♦ FOR MARRIED SCAM VICTIMS, ♦ NEW SCAM VICTIMS|1 CommentRead More
Why People Blame Scam Victims? Stop Scam Victim Blaming – [UPDATED 2025]SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-02-13T00:30:07-05:00February 13th, 2025|♦ SCAM VICTIM RECOVERY, 2021, 2025, Insights, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Victimology, ♦ NEW SCAM VICTIMS|5 CommentsRead More
Santa Claus – The Greatest Achievement Of Manipulation And Social Engineering In History? – Updated 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-07-25T04:52:04-04:00July 25th, 2024|Psychology of Scams, 2021, Insights|2 CommentsRead More
Coping with the Reality of Crime VictimizationSCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-07-08T16:31:51-04:00July 8th, 2024|♦ SCAM VICTIM RECOVERY, 2021, 2024, For New Victims, Impact of Scams on Victims, Insights, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, ♦ PSYCHOLOGY OF SCAMS|5 CommentsRead More
Missing Person Extortion Phone Scam – How Scams Work – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-05-31T13:29:10-04:00May 31st, 2024|♦ HOW SCAMS WORK, 2021, 2024, Extortion / Ransom / Sextortion, Insights, Phone Scams|0 CommentsRead More
To Be A Scammer? An Overview Of Scammers Fraudsters & Online Con Artists – 2024 [UPDATED]SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-01-07T06:43:03-05:00January 7th, 2024|♦ ABOUT SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, 2021, 2024, Insights, ♦ HOW SCAMMERS OPERATE|3 CommentsRead More
Recovery Psychology: There Is No “He” Or “She” In Romance Scams – 2021 [UPDATED 2023]SCARS Institute Editorial Team2023-12-15T03:00:44-05:00December 15th, 2023|♦ SCAM VICTIM RECOVERY, 2021, 2023, Insights, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery|5 CommentsRead More
Clone Investment Company ScamsSCARS Institute Editorial Team2022-12-19T20:15:24-05:00December 26th, 2021|2021, Insights, ♦ HOW SCAMS WORK|0 CommentsRead More
Juan Avalos U.S. Navy Chief – Impersonation VictimSCARS Institute Editorial Team2021-12-26T05:16:26-05:00December 26th, 2021|2021, Impersonation Victim Galleries, Impersonation Victims, ♥ GALLERIES & CONTENT COLLECTIONS|0 CommentsRead More
A Quick Way To Understand The Brain & Trauma [Infographic]SCARS Institute Editorial Team2021-12-20T13:15:37-05:00December 20th, 2021|Psychology of Scams, 2021, Insights|0 CommentsRead More
The Interview Scam – Scammers Get SmarterSCARS Institute Editorial Team2021-12-15T09:12:51-05:00December 15th, 2021|♦ HOW SCAMS WORK, 2021, Insights|0 CommentsRead More
Money Mules & Money Laundering – An IntroductionSCARS Institute Editorial Team2023-08-21T04:46:40-04:00December 9th, 2021|♦ MONEY MULES, 2021, Money Laundering, ♦ ABOUT MONEY MULES|1 CommentRead More
New Trend – Scammers Pretending To Be Anti-ScammersSCARS Institute Editorial Team2021-11-30T10:03:20-05:00November 29th, 2021|♦ ABOUT SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, 2021, Special Reports, ♦ HOW SCAMS WORK|1 CommentRead More
New Scam & Cybercrime Reporting DirectorySCARS Institute Editorial Team2021-11-27T22:52:40-05:00November 27th, 2021|SCARS News & Announcements, 2021|2 CommentsRead More
General Lloyd J Austin III, U.S. Secretary of Defense – Another Stolen Identity Used To Scam WomenSCARS Institute Editorial Team2021-11-25T07:41:14-05:00November 25th, 2021|Impersonation Victims, 2021, Impersonation Victim Galleries, Scammer Galleries & Collections|0 CommentsRead More
Holiday 2021 – Types Of Scams & Cyber Attacks To Be Alert ForSCARS Institute Editorial Team2021-11-24T20:32:02-05:00November 24th, 2021|♦ HOW SCAMS WORK, 2021, Special Reports|0 CommentsRead More
4 Quick Clues For Spotting Romance ScamsSCARS Institute Editorial Team2021-11-22T01:47:58-05:00November 22nd, 2021|2021, ♦ SPOTING SCAMS - ANTI-SCAM TIPS CLUES & RED FLAGS|0 CommentsRead More
How Do Individuals Justify and Rationalize their Criminal Behaviors in Online Romance Fraud? [PDF]SCARS Institute Editorial Team2026-10-25T16:17:00-04:00November 21st, 2021|♦ ABOUT SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, 2021, Special Reports, ♦ ABOUT CRIMINOLOGY|0 CommentsRead More
SCARS Insight Interview: Tim McGuinness, Ph.D., DFin, MCPO, MAnth talks with Brett Johnson [VIDEO]SCARS Institute Editorial Team2021-11-22T19:52:18-05:00November 20th, 2021|SCARS Editorials & Commentaries, 2021, Insights, VIDEOS, ♦ ABOUT SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS|0 CommentsRead More
RomanceScamsNOW.com Status Update! November 2021SCARS Institute Editorial Team2021-11-16T18:50:02-05:00November 16th, 2021|SCARS News & Announcements, 2021|2 CommentsRead More
The FBI Is Hacked And Loses Control Of Its Email ServerSCARS Institute Editorial Team2021-11-16T18:29:51-05:00November 16th, 2021|♦ SCAM WARNINGS & ALERTS, 2021, Special Reports|0 CommentsRead More
What Does The FBI’s IC3.gov Actually Do?SCARS Institute Editorial Team2021-11-15T19:29:24-05:00November 15th, 2021|♦ ABOUT REPORTING SCAMS & SCAMMERS, 2021, Catching Scammers - Scammer Arrests, Governmental Entities & Agencies, Special Reports|2 CommentsRead More
Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) 2021SCARS Institute Editorial Team2026-10-25T16:16:59-04:00November 13th, 2021|Government Programs & Projects, 2021, Governmental Entities & Agencies, Special Reports|0 CommentsRead More