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Professionalizing Scam Victims’ Assistance

SCARS ETHICS: Professionalizing Scam Victims' Assistance There is something that we all must be clear on. Like it or not, all of us who are volunteering our time and energy towards helping victims of scams are engaged in a new journey. This journey is one of professional development because we are all engaged in a [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2020-08-03T20:50:24-04:00August 1st, 2020|♠ About SCARS, Advocating For Victims, SCARS Mentors & Volunteers, SCARS Resources, Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|0 Comments

State of Local Cybercrime / Internet Crime Laws & Legislation in the United States

State of Local Cybercrime / Internet Crime Laws & Legislation in the United States 2018 Cybersecurity Legislation Catalog Provided by SCARS|ANALYTICS Division The following is a catalog of cybercrime / cybersecurity laws activity by states and territories in 2018. SCARS State Law Support Against Cybercrime / Cybersecurity Score: U.S. STATES With the U.S. House [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2022-12-27T01:54:06-05:00June 16th, 2019|ADVOCACY & ACTIVISM, Advocating For Victims, Law Enforcement Support, SCARS Resources|0 Comments

SCARS™ ALERT: Scammers Using SCARS Email Addresses

SCARS™ ALERT: Scammers Using SCARS Email Addresses WARNING: We Have Learned That Scammers Are Spoofing Our SCARS Email Addresses In An Attempt To Lure Victims. Here is an example of a fake email address placed in their scam emails: ahmed-geoffroy@againstromancescams.org This is not a real email address The ONLY email address that SCARS uses with [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2019-02-28T01:39:59-05:00February 24th, 2019|SCARS Resources|0 Comments

SCARS™ Is Off To China Again

SCARS™ Is Off To China Again SCARS ANNOUNCEMENT The Society of Citizens Against Romance Scams [SCARS] is once again traveling to China this weekend. The purpose of the visit will be to establish the SCARS Offices in the province of Guangdong, from which SCARS will develop victims' education and assistance programs for Chinese Victims of [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2018-07-21T08:28:56-04:00July 21st, 2018|SCARS Announcements & Press Releases, SCARS Resources|0 Comments

The World Needs A New Solution

For the last 8 years our Governments, Institutions, and Online Companies have told us everything was just fine! They buried theirs and our heads in the sand! In 1994, when Bill Clinton was running for president, if you asked the average American, “What is the Internet? What is the World Wide Web? And, what [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2017-03-10T21:30:49-05:00March 10th, 2017|♠ About SCARS, Law Enforcement Support, SCARS Resources|0 Comments

Why Are There Online Scammers?

Why Does Facebook & Social Media Largely Ignore Scammers? United States Law rules the Internet (or did until Obama gave the internet away this year) One of these laws is 47 U.S.C. § 230, a Provision of the Communication Decency Act All of us in the Internet industry in those days (which included our CEO [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2017-01-01T15:17:05-05:00December 28th, 2016|SCARS News & Updates, SCARS Resources|0 Comments

The SCARS Plan For Social Media Safety

The Society's Suggestion For How To Improve Social Media Safety The "SCARS Plan" In order to provide a greater level of security in Social Media additional safeguards and changes will be required. The position of the Society is that these are all easily implemented by all of the [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2016-12-21T13:42:55-05:00December 18th, 2016|SCARS Resources|0 Comments

November Black Star Online Safety Month

Staying Safe Online Is No Accident! November is Black Star Online Safety Month In order to stay safe online YOU have to pay attention to the details. You have to learn how Social Media really works and set your privacy options to exclude scammers and strangers, and how to keep them [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2016-11-06T01:14:10-04:00November 6th, 2016|SCARS Resources|0 Comments

SCARS Seminar – Miami Florida Oct 27

The Plague Of Online Fraud Every 5 Seconds Someone Is Scammed Online Online fraud is more pervasive and widespread than even the government knows. Everyone knows someone who has been scammed online. We invite you to finally understand the true dangers online and what you can do about it – to avoid, to recover, and to stop [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2016-10-16T07:49:33-04:00October 2nd, 2016|SCARS News & Updates, SCARS Resources|0 Comments

Facebook Openly Deletes Scammer Data

Today Represents A Pivot Point For Facebook Today is the day that Facebook Openly Acted To Protect Scammers on Facebook over the interests of their subscribers. The UNITED STATES CONGRESS passed the Communications Decency Act (specifically the Section 230) which protected companies like Facebook from liability for things posted by third-parties, such as scammers. However, [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2016-10-16T07:49:34-04:00August 5th, 2016|SCARS News & Updates, SCARS Resources|0 Comments