Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams is a nonprofit crime victims’ assistance and crime prevention organization supporting scam victims worldwide

Scam/Fraud Study Bias – Too Many Scam/Fraud Studies Are Excessively Biased 2024

Statement About Scam/Fraud Study Bias Understanding the Biases in Academic & Industry Scam & Fraud Victim Studies   Too Many Scam/Fraud Studies Are Excessively Biased There is a fundamental problem with almost all academic and industry studies about scams and fraud victimization because their samples are [...]

Priviledged Communications

Privileged Communications SCARS Ethical Practices   Under Florida Statute Communications Between SCARS and the Crime Victims that we provide Services to are Privileged To Clarify What Prviviledged Means Privileged communication is defined as: statements made by people within protected relationships (e.g., husband and wife, attorney and client) that the law [...]

ICRC Organized Crime Global Conference

ICRC Organized Crime Global Conference A Conference of the International Committee of the Red Cross   Addressing The Humanitarian Costs Of Organized Crime Global Conference SCARS was recently an attendee of the International Committee of the Red Cross on June 27, 2023 This event marks the launch of the International [...]

Banking Industry Proposal To Reduce Scams Through A Victim Notification & Intervention Process

Banking Industry Proposal To Reduce Scams Through A Victim Notification & Intervention Process A SCARS Proposal To The Banking Industry To Help Victims Avoid Financial Loss Through Bank Wire Transfers   Background Information As of June 2023, there are approximately 4,500 new online scam victims a day that are using [...]

How Do We Meassure Success?

We estimate that 80% of the victims that pass through our support groups succeed! What does that mean? The answer is both very simple and very complicated. We can identify people who have succeeded pretty easily: Everyone that graduates to Step 2 is a success. Everyone in our Step 3 group is a success. [...]

2022 – It has been a Challenging Year for Scam Victims!

2022 - It has been a Challenging Year for Scam Victims! A Look Back At The Year That Was A SCARS Overview   SCARS Official Newsletter on AgainstScams.org It has been a challenging year for scam victims! Indeed! Overall, the quantity of new victims continues to rise, while [...]

SCARS Position Statement: Are Corporate Employees That Fall For Scams Victims Or Negligent?

Are Corporate Employees That Fall For Scams Victims Or Negligent? Reprinted from LinkedIn A SCARS Position Statement – September 1, 2020 In a recent conversation with a leading cybersecurity training company, we explored the predominant notion that employees who fail to follow corporate policies and procedures, that lead to [...]

SCARS New Strategy For Spanish Language Victims’ Support

SCARS Now Has A Formal Spanish Language Website And A Better Defined Spanish Language Coverage Plan [ENG//ESP] PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico – August 16, 2020 For some time we have needed a dedicated Spanish language website. We have a strong presence on social media on Facebook & Twitter in Spanish, [...]

An Insight On Being A Volunteer

An Insight On Being A Volunteer In order to help others effectively, you have to be stable yourself We mean emotionally stabilized. This means that you are not afraid, not angry, not hostile, not defensive, not on a mission. If you are afraid you cannot help anyone. Fear will control your reactions and your [...]