Advocating For Victims

United Nations Proposed Convention Against Cybercrime – SCARS Institute Position Paper – 2024

United Nations Proposed Convention Against Cybercrime SCARS Institute Position Paper An overview and analysis of the Proposed Convention Against Cybercrime Cybercrime Advocacy – A Series A SCARS Institute™ Whitepaper Summary of the Draft United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime The draft United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, outlined [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2024-08-08T07:41:20-04:00August 8th, 2024|2024, ADVOCACY & ACTIVISM, Advocating For Victims, Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams, Tim McGuinness Ph.D.|0 Comments

U.S. Act of Congress: S.1418 – Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act – COPPA 2.0 Position Paper – 2024

U.S. Act of Congress: S.1418 – Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act – Position Paper An overview and analysis of the COPPA 2.0 Law Scam Criminology – A Series A SCARS Institute™ Whitepaper Summarization of S.1418 The Original COPPA Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“COPPA”) [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2024-08-06T00:43:49-04:00August 6th, 2024|2024, ADVOCACY & ACTIVISM, Advocating For Victims, Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams, Tim McGuinness Ph.D.|0 Comments

U.S. Act of Congress: Protecting Consumers from Payment Scams Act Position Paper – 2024

U.S. Act of Congress: HR 117 PENDING - Protecting Consumers from Payment Scams Act An overview and analysis of the Revision of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act Scam Criminology – A Series A SCARS Institute™ Whitepaper Protecting Consumers from Payment Scams Act Analysis The "Protecting Consumers from [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2024-08-06T00:42:43-04:00August 6th, 2024|2024, ADVOCACY & ACTIVISM, Advocating For Victims, Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams, Tim McGuinness Ph.D.|1 Comment

SCARS Once Again Is Recognized By NOVA – National Organization for Victim Advocacy for Excellence in Victims’ Assistance and Advocacy – 2024

SCARS Once Again Is Recognized By NOVA - National Organization for Victim Advocacy for Excellence in Victims' Assistance and Advocacy with the 2024 Honorary Awardee of Tadini Bacigalupi Jr. Award SCARS Once Again Is Recognized By NOVA - National Organization for Victim Advocacy for Excellence in Victims' Assistance and [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2024-06-18T04:43:15-04:00June 18th, 2024|2024, Advocating For Victims, AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS, NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS, SCARS News & Updates|0 Comments

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 [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2023-11-19T13:04:14-05:00November 19th, 2023|2023, ADVOCACY & ACTIVISM, Advocating For Victims, RESEARCH & STUDIES, SCARS Analytics, SCARS Ethics & Standards, Tim McGuinness Ph.D.|0 Comments

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 [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2023-09-02T22:12:54-04:00July 26th, 2023|SCARS Ethics & Standards, 2023, ADVOCACY & ACTIVISM, Advocating For Victims|0 Comments

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 [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2023-07-21T07:41:11-04:00July 21st, 2023|Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams, 2023, ADVOCACY & ACTIVISM, Advocating For Victims, SCARS Supporting Organizations, Tim McGuinness Ph.D.|0 Comments

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 [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2023-06-27T04:24:57-04:00June 25th, 2023|ADVOCACY & ACTIVISM, 2023, Advocating For Victims, Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2 Comments

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 [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2022-12-27T15:24:44-05:00December 27th, 2022|ADVOCACY & ACTIVISM, 2022, Advocating For Victims, SCARS Newsletter, SCARS Publishing, Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams, Victim Support & Recovery|0 Comments

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 [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2023-09-06T15:20:03-04:00September 1st, 2020|Advocating For Victims, Campaign for Victim's Rights, From The SCARS Board of Directors, SCARS News & Updates, Victim Support & Recovery|2 Comments