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 [...]
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”) [...]
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 [...]
U.S. Act of Congress: S.1409 - Kids Online Safety Act Position Paper An overview and analysis of the new KOSA Law Scam Criminology – A Series A SCARS Institute™ Whitepaper By Tim McGuinness, Ph.D., Director Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Summarization of S.1409 [...]
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 [...]
SCARS Announces Certified Mentors New SCARS Certified Mentors SCARS Certified Mentors have completed the 40-hour training program in trauma-informed online crime victims care and support. We are extraordinarily pleased to announce that Vianey Gonzalez and Janina Morcinek have completed the required training and examination to become SCARS Certified Mentors. [...]
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 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 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 [...]
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 [...]
