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CHATBOT POLICE OF THE SOCIETY OF CITIZENS AGAINST RELATIONSHIP SCAMS INC.

SCARS Institut Policy Against The Use Of AI-Powered Chatbots The SCARS Institute Believes that the Dangers and Risks of Artificial Intelligence-Powered ChatBot Services Far Outweigh Any Potential Benefit SCARS INSTITUTE POLICY It is the policy of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. to not use AI-powered Chatbots [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2024-10-24T14:46:49-04:00October 24th, 2024|2024, ADVOCACY & ACTIVISM, From The SCARS Board of Directors, NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS|0 Comments

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|♠ SCARS Analytics, 2023, ADVOCACY & ACTIVISM, Advocating For Victims, RESEARCH & STUDIES, SCARS Ethics & Standards, Tim McGuinness Ph.D.|0 Comments

SCARS Partners With Global Cyber Alliance

SCARS Partners With Global Cyber Alliance The Global Cyber Alliance™ Partners with The Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams!™ This is professionalism! We are proud to have reached a partnership between GCA the Global Cyber Alliance™ and SCARS™ - Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams™ Inc. - to increase [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2023-11-06T15:06:44-05:00November 6th, 2023|2023, From The SCARS Board of Directors, NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS, SCARS Partner / Affiliated Organizations, Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|0 Comments

SCARS Announces Certified Mentors

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. [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2023-09-28T16:15:14-04:00September 6th, 2023|SCARS Ethics & Standards, 2023, ADVOCACY & ACTIVISM, SCARS Mentors & Volunteers|0 Comments

Notice of Cyber Attack

Notice of Cyber Attack NO DATA WAS LOST OR ACCESSED - SCARS REMAINS 100% SECURE SCARS recently experienced a cyberattack - it was limited to our Facebook pages ONLY! It did not affect any of our confidential Fabook-based support groups, they remained 100% secure, confidential, and private. Our SCARS Facebook [...]

By SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams|2023-08-31T08:30:52-04:00August 31st, 2023|SCARS Ethics & Standards, 2023, NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS|1 Comment

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