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

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 [...]

Vianey Gonzalez Receives Certification From The Government Of Mexico

Vianey Gonzalez Receives Certification From The Government Of Mexico   SCARS Announcement The Board of Directors of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. is very proud to announce that our Board Member Vianey Gonzalez has obtained her certification in Psychological Emergency Care/Interventions (Premeros Auxilios Psicologicos) from the Government [...]

SCARS Announces New Member of the SCARS Board of Directors

SCARS Announcement We are delighted to announce a new addition to the SCARS Board of Directors effective April 19, 2023. Janina Morcinek, from Poland, a relationship scam survivor and advocate for Polish scam victims, has agreed to join the SCARS Board of Directors. On April 19, 2023, a quorum of the SCARS Board voted [...]

Change in SCARS Board of Directors

SCARS Announcement On April 18, 2023 SCARS Board Member Chris Ffromal submitted her resignation to the SCARS Chairman and Chief Executive Dr. Tim McGuinness, which he accepted. The following day, April 19, 2023, a quorum of the SCARS Board voted (4 votes, D. Montgomery Johnson, L. Zagarova, V. Gonzales, and T. McGuinness) to accept [...]

Change in SCARS Board of Directors

SCARS Announcement On January 15, 2023 SCARS Board of Directors agreed to reduce the number of members of the Board of Directors from 9 to 7 to facilitate improved manageability of our organization. The reduced Board of Directors now consists of Tim McGuinness, Ph.D., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer; Debby Montgomery Johnson, Director & [...]

Dr. McGuinness To Visit SCARS Latinoamerica Division

Dr. McGuinness To Visit SCARS Latinoamerica Division Exploring New Opportunities in Mexico & Latin America   Viva México! "I am very pleased to be able to visit our Latin America division in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico this December 2nd, 2022. Our Latin American team has been doing outstanding work under [...]

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 Announcement: Return From Saudi Arabia

SCARS Announcement: Return From Saudi Arabia A Communique from the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. - a nonprofit nongovernmental organization FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Official Summary & Observations From Our Visit To Saudia Arabia March 2019 We would like to thank the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Culture for their gracious welcome and hospitality during [...]

SCARS Invited to Saudi Arabia By Ministry of Culture

SCARS Invited to Saudi Arabia By Ministry of Culture FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 14, 2019 MIAMI FLORIDA U.S.A. SCARS Is Extraordinarily Proud To Have Been Invited To Attend A Special Event In Saudi Arabia On March 27th, 2019 SAUDI-ARABIA-INVITATION   Invitation To: Dr. Tim McGuinness, Chairman, SCARS The development of the cultural sector [...]