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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 [...]
Cybersecurity Training Has Failed!
Cybersecurity Training Has Failed! An Editorial by Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. Certified Cybersecurity Professional & SCARS Director Cybercrime Training Does Not Work? Cybercrime training, also known as cybersecurity training, is a [...]
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 [...]
Vianey González obtiene Diplomado en Bienestar Familiar
Vianey González obtiene Diplomado en Bienestar Familiar Información sobre el equipo SCARS 🟥🟨⬛️️⬜️ ¡ANUNCIO DE SCARS! Estamos muy orgullosos de anunciar que nuestra miembro de la Junta de SCARS, [...]
Vianey Gonzalez Obtains Diploma In Family Wellness
Vianey Gonzalez Obtains Diploma In Family Wellness Another Certification For The SCARS Team 🟥🟨⬛️️⬜️ SCARS ANNOUNCEMENT! We are very proud to announce that our SCARS Board Member Vianey Gonzalez has [...]
SCARS in the Press: New York Post
SCARS Mentioned in the New York Post Featuring Dr. Tim McGuinness SCARS In The Press Love scams skyrocketing, cost Floridians $40M annually New York Post by By Hannah Frishberg February [...]
SCARS Publishes Third In New Book Series
SCARS Publishes Third In New Book Series SCARS Publishes GREEN BOOK By SCARS SCARS PUBLISHING ANNOUNCEMENT We are very excited to announce our SCARS GREEN BOOK has just been [...]
President Biden’s First 100 Days Plan Recommendation For Cybersecurity
Recommendations for President Biden's First 100 Days A White Paper Developed By the United States Of America Cyberspace Solarium Commission SCARS supports these recommendations and encourages the Biden Administration to enact them fully. [...]
We Are A Community
We Are A Community. One of the things we have learned over the years is that we are all part of a community. By recognizing that, it makes it possible to be greater than [...]
SCARS Announcement: Transfer Of Incorporation To Florida
SCARS Corporate Announcement SCARS Completes Nonprofit Incorporation Transfer To Florida PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Miami Florida - October 24, 2020 SCARS™ CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENT We are very pleased to announce that we have moved [...]
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 [...]
Wizer Training Is Now A New SCARS Victims’ Education Partner
SCARS ANNOUNCEMENT: Wizer™ Training Is Now A New SCARS Victims' Education Partner PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Miami Florida - August 27, 2020 New SCARS Victims' Education Partner & Advisory Board Member SCARS is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Professionalizing Scam Victims’ Assistance
SCARS ETHICS: Professionalizing Scam Victims' Assistance There is something that we all must be clear on. Like it or not, all of us who are volunteering our time and energy towards helping victims of scams [...]
Published New SCARS 3 Steps For New Victims
SCARS ANNOUNCEMENT: Published New SCARS 3 Steps For New Victims PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Miami Florida - July 31, 2020 New 3 STEP Guide For New Victims SCARS is pleased to introduce our [...]
SCARS Coronavirus Status Update July / August 2020
SCARS Coronavirus Status Update July / August 2020 Worldwide Coronavirus SARS-CoV2 COVID-19 Crisis During this period of the evolving COVID-19 situation SCARS IS OPERATING AS NORMAL If you have been a victim of fraud, please [...]
In Memoriam: Iris Münzel
Our Friend & Partner Iris Münzel It brings us great sadness to announce the passing of our friend and partner Iris Münzel. Iris was a romance scam victim who had come to our organization a few [...]
Debby Montgomery Johnson & Tim McGuinness Interviewed By The Dating NEWS
SCARS In Print: Debby Montgomery Johnson & Tim McGuinness Interviewed By The Dating NEWS "The Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams (SCARS) Educates the Public & Supports Victims of Romance Fraud" The Scoop: The Society [...]
SCARS Coronavirus Status Update May / June 2020
SCARS Coronavirus Status Update May / June 2020 Worldwide Coronavirus SARS-CoV2 COVID-19 Crisis During this period of the evolving COVID-19 situation SCARS IS OPERATING AS NORMAL If you have been a victim of fraud, please [...]
SCARS Coronavirus Status Update March / April 2020
SCARS Coronavirus Status Update March / April 2020 Worldwide Coronavirus SARS-CoV2 COVID-19 Crisis During this period of the evolving COVID-19 situation SCARS IS OPERATING IN LIMITED CAPACITY DR. MCGUINNESS IS RECOVERING FROM THE CORONAVIRUS If [...]
SCARS Referral To Potentially Aid Scam Victims Recover Money From Western Union
IMPORTANT UPDATE NOVEMBER 12, 2020 DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS, WE HAVE SUSPENDED OUR RECOMMENDATION OF THIS SERVICE DUE TO THEIR DIFFICULTIES FUNCTIONING DURING THE PANDEMIC. WE SINCERELY HOPE THEY WILL RETURN TO COMPLETE OPERATIONAL [...]
2019 SCARS Volunteer Excellence Awards
2019 SCARS Volunteer Excellence Awards We would like to announce the Winners of our 2919 Volunteer Excellence Award We strongly believe in recognizing the achievements of individuals that can help others while struggling through their [...]
SCARS Announcement [Updated]
SCARS Announcement SCARS, originally we were planning to accomplish this with the help of IBM, but SCARS has since discontinued that plan in favor of working with a significantly more power AI platform from LiquidCarrot.™ [...]