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The SCARS™ Communication Philosophy Is Very Simple! It’s Radical Candor!
The SCARS™ Communication Philosophy Is Very Simple! It's Radical Candor! The Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams [SCARS] exists in a world of very hard truth Every day we deliver horrible news to people on [...]
SCARS™ In The News: An Interview With The SCARS Founder & Chief Executive Dr. Tim McGuinness
SCARS™ In The News: An Interview With The SCARS Founder & Chief Executive Dr. Tim McGuinness [contentcards url="http://voyagemia.com/interview/meet-tim-mcguinness-ph-d-society/" target="_blank"] SCARS™ Team Miami Florida U.S.A. WOULD YOU HELP US HELP SCAM [...]
SCARS ANNOUNCEMENT: SCARS Signs Agreement With Donorbox.org
SCARS ANNOUNCEMENT: SCARS Signs Agreement With Donorbox.org For Immediate Release June 22, 2019 We are very pleased to announce that SCARS has signed a multi-year agreement with DONORBOX.org to manage SCARS' public fundraising. Donorbox is the leading [...]
SCARS™ Launches New Campaign To Restrict Scammer Use Of Phone Numbers
SCARS™ Launches New Campaign To Restrict Scammer Use Of Phone Numbers Ban Access To U.S. VOIP Phone Numbers Without U.S. Residence or Incorporation Verification SOLUTIONS DO NOT ALWAYS NEED TO BE COMPLICATED Click Here For [...]
SCARS™ Advocacy: President Donald Trump’s Executive Orders Relating To Cybercrime
SCARS™ Advocacy: President Donald Trump's Executive Orders Relating To Cybercrime We Applaud President Donald Trump For His Commitment To Strengthening Internet Safety And Critical Online Infrastructure. 2017-Present Here is a list of President Trump's Executive [...]
State of Local Cybercrime / Internet Crime Laws & Legislation in the United States
State of Local Cybercrime / Internet Crime Laws & Legislation in the United States 2018 Cybersecurity Legislation Catalog Provided by SCARS|ANALYTICS Division The following is a catalog of cybercrime / cybersecurity laws activity by states [...]
SCARS NEWS: Chairman and Founder Dr. Tim McGuinness, Presenting at the Greater Miami Business Forum
SCARS NEWS: Chairman and Founder Dr. Tim McGuinness, Presenting at the Greater Miami Business Forum April 18, 2019 Our Chairman and Founder Dr. Tim McGuinness, presenting at the Greater Miami Business Forum at the [...]
SCARS™ Announces The New Book From Best Selling Author Elina Juusola
SCARS™ Announces The New Book From Best Selling Author Elina Juusola SCARS Is Proud To Recommend "Love on the Line:: How to Recover from Romance Scams Gracefully and Without Victimisation" - A New Work from Elina [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
SCARS Declaration For Victim’s Dignity
SCARS Declaration For Victim's Dignity Today is March 1st, 2019 - March Forward Day! The Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams releases its SCARS Declaration For Victim's Dignity and the Rights of Cybercrime Victims. To [...]
SCARS™ Editorial: Facebook & Dirty Tricks
SCARS™ Editorial: Facebook & Dirty Tricks Finally The Truth Will Out - As The Saying Goes. We are now seeing the extents of Facebook's retaliation against any organization that they view as being against them. [...]
SCARS™ ALERT: Scammers Using SCARS Email Addresses
SCARS™ ALERT: Scammers Using SCARS Email Addresses WARNING: We Have Learned That Scammers Are Spoofing Our SCARS Email Addresses In An Attempt To Lure Victims. Here is an example of a fake email address placed [...]
Chairman’s Voice January 2019
Chairman's Voice January 2019 By Dr. Tim McGuinness, January 22, 2019 You know, one of the challenges of building an organization is that it is never easy. When we re-registered, I had to wipe the [...]
SCARS™ – University Credit Union Educates Consumers About Scams
SCARS™ - University Credit Union Educates Consumers About Scams We thank the University Credit Union for supporting the SCARS' Mission to educate consumers about online fraud. [contentcards url="https://www.myunicu.coop/en/alert-romance-scams-recognition-and-recovery" target="_blank"] SCARS™ [...]
SCARS Announcement / Press Release: Re-registration & Corporate Changes
SCARS Announcement / Press Release December 5, 2018, Miami Florida U.S.A. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SCARS IS RE-REGISTERING ITS [...]
SCARS™ Proposed Changes To The Communications Decency Act
SCARS™ Proposed Changes To The Communications Decency Act The Society of Citizens Against Romance Scams, in an effort to reduce online fraud and the uncontrolled creation of false or fake identities online request that the United [...]
SCARS™ Is Off To China Again
SCARS™ Is Off To China Again SCARS ANNOUNCEMENT The Society of Citizens Against Romance Scams [SCARS] is once again traveling to China this weekend. The purpose of the visit will be to establish the SCARS [...]
Society Milestone! Now An Approved Scam Victims’ Assistance & Support Resource
SCARS Milestone! The Society of Citizens Against Romance Scams [SCARS] is now a registered Victim's Assistance & Support Organization with the Victim's Connect Resource Center which is an initiative of the National Center for [...]
Update From The Front Line
SCARS announcement ... We believe the 2016 surge is over and the number of new scam victims has dropped by at least 25% in 2017 2016 saw over 1,000,000 new victims of romance scams worldwide [...]
The World Needs A New Solution
For the last 8 years our Governments, Institutions, and Online Companies have told us everything was just fine! They buried theirs and our heads in the sand! In 1994, when Bill Clinton was running [...]
SCARS Approved Victims Assistance Training
SCARS Approved Victims Assistance Training OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR RELEASE FEBRUARY 25, 2017 Starting in March 2017, all SCARS Approved Scam Victim's Assistance or Support Groups will be required to have all permanent personnel and volunteers [...]
February 14th Log Off Facebook Day
TURN OFF FACEBOOK ON 2/14 LOG OFF AND CONNECT WITH THE REAL WORLD AND THE REAL PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE! By Tim McGuinness, Ph.D., Chairman of SCARS One of my activities as Chairman of the [...]
SCARS To Present At The 2017 Cyber Security Forum Miami 2017
Dr. Tim McGuinness, the Chairman of the Society of Citizens Against Romance Scams will be presenting on global online fraud this Friday. The Society of Citizens Against Romance Scams will be presenting at “The [...]