March 2019
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 read the full Declaration please click here » SCARS™ Team Miami Florida U.S.A. TAGS: SCARS, Declaration, Cybercrime Victims, Scam Victims, Victim's Dignity, Victim's Right, Fairness, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - END - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FAQ: How Do You Properly Report Scammers? It [...]
February 2019
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|RSN has been targeted by Facebook for years, supported by a so-called Victims Advocate paid for by Facebook! Facebook likes the current situation. They like that they are immune from what happens to YOU! They like that they have their own crowd control in the anti-scamming community. But what they don't like is the light of day! For years, we and others have worked tirelessly [...]
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 in their scam emails: ahmed-geoffroy@againstromancescams.org This is not a real email address The ONLY email address that SCARS uses with the public are: Contact@AgainstScams.org or Contact@AgainstRomanceScams.org SCARS|RSN also uses info@RomanceScamsNow.com But those are it. If you ever receive an email from SCARS it would have one or the other of these addresses. If You Ever Have A Doubt, Please Contact Us Through Our Website Or [...]
January 2019
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 budget out for SCARS and start over. I had to move people into my other companies so they could continue (unlike the government). SCARS in its new incarnation has to have a clean balance sheet to get the final approval and then it can explode. People forget that this isn't just some guy or gal sitting in their kitchen like every other anti-scam group, that it [...]
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™ Team Miami Florida U.S.A. TAGS: University Credit Union, SCARS Mentions, Voice of Authority, Educating Consumers, Avoiding Scams - - - - - - - - - - - - - - END - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FAQ: How Do You Properly Report Scammers? It is essential that law enforcement knows about scams & scammers, [...]
December 2018
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 CORPORATION TO BETTER SERVE VICTIMS SCARS is pleased to announce that it has re-registered its corporation to accommodate changes in both status and state of incorporation to better prepare for full U.S. 501(C)(3) nonprofit status. SCARS has changed its registration to the State of Delaware, United States, to facilitate completion and qualification for its new status allowing it to take full advantage of new opportunities [...]
October 2018
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 States Congress amend the Communications Decency Act of 1996 to address unforeseen consequences of the original act. Introduction What few consumers understand is that the same law that allows a degree of freedom of speech online also provides for and allows for open violation of law and that the provider of the service or website has no liability unless they agree that a specific element of content is [...]
July 2018
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 Offices in the province of Guangdong, from which SCARS will develop victims' education and assistance programs for Chinese Victims of Romance and related online crimes. SCARS' initial involvement and coordination with Chinese police and regional governments have yielded a new focus on Chinese domestic cybercriminals, that led to the recent decision by their central government to raise the maximum penalty for scams to the death [...]
April 2017
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 2017 is predicted to be between 600,000 to 750,000 new victims (or less) Trends are indicating the our constant reporting of scammers, awareness education campaigns, avoidance strategies, and recovery programs is having a very positive impact. Of course, this is also partly because there has been a shift from smaller monetary victims, over to BEC scams which yield much high dollar amounts. But the importance [...]
March 2017
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 for president, if you asked the average American, “What is the Internet? What is the World Wide Web? And, what is Email?” most Americans would not have known. It is hard to believe in less than a quarter century, the internet has transformed the world. It has created wealth for many, and for many resulted in their misery. It has changed the way America and [...]
