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title: "Welcome to SCARS"
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author: "SCARS Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams"
published: 2015-07-14
modified: 2019-02-28
categories: ["SCARS News & Updates", "SCARS Resources", "Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams"]
summary: "Welcome to the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Updated February 28, 2019 The Society was formed by a group long time Anti-Scam Professionals under the leadership of Dr. Tim McGuinness, who has been fighting scams online for the last…"
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# Welcome to SCARS

# Welcome to the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams

**Updated February 28, 2019**

The Society was formed by a group long time Anti-Scam Professionals under the leadership of Dr. Tim McGuinness, who has been fighting scams online for the last 25 years.

As a businessman and co-founder of TigerDirect in 1985, he has seen first hand how online fraud has evolved and grown to epidemic proportions. In fact, it is now a multi-billion dollar industry supporting neither 100,000 online fraudsters worldwide.

We thank you for your visit, and suggest that you become a member of SCARS - it is free at this time for Founding Members. Full details of benefits and opportunities will be announced shortly.

Sincerely,

### The Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc.

Founded 2015