Protecting Youth Online: A Guide to Parental Controls and Online Safety Tools – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-12-28T19:26:52-05:00December 28th, 2024|Categories: • ONLINE SAFETY, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, GUEST AUTHORS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Children, Online Safety, Parent's Guide, Parental Controls| Read More 0
SCARS Institute Holiday Message – We Are Thankful – December 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-12-15T04:09:32-05:00December 15th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Happy Hanukkah, Holiday Message, Merry Christmas, SCARS Institute, Thankful| Read More 0
Talking to Dead People through AI (Artificial Intelligence) – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-12-10T18:58:42-05:00December 10th, 2024|Categories: GUEST AUTHORS, • ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - AI, 2024, EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, The Conversation|Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Dead People, Resurrecting the Dead| Read More 1
INTERPOL Operation HAECHI V – Arrests 5,500 Scammers in 40 Countries – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-12-06T23:29:09-05:00December 6th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, INTERPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: INTERPOL, INTERPOL Operation HAECHI V| Read More 0
BREAKING NEWS: Major INTERPOL Operation Serengeti Arrests 1,006 Criminals In 19 Countries – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-26T13:14:35-05:00November 26th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2024, AFRICA, GHANA, INTERPOL, NEWS, NIGERIA, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Afripol, Algeria, Angola, Arrested, Benin, Breaking News, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Cybercriminals, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, INTERPOL, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Operation Serengeti, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe| Read More 0
President Trump Launches Campaign for Free Speech and to Go After Tech Industry Platforms – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-10T08:56:15-05:00November 10th, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, ARTICLE, President Donald J. Trump, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Free Speech, Government Regulation, President Trump, Regulatory Control| Read More 1
A New Requirement in the UK’s Fight Against Fraud: Criminal Charges for the Failure to Prevent Fraud – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-11-06T12:39:56-05:00November 6th, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, Tim McGuinness PhD, UK|Tags: Failure to Prevent Fraud| Read More 0
FTC’s New Regulation Against Fake Reviews Take Effect – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-27T20:53:00-04:00October 27th, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, Tim McGuinness PhD, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, USA|Tags: Fake Reviews, Federal Trade Commission, Government Regulation, United States, USA| Read More 0
The Battle Against TikTok – Montana USA Attorney General Lawsuit – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-25T19:59:10-04:00October 25th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Dangers to Children, Social Media, Teens, TikTok, Young Adults| Read More 0
Google Adds 5 New Protections on Google Messages to Help Keep You Safe – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-23T12:09:39-04:00October 23rd, 2024|Categories: SCARS Institute Editorial Team, • CYBERSECURITY, 2024, GUEST AUTHORS, NEWS, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Google, Google Features, Google Messages, Google Protections, Scams| Read More 0
BREAKING NEWS: FinCEN Assesses Record $1.3 Billion Penalty against TD Bank – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-10T17:46:43-04:00October 10th, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: AML, Anti-Money Laundering, Compliance, FinCEN, Government Fine, Government Oversight, TD Bank| Read More 0
A Desperate Scam Victim – Ann Mayers – Becomes A Bank Robber – 2024 [VIDEOS] – UPDATED: She Pleaded Guilty and is Going to Prison SCARS Editorial Team2024-10-06T05:29:51-04:00October 6th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • VICTIM'S STORY, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, Tim McGuinness PhD, USA|Tags: Ann Mayers, Bank Robber, Fairfield Ohio, Hamilton Ohio, Psychology of Scams, Scam Victim, Trauma, Victim Psychology, Victimology| Read More 1
61% of Nigeria’s Scammer’s Parents Know Their Children Scam and Are Ok With It – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-22T21:24:53-04:00September 22nd, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINOLOGY, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, ARTICLE, NIGERIA, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Criminology, Families, Nigeria, Parents, Scammers, Scams, Yahoo Yahoo| Read More 0
SCARS Institute West Africa Project with GISF CyberLaw Academy Series for Criminal Justice Professionals at Ghana UENR – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-18T15:37:47-04:00September 18th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMINOLOGY, GHANA, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Criminal Justice, Ghana, Law Enforcement, Police, SCARS Institute, West Africa| Read More 1
INTERPOL: International Police Recover Over USD $40 million from International Email Scam Gang – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-08T10:36:24-04:00September 8th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, INTERPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, SINGAPORE, TIMOR LESTE|Tags: BEC Scam, Business Email Compromise, Email Scam, INTERPOL, Money Seized, Scammers Arrested, Singapore, Timor Leste| Read More 0
Replacing the UK’s Action Fraud City of London Police for Inaction Against Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-08T10:36:58-04:00September 8th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, GUEST AUTHORS, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, UK|Tags: ActionFraud, City of London Police, Cybercrime Reporting, Fraud Reporting, Scam Reporting, UK| Read More 0
Massive Increase in Losses with Bitcoin ATM Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-03T14:57:44-04:00September 3rd, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, USA|Tags: Bitcoin, Crypto Investment Scams, Cryptocurrency, FTC, Scorecard| Read More 0
Nigeria’s Black Axe – A New Global Scam Mafia is Spreading – 2024 [VIDEO] SCARS Editorial Team2024-09-01T02:36:09-04:00August 31st, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, Additional Authors, ARTICLE, NIGERIA, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, VIDEO / AUDIO|Tags: Black Axe, Criminal Syndicate, Mafia, Nigeria, Organized Crime, Scammers| Read More 0
How to Know When It’s Time to Start Therapy – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-21T01:49:49-04:00August 21st, 2024|Categories: GUEST AUTHORS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, The Conversation|Tags: Brain, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Therapist, Therapy| Read More 0
Tuning Out The Noise – Your Brain Filters What You Perceive – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-16T14:14:05-04:00August 16th, 2024|Categories: GUEST AUTHORS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, The Conversation|Tags: Brain, Brain Systems, Filter, Neurology, Perception| Read More 0
United Nations: Member States Finalize a New Global Cybercrime Convention – August 8 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-10T10:35:07-04:00August 10th, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, United Nations, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Cybercrime Convention, United Nations| Read More 0
UNODC: Southeast Asian Cyberfraud Organizations Deploying New Technology – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-06T13:12:17-04:00August 6th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, SOUTHEAST ASIA, United Nations|Tags: Cyberfraud, New Technology, Southeast Asia, UNODC| Read More 0
The U.S. FTC Goes After TikTok For Violating Children’s Privacy – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-06T08:01:08-04:00August 6th, 2024|Categories: SCARS Institute Editorial Team, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, NEWS, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, USA|Tags: Children's Online Privacy and Protection Act, COPPA, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, TikTok| Read More 0
UNODC Report: Casinos and Cryptocurrency – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-03T02:37:47-04:00August 3rd, 2024|Categories: SCARS Institute Editorial Team, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, ARTICLE, United Nations|Tags: Casinos, Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Money Laundering, Scams, Southeast Asia, UNODC| Read More 0
NO FAKES ACT – Proposed New U.S. Law To Go After Deep Fake Producers & Creators – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-02T03:24:43-04:00August 1st, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Act of Congress, AI, Deep Fakes, Generative AI, NO FAKES Act, Regulation, U.S. Law| Read More 0
Ignoring Past Trauma and Abandoning Authenticity: Lessons from Gabor Maté – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-08-01T09:48:10-04:00August 1st, 2024|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, ARTICLE, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Authenticity, Gabor Maté, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma, Victim Recovery| Read More 1
Countries Are Now Using Organized Crime/Criminals To Do Bad Things! 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-25T19:46:49-04:00July 25th, 2024|Categories: SCARS Institute Editorial Team, 2024, CHINA (PRC), EDITORIAL / COMMENTARY, INDIA, IRAN|Tags: Bad Actors, China, Criminals, India, Iran, Organized Crime, State Sponsors| Read More 0
North Korean Cyberespionage Inside KnowBe4 Company – A Massive Wake Up Call For Cybersecurity Industry- 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-25T17:38:56-04:00July 25th, 2024|Categories: • CYBERWAR & CYBERWARFARE, • CYBERSECURITY, 2024, Additional Authors, NEWS, NORTH KOREA, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Cyberespionage, Cybersecurity, Cybrewar, KnowBe4, North Korean| Read More 0
Meta Combating Financial Sextortion Scams From Nigeria – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-25T08:15:45-04:00July 25th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, Additional Authors, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Facebook, Facebook Instagram Meta Public Policy Safety and Expression, Instagram, Meta Corp., Online Safety, Public Policy, Sextortion| Read More 0
INTERPOL Operation Jackal III Arrests More Than 300 Scammers – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-16T12:21:23-04:00July 16th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, INTERPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: INTERPOL, Operation Jackal III| Read More 0
Protecting Yourself After the AT&T Data Breach – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-07-15T14:19:06-04:00July 15th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CYBERSECURITY, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: AT&T, Customer Data, Data Breach| Read More 0
INTERPOL Operation First Light With 3,950 Arrests – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-27T19:32:06-04:00June 27th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, INTERPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Financial Fraud, INTERPOL, Operation First Light, Scammer Arrests, Scammers, Scams| Read More 0
Evolved Apes NFT Scam – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-25T04:57:12-04:00June 25th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Blockchain, Evolved Apes, NFT Scam, NFTs, Rug Pull Scam| Read More 0
Amazon & Global Cyber Alliance Launches CyberFlex to Help Young Adults Avoid Scams and Cybercrime – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-13T13:05:54-04:00June 13th, 2024|Categories: • ADVOCACY / POLICY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Amazon, CyberFlex, Global Cyber Alliance| Read More 0
5 Bulgarian Fraudsters Convicted In The UK – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-03T10:26:37-04:00June 3rd, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, Additional Authors, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, UK|Tags: Benefits Fraud, Bulgarians, Convicted, Fraudsters, UK, United Kingdom| Read More 0
Sadako Toyoda: Another Innocent Scam Victim Money Mule Has Been Arrested In Japan – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-03T08:45:20-04:00June 3rd, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, Additional Authors, JAPAN, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Japan, Money Mule, Money Mule Arrested, Sadako Toyoda, Scam Victim, 豊田禎| Read More 0
Major European Money Laundering/Money Mule Services Operation Shut Down By Europol – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-02T22:07:53-04:00June 2nd, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, EUROPE, EUROPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Cryptomules, EUROPOL, Money Laundering, Money Mule| Read More 0
U.S. Government Bans Woman Money Mule From Helping Scammers Anymore – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-02T05:09:46-04:00June 2nd, 2024|Categories: • VICTIM'S STORY, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Helping Scammers, Money Mule, money transmitter, Scam Victim| Read More 0
Pokémon Card Scammers Arrested By FBI – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-06-01T06:52:08-04:00June 1st, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, U.S. Department of Justice, USA|Tags: FBI, Fraud, Fraudsters Arrested, Pokémon, Scam, Scammers Arrested, Sports, Trading Cards| Read More 0
MasterCard opens European Cyber Resilience Centre in Belgium – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-31T03:18:18-04:00May 31st, 2024|Categories: • CYBERSECURITY, • CYBERWAR & CYBERWARFARE, 2024, Additional Authors, EUROPE, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Cyber Resilience, Cybersecurity, Mastercard| Read More 0