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Scams and Cryptocurrency Go Hand in Hand

Scams and Cryptocurrency go Hand in Hand By: Yaniv Hanoch, Associate Professor in Risk Management, University of Southampton; and Stacey Wood, Professor of Psychology, Scripps College Scams And Cryptocurrency Can Go Hand In Hand – Here’s How They Work And What To Watch Out For When one of our students told us they were going to drop out of college in August 2021, it wasn’t the first time we’d heard of someone ending their studies prematurely. What was new, though, was the reason. The student had become a victim of a cryptocurrency Read More ...

SCARS Editorial Team2023-09-26T21:16:56-04:00September 23rd, 2023|Categories: • CRIMINOLOGY, • ARTICLES & REPORTS, • SCAMS & FRAUD - CRIMES, 2023, From The Conversation, Stacey Wood, Yaniv Hanoch|Tags: Cryptocurrency, Pig Butchering Scam, Scams|

Mule Addresses

Mule Addresses By David Maimon, Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University and Saba Aslanzadeh, PhD Student in in Computer Science, Georgia State University What Are ‘Mule Addresses’? Criminologists Explain How Vacant Properties Serve As Depots For Illegal Online Purchases Online shopping isn’t just a convenient way to buy batteries, diapers, computers, and other stuff without going to a brick-and-mortar store. Many Americans also use the internet to quietly acquire illegal, fake, and stolen items. Guns, prescription drugs no doctor has ordered and checks are on this long list, Read More ...

SCARS Editorial Team2023-09-21T06:49:37-04:00September 21st, 2023|Categories: • CRIMINOLOGY, • ARTICLES & REPORTS, • SCAMS & FRAUD - CRIMES, 2023, From The Conversation|Tags: Black Market, Ecommerce Fraud, Mule Addresses, Package Mules, Parcel Mules|

FTC Victim Predators

Attn: Federal Trade Commission

There is a WAR going on against scam victims!

A war where for-profit companies are exploiting and deceiving the victims of scams and financial fraud!

WE ASK THE FTC TO STOP EXPLOITATION OF SCAM VICTIMS NOW!

This war is being led by predatory for-profit companies that want more of these desperate and panicked crime victims\' money or to lead them away from legitimate support!

These companies claim they can get the victim\'s money back or that they will investigate the crime and have the criminals arrested - neither they can do. The victim usually receives a document or two and nothing more for the thousands of dollars they pay in advance for these services. Services that within the United States these companies must be licensed as private investigators to even provide any crime investigations or money recovery services, yet almost all of these companies lack state licenses.

There are cryptocurrency tracing companies that use automated tools to generate a paper report and charging scam victims thousands of dollars in advance for this service! These victims are desperate for help and looking for answers, and instead of sending them to real victims\' assistance providers they are pulling them in and costing them more of the precious little money they have left! What the scammers do is bad enough, but these real companies are exploiting victims one more time!

We call on the Federal Trade Commission to begin exploring this exploitation of crime victims - specifically scam or financial fraud victims by private investigating, money recovery, and other for-profit companies service companies!

We believe that this falls under the Commission\'s authority to regulate deceptive trade practices.

This is despicable and deceptive trade practice that should be banned in the United States without proper state licensing and full and complete disclosure about what they can and cannot do. We also believe the companies and their principals operating without proper legal licenses now should be banned from these activities permanently.

Please do what YOU can to bring this to the attention of the FTC Chair and staff!

Thank you!

Vianey Goes and Tim McGuinness, Ph.D., Directors,
Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc.
A crime victims\' assistance & crime prevention nonprofit supporting scam victims worldwide for free!
contact@againstscams.org

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