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Family Takes Legal Action Against Banks After Navy Veteran Loses $3.6 Million in Wire Fraud Scheme

Family Takes Legal Action Against Banks After Navy Veteran Loses $3.6 Million in Wire Fraud Scheme By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc., portions NBC Family Files Lawsuit Against Banks After Veteran Loses $3.6 Million in Wire Fraud Scheme The family of a veteran who fell victim to a devastating wire fraud scheme has taken legal action against multiple banks involved. A Navy veteran’s family is pursuing legal action against banks and credit unions in Virginia, claiming they should have taken stronger measures Read More ...

SCARS Editorial Team2023-07-11T17:43:55-04:00July 11th, 2023|Categories: • VICTIMS & VICTIMOLOGY, • NEWS, • SCAMS & FRAUD - CRIMES, • VICTIM ADVOCACY, • VICTIM STORY, 2023|Tags: Bank Wire Fraud, Banks Failed, Law Suit, Legal Action, Scam Victim, Thailand, Wire Transfers|

In Japan – Secondary Victimization by Law Firms

In Japan – Secondary Victimization by Law Firms By Rika Takebe, Vice Director, NPO Charms – a Janaese Nonprofit Supporting Japanese Scam Victims [on Facebook] In Japan, Law Firms “Specialized In The Romance Scams / Money Recovery” Come To The Top Of Search In Japan, if you search “romance scams” (国際ロマンス詐欺) on Google in the Japanese language, the law offices claim to be specialized in online romance scams come to the top of the search. These law offices say they have successfully recovered the loss for the online romance scam victims. This is Read More ...

SCARS Editorial Team2023-07-10T15:14:39-04:00July 10th, 2023|Categories: • VICTIMS & VICTIMOLOGY, • ARTICLES & REPORTS, • VICTIM ADVOCACY, 2023|Tags: Japan, Law Firms, Law Offices, Money Recovery, NPO Charms, Rika Takebe, Secondary Victimization|

Stalking Law Gutted By The U.S. Supreme Court

Stalking Law Gutted By The U.S. Supreme Court By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Stalking Is Free Speech? Supreme Court guts protections for cyberstalking victims! Critics say the 7-2 decision will protect those stalking who are merely delusional about the consequences of their actions. Stalking law was gutted by the Supreme Court when it ruled on Tuesday, June 27th, 2023, that in order to find someone guilty of making a “true threat” courts must first determine that the person recklessly disregarded the fact that their words Read More ...

SCARS Editorial Team2023-07-04T13:30:30-04:00June 27th, 2023|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • NEWS, • VICTIM ADVOCACY, ♠ REGULATORY/LEGAL ACTIONS, 2023|Tags: Cyberstalking, First Amendment, Free Speech, Stalkers, Stalking, Supreme Court|

A Scam Victims Petition To The Federal Trade Commission To Stop Money Recovery Services

SCARS Petition: FTC – Victims Predators Please Help All Scam Victims! Please help all scam victims by petitioning the United States Federal Trade Commission to end predatory practices by companies preying on scam victims by claiming they can trace & recover scam victims’ money or perform investigations to track down and arrest scammers/fraudsters/criminals. Read More …

SCARS Editorial Team2023-07-04T13:31:46-04:00June 24th, 2023|Categories: • GOVERNMENT/REGULATORY, • PETITIONS, • SCAM/FRAUD VICTIMS, • VICTIM ADVOCACY, • VICTIMS & VICTIMOLOGY, ♠ REGULATORY/LEGAL ACTIONS, 2023, ACTIVE PETITION|Tags: Crime Victims, Deceptive Trade Practices, Federal Trade Commission, Fraud Victims, FTC, Investigators, Money Recovery, Scam Victims|

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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