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
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
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
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
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
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
Mariko Takeuchi – Romance Scam Victim Became An Unwitting Drug Mule – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-30T09:42:39-04:00May 30th, 2024|Categories: • VICTIM'S STORY, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2024, JAPAN, MALAYSIA, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Dug Mule, Japan, Mariko Takeuchi, Scam Victim, Victim's Story| Read More 0
Europol’s Operation ENDGAME Strikes At Heart Of Cybercrime’s Botnet Universe – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-30T06:27:35-04:00May 30th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, EUROPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, WORLDWIDE|Tags: Botnets, Cybercrime, Cybercriminals, EUROPOL, Law Enforcement, Operation Endgame| Read More 0
911 S5 Botnet Dismantled – Another Major Botnet Taken Down By Law Enforcement – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-29T15:36:42-04:00May 29th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, U.S. Department of Justice|Tags: 911 S5 Botnet, Botnet, Criminal Justice, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement| Read More 0
Global Law Enforcement Collaboration Takes Down ‘LabHost’ Phishing-As-A-Service Platform – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-05-02T19:37:16-04:00May 2nd, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2024, EUROPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, UK Government, WORLDWIDE|Tags: LabHost, Law Enforcement, Phishing Scams, Phishing-As-A-Service Platform, Scammers Arrested| Read More 0
The Tragic Story Of Laura Kowal – A Romance Scam Victim Who Died Possibly At The Hands Of The Ghana/Nigerian Scammers – 2024 – [Videos] SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-29T04:51:32-04:00April 28th, 2024|Categories: • VICTIM'S STORY, 2024, Additional Authors, GHANA, NEWS, NIGERIA, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Ghana Scammers, Laura Kowal, Money Mule, Nigerian Scammers, Relationship Scam, Romance Scam, Romance Scammer, Scam Victim, Scammers, Victim Who Died| Read More 2
Unbelievable Story Of A U.S. Military Soldier Sanda G. Frimpong Involved In A Romance Scam Gang – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-23T13:24:16-04:00April 23rd, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, GHANA, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Fake Soldier, Military Impersonation Scam, Real Soldier, Romance Scam, Sanda G. Frimpong| Read More 0
Meta Platforms (Facebook & Instagram) Caught Lying About The Number of Real Users To Advertisers 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-04-08T17:16:16-04:00April 8th, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, NEWS, Reuters, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: Advertisers, Class Action, Facebook, Fake Profiles, Fake Users, Fraud, Instagram, Lawsuit, Meta Platforms| Read More 0
7 Chinese Hackers Indicted In U.S. Court For Cybercrime – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-31T19:50:34-04:00March 31st, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, CHINA (PRC), NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, U.S. Department of Justice, USA|Tags: Chinese Cybercriminals, Chinese Hackers, Cybercrime, Indicted| Read More 0
UK Engaged In Massive Crackdown on Fraud – Over 400 Arrests – 2024 [VIDEO] SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-31T11:43:32-04:00March 31st, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, UK, UK Government, VIDEO / AUDIO|Tags: Arrests, Fraud, Law Enforcement, London Police, National Crime Agency, Seizures, UK| Read More 0
Cambodia’s Struggle Against Scam Slavery Scams: A Year After Crackdown, Scams Persist – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-19T04:32:24-04:00March 19th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, Additional Authors, CAMBODIA, MYANMAR, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, SOUTHEAST ASIA|Tags: Cambodia, Chinese Scam Gangs, Human Trafficking, Scam Slavery, Slave Scam Centers, Southeast Asia| Read More 0
UK Money Mules New Plan Of Action To Disrupt Organized Crime – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-03-03T00:58:37-05:00March 3rd, 2024|Categories: • GOVERNMENT / REGULATORY, 2024, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, UK, UK Government|Tags: Government, Money Mules, Organized Crime, Plan of Action, UK| Read More 0
EUROPOL Action Against European Money Laundering Operations – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-28T16:33:42-05:00February 28th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2024, EUROPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: EUROPOL, Money Laundering, Organized Crime| Read More 0
Mona Faiz Montrage ‘Hajia4Reall’ – A Ghana Influencer Pleads Guilty In U.S. Court To Romance Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-24T10:10:28-05:00February 24th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, GHANA, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Ghana Influencer, Hajia4Reall, Mona Faiz Montrage| Read More 0
LockBit Ransomware Shut Down By Combined Global Law Enforcement – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-21T22:12:44-05:00February 21st, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, EUROPOL, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, U.S. Department of Justice, WORLDWIDE|Tags: EUROPOL, FBI, Law Enforcement, LockBit, NCA, Operation Chronos, Ransomware| Read More 0
North Korea Hackers are Using AI (Artificial Intelligence) for Scams – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-21T17:49:26-05:00February 21st, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, NEWS, NORTH KOREA, SCARS Institute Editorial Team|Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Cybercrime, Hackers, North Korea, Scams| Read More 0
A Fake Social Media Scam But A Real Murder For Hire Plot In Alaska – 2024 SCARS Editorial Team2024-02-16T18:27:37-05:00February 16th, 2024|Categories: • CRIMES & CRIMINALS, 2024, Additional Authors, NEWS, SCARS Institute Editorial Team, USA|Tags: Cynthia Hoffman, Fake Profiles, Murder for Hire| Read More 0
