Resources for Download
We have worked on a lot of great things over the years. These are resources exclusive to our organization. Scam prevention information PDFs, research, and reports with entities such as Meta, the parent organization of Facebook and Instagram.
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AARS-Made Tools For You
These tools are free, up to date, and yours for the taking!
They are used at conferences, by law enforcement, and fellow advocates! Help yourself and others!
Investment / Romance Scams
AKA Pig Butchering Scams. They are sophisticated, long-term cons in which scammers “fatten up” victims before the scam, or “butchering.”
The Romance AntiScam Guide 2024
A guide you can download and keep as a tool for yourself or share with loved ones. All underlined are links to more information!
Your Guide After a Scam
A guide you can download and keep as a tool for yourself or share with loved ones. All underlined are links to more information!
A Loved One's Guide on Romance Scams
A guide you can download and keep as a tool for yourself or share with loved ones. All underlined are links to more information!
Online Dating Scammer Alerts for Beginners
A guide you can download and keep as a tool for yourself or share with loved ones. All underlined are links to more information!
A Quick Checker to See if it's a Possible Romance Scam
2 or more of these red flags are indication of a potential romance scam.
A Quick Checker to See if it's a Possible Crypto Romance Fraud
2 or more of these red flags are indication of a possible crypto romanc fraud, also known as Pig Butchering Scam.
A Quick Checker to See if it's a Possible Sextortion Scam
2 or more of these red flags are indication of a potential sextortion scam.
Research and Reports on Platform Safety
The reports were conducted on behalf of every scam and identity theft victim on Social Media platforms. The goal was to make the big tech companies more aware of the wrongful activity on their site in hopes of coming together to help make their platforms safer. Every Facebook report was sent via postal mail with a return signed receipt to the CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg. The reports were also sent via postal mail to every Facebook Board of Directors during the time the reports were written. The team that we “work with” at Facebook was also sent a copy via email. Verbal acknowledgment from the CEO, COO, and Board of Directors of Facebook were never obtained.
The following top topics were addressed:
- Reporting of Fake Accounts on Facebook
- Reporting of Fake Accounts on Instagram
- Anti-Scam Groups
- Criminal Based Accounts (Yahoo Boys, Gee Guys, etc.)
- Building of Fake Accounts
- Ramifications of Cropping photos and Facial Recognition
- Facebook Community Standards
MV Report
Your Power, Our People, the Worlds’ Defense In More Ways Than One
Your Power, Our People, the Worlds’ Defense In More Ways Than One
Initial Report
August, 2017
Quarterly Reports
February, 2018
May, 2018
August 1, 2018
December, 2018
A Look at Reporting
Instagram Too? Initial Report
Tens of Thousands of Perpetrators Exposed on Facebook, and They are on Instagram Too?
February 2, 2021
Community Substandards
How Scammers utilize social media platforms as their “free office space.” Facebook and YouTube’s Community Standards: When do their own enforcers obey them?
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