IF WE CAN HAVE A BANNER WARNING ABOUT SCAMMERS...SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS CAN TOO!
ALLIANCE TO COUNTER CRIMES ONLINE (ACCO)
Advocating Against Romance Scammers (AARS), is honored to be subject matter experts with the Alliance to Counter Crime Online (ACCO), which groups 35 NGOs, academics, and citizen investigators working to push organized crime off the internet. ACCO aims to reduce online crime's scale and reform the laws governing tech, providing a path to justice for folks harmed online. Working on subject matters such as the illegal wildlife trade, drug trafficking, romance scams, human trafficking and many others, ACCO prides itself in producing original research and maintaining a bipartisan approach to reform. Please visit ACCO’s website to learn more about the alliance and fight for platform safety.
Better Business Bureau Institute for Marketplace Trust
Advocating Against Romance Scammers is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Better Business Bureau Institute for Marketplace Trust.
Both organizations are committed to ensuring consumer safety and trust and share the objective of enhancing education and raising awareness about fraud. AARS has endorsed the Scam Tracker Tool offered by BBBI and showcases a link to the tool on under Resources and Tools.
This partnership signifies a significant step forward in our collective efforts to combat fraudulent activities and protect consumers.
Another excellent step for fraud awareness!
CHAINABUSE
Chainabuse and AARS have joined forces to better support victims when it comes to reporting crypto crimes, keeping their private information, well, private, and offering free informational services to those who have become victim of the malicious crime. According to Chainabuse they "are powered by TRM Labs, a blockchain intelligence company that builds data intelligence risk and compliance solutions to detect crypto fraud and financial crime in digital assets." Crypto scams are here to stay. We must do our part as a team to help deliver the best assistance we can.
CYBERA
Working towards a common goal, victim justice. Cybera work to help provide education and protect against cybercrime. By "swiftly aiding fraud and scam victims with global reporting" (Cybera) and possible crypto asset recovery, AARS felt working with Cybera would benefit both organizations. Offering education, awareness, and the tools to disrupt the financially driven cybercrime. The new scam sweeping the globe abuses the crypto industry, Pigbutchering. Cybera is aware and goal-oriented to help victims globally, as are we.
CYBERCRIME SUPPORT NETWORK (CSN)
Cybercrime Support Network (CSN) and Advocating Against Romance Scammers (AARS) have joined forces for the safety and security of platform users. CSN is a widely known non-profit organization that focuses on all divisions of online crimes and provides resources and tools to help defend against cybercrime. As mentioned on the cite of CSN, and as a public-private collaboration, "CSN supports individuals and small businesses through FightCybercrime.org, a resource database for those affected by cybercrime and online fraud, and ScamSpotter.org, a website to help identify scams and stop fraudsters." AARS looks forward to working with CSN to help bring greater education to all who seek information and assistance in the name of romance scams.
GLOBAL ANTI-SCAM ALLIANCE (GASA)
Advocating Against Romance Scammers has become supporting Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) members. GASA is provides "hands-on tools for consumers and law enforcement, facilitating knowledge sharing, organizing research, supporting the development of (legal) best practices, and offering training and education." We cannot make a change on our own, and GASA understands this fully. We will strive to bring forth the best assistance and education to every platform users globally...together!
IDENTITY THEFT RESOURCE CENTER (ITRC)
Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) and Advocating Against Romance Scammers have partnered to help give identity theft victims additional services one may need when becoming a victim of identity fraud. Romance scams have several victims; one is the innocent men and women whose photos and information have been stolen and used for financial gain. ITRC is a "non-profit organization established to minimize risk and mitigate the impact of identity compromise." An incredible tool ITRC offers in victim assistance is a live chat. A tool that can also be found on law enforcement sites also partnering with ITRC. We are excited to build this relationship!
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FINANCIAL CRIMES INVESTIGATORS (IAFCI)
AARS is proud to partner with the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI). Consumer awareness is a top priority for IAFCI. They provide information on mail fraud, cyber safety for adults and children, sextortion, identity theft and much more!
Training with certifications, conferences with training, and their own podcast that helps to share even more awareness and prevention than already being accomplished across their site are also all offered. AARS is excited to work on future projects and collaborations with this outstanding organization!
