Online Support Organizations
Advocating Against Romance Scammers – This group is very active in advocacy and awareness work, and there are several resources listed on their site. They founded World Romance Scam Prevention Day (October 3 of every year). They also have many resources listed on their website: https://www.advocatingforu.com
The Cybercrime Support Network has support groups you can join and a great deal of resources as well: https://fightcybercrime.org
AARP has support groups, articles, videos, and a hotline: https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/about-fraud-watch-network/
Federal/United States Fraud Reporting and Information:
https://www.ic3.gov (this is the primary government website to report a scam)
https://www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety
FTC Fraud Report Website: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/
My resources, also available in some pages of this website:
My video series for survivors on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZJJ66OXQ1L9syBTSfl1CQNLkZEH7HEYH
The webpage on my main site: https://www.lifepathscounseling.com/emotional-support-fraud-scams/
Purchase the book, The Emotional Impact of Being Scammed and How to Recover
Online video courses for advocates, mental health professionals, finance professionals, law enforcement, family and friends: https://lifepaths-school-7a8b.thinkific.com/
Collaboration and Advocacy
I’ve interviewed on a few episodes of Scammer Stories Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/255162 (she also has a Facebook page titled “Scammer Stories”)
Excellent source of information on different kinds of scams: https://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com (Mr. Henderson also has a Facebook group with this name)
I was able to participate in a webinar for the first annual World Romance Scam Prevention Day on October 3, when a video is posted I will add it here, and for now, here is the website to read about it: https://protectingheartsday.com.
I’ve recently founded a 501c3 nonprofit organization, The Psychology of Fraud Victimization. You can find information about it at the website: https://www.fraudpsychology.org. I’m very excited to expand my ability to improve fraud victims’ access to mental health support. It is lacking right now in a very big way!