What We Do
Scam Victims United aims to create a safe and supportive space for scam victims through education, recovery, and advocacy.
Inform
Educating the public and victims about common scam tactics, and provide practical tools for action and recovery.
Support Recovery
Guiding individuals through financial recovery by offering reporting resources and trusted help.
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Build Community
Creating a space where victims can share their stories, connect, and heal without blame or shame.
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Advocate for Change
Partner with officials and ethical businesses to push for tougher consumer protections and scam prevention.
ATM Scam
The FBI and police across the country are seeing people’s entire bank accounts drained in ATM scams…
Cashier’s Check
Most commen when you are selling something online – a used car, motorcycle, jewelry or even bred animals….
Dinner Party
In a Dinner Party scam you are typically invited to a private gathering, or party, by someone you know….
Our Story
We were selling my husband’s car (1961 Buick) and a man contacted us off of an ad we placed on the internet. He said that he was a car dealer and wanted to purchase it…
INTRODUCTION
ABOUT
Scam Victims United was formed after the founders, Shawn and Jeff Mosch, became victims of a Nigerian counterfeit cashier’s check scam. In their search for support, resources and assistance for victims of this crime, they found that there was no such assistance available.
Once the Mosch’s started sharing their story with others through the Internet and news media, they began to find other victims of this same scam across the country. The growing number of victims who wanted to share their stories that prompted the Mosch’s to create an online message group and a homepage to tell their story . In the first three months after the original homepage was created it had received over 12,000 hits, warned and saved over 300 people from becoming victims, and aided in stopping over two million dollars from going into the hands of the Nigerian counterfeiters. It has also aided victims in coping with this scam, and has assisted some in the recovery of a portion of the money that they lost.
Mission Statement
Scam Victims United offers support and resources to victims through message groups and networking with other victims. This provides for a safe environment in which they can share their stories with other who have been through the same experience without worry of blame or judgment.
Resources for reporting crimes and recovering monetary losses will be shared and added to the website as effective means are found.
We will also work with government officials towards our goal of tougher laws for consumer protection from these types of scams. We will also encourage legitimate businesses who are unknowingly being used by the people running these scams to assist us in warning people and finding ways to protect their customers.