SCARS Interview with Elina Juusola, a scam survivor, author and international advocate, Dr. Tim McGuinness and Debby Montgomery Johnson, Directors of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams (SCARS.) Beware and Be Aware and find the power of telling your story. Both Elina and Debby were victims of relationship scams and decided to NOT let the scam define them. The stories are similar, as most of them are, and their reactions to knowing WHY things happened turned them into advocates to educate.