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Uncle Scam is a cartoon character created by artist Ed Newmann.  

Ed illustrates political cartoons for the River Cities' Reader as an outlet for his persistent ability to see through the official legacy media narrative, and connect the proverbial dots regarding the hypocrisies and propaganda that is right in our faces every day, in this post truth era.

Uncle Sam is Uncle Scam's progenitor. 

Uncle Sam's progenitor may or may not have been Samuel Wilson of Troy, York. 

The term Uncle Sam is said to have been derived from a man named Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from Troy, New York, who supplied rations for the soldiers during the War of 1812. Samuel Wilson, who served in the American Revolution at the age of 15, was born in Massachusetts
The local newspaper soon picked up on the story, and Uncle Sam eventually gained widespread acceptance as the nickname for the U.S. federal government.
Though this is an endearing local story, there is doubt as to whether it is the actual source of the term. Uncle Sam is mentioned previous to the War of 1812 in the popular song “Yankee Doodle,” which appeared in 1775. The lyrics were based on a British lullaby and actually meant as a putdown of colonials.
In the late 1860s and 1870s, political cartoonist Thomas Nast began popularizing the image of Uncle Sam. Nast continued to evolve the image, eventually giving Sam the white beard and stars-and-stripes suit associated with the character today. He is also credited with creating the modern image of Santa Claus and coming up with the donkey as a symbol for the Democratic Party and the elephant as a symbol for the Republicans.

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