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Twelve Years of Data

For more than twelve years, scam victims and volunteers reported the phone numbers, email addresses, names, and profiles that scammers used against them on AnyScam.com. That work now lives here, as the SCARS Institute AnyScam Database, rebuilt to make it easier to search, safer to use, and open to new reports.

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AnyScam Scam Stats

Phone numbers, by country

United States or Canada67.2%
Ghana6.2%
Nigeria5.8%
United Kingdom5.1%
Philippines1.4%
Malaysia1.1%
South Africa1.0%
Ivory Coast0.8%
India0.8%
France0.7%
All others9.9%

Profiles, by platform

Facebook95.6%
Instagram2.8%
Google+0.8%
Other website0.3%
X (Twitter)0.2%
LinkedIn0.1%
Telegram0.0%
TikTok0.0%
YouTube0.0%
OkCupid0.0%
All others0.1%

Profiles, by the kind of persona

Fake persona: a man46.4%
Fake persona: military18.5%
Fake persona: a woman15.5%
Fake profile13.9%
Real scammer profile3.6%
Real person: a man1.4%
Real person: a woman0.5%
Social media page0.3%
Social media group0.0%

Percentages of reports made to SCARS Institute. Where scammers said they were is often false; identified locations come from investigations.

AnyScam Scam Database Message Examples

Real messages sent by scammers, as reported to SCARS Institute. Victims' names and contact details are removed.

Messages from a scammer · 2022

Since I have blocked and reported this profile to Facebook I can’t copy messages here, but I can send screenshots

Messages from a scammer · 2022

Elmira Milachka ---REDACTED---
Hello my dear and my heart ----! Now I'm in Moscow and I found the Internet and I'm writing you a letter.I am very tired on the plane because of the noise, I feel really very bad at this moment.At this moment, I really want to be with you.---- now I have problems with obtaining a visa and with tears in my eyes, I am writing this letter to you.I have just returned from the Embassy and I have some bad news for us.I am not given a visa at the Embassy and ask me to confirm my financial situation.I was surprised when I heard about it and said that I don't know anything about it and I don't have that much money.I said that I was coming to you in Bulgaria and you would take care of everything there.But they said that since I am going to Bulgaria as a tourist on a tourist visa, I have to confirm my financial situation.Otherwise, I will not be given a visa. I was to…
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Elmira Milachka ---REDACTED---
Hello my dear and my heart ----! Now I'm in Moscow and I found the Internet and I'm writing you a letter.I am very tired on the plane because of the noise, I feel really very bad at this moment.At this moment, I really want to be with you.---- now I have problems with obtaining a visa and with tears in my eyes, I am writing this letter to you.I have just returned from the Embassy and I have some bad news for us.I am not given a visa at the Embassy and ask me to confirm my financial situation.I was surprised when I heard about it and said that I don't know anything about it and I don't have that much money.I said that I was coming to you in Bulgaria and you would take care of everything there.But they said that since I am going to Bulgaria as a tourist on a tourist visa, I have to confirm my financial situation.Otherwise, I will not be given a visa. I was told that this is a mandatory law for Russian tourists who travel to Bulgaria on a tourist visa.This is to make sure that tourists have the money to stay in another country. You understand?I need to confirm my financial situation at the Embassy and show there 2000 euros for 40 days of my trip.I was told that I need 50 euros per day. 40 days * 50 euros = 2000 euros.I was very sad when I heard that I would need so much money. I immediately went here to the Internet and write to you about it.---- please tell me what to do. I hope that we can come up with something, because now there is only one step left before our meeting.Please don't leave our dream, I'm here in Moscow and my heart is waiting for you and only you.My dear ----, I will only need money to declare and confirm at the Embassy.We will not lose money, and they will be with me. When I come to you in ------, I will be able to give you money at the airport. Do you understand?I just show them to the Embassy to pick up the visa. Please, if you can, help us to be together.When I come to you, I will immediately return this money. Elmira

Messages from a scammer · 2022

I just received a text message from Nancy Scott after a month and a half of blocking her from Skype. I honestly don't know how she got my phone number, but after I asked her to leave me alone, she threatened to post my nude photos saying, "I will post them all over social media and tag your name with your picture" and promised me I would "trend". I blocked her from my phone.
While I was still talking to Nancy Scott se asked for money numerous times, and there was even one time where she asked for my social security number. But I never gave her anything.
Nancy Scott is a very dangerous scammer.

Messages from a scammer · 2022

Hello my love ---VICTIM REDACTED---, ❤
Good morning to you my Prince, 😍I guess you are now already awake i am not sure, at this moment it is my lunch break and i already talked to my manager at work about the money that she told me i will know today and she said she can lend me about 7000 YUAN China money and i guess as i check on the Euros currency it is about 1000 Euros and also my family raised me about 7590 YUAN China money and in Euros it is 1100 and also i have my own money in my hands about 4100 YUAN China money in Euros it is about 600 total all i raised it is 2700 Euros all. My love, i am sorry i cannot get the whole money i am so sad, i don't know what to do, maybe you can try to ask a favor for your friend to help you to send the money to my Auntie maybe it will work. What do you think? I am sad i don't feel to work but it's needed for me. I really hope and i pray we can solve…
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Hello my love ---VICTIM REDACTED---, ❤
Good morning to you my Prince, 😍I guess you are now already awake i am not sure, at this moment it is my lunch break and i already talked to my manager at work about the money that she told me i will know today and she said she can lend me about 7000 YUAN China money and i guess as i check on the Euros currency it is about 1000 Euros and also my family raised me about 7590 YUAN China money and in Euros it is 1100 and also i have my own money in my hands about 4100 YUAN China money in Euros it is about 600 total all i raised it is 2700 Euros all. My love, i am sorry i cannot get the whole money i am so sad, i don't know what to do, maybe you can try to ask a favor for your friend to help you to send the money to my Auntie maybe it will work. What do you think? I am sad i don't feel to work but it's needed for me. I really hope and i pray we can solve this out the problem. I want you so much to be with you for the rest of my life..❤😢❤I need you my love ---VICTIM REDACTED---! ❤❤❤❤
I send you my kisses and hugs for today. 💋💋💋💋💋💋💋

Your Love,
Yanni


On Mon, 26 Sept 2022 at 09:37, ---VICTIM REDACTED--- wrote:
Hello my love ---VICTIM REDACTED---,❤Good morning to you, I know at this time you are already in bed sleeping like a baby. I just wanna greet you and to tell you how much I love you! ❤Today, it is morning here and it is my break time having a cup of coffee at this moment, later after lunch I will talk to my manager about how much she can lend me. And also my family, i felt nervous to know but i hope and i pray i can get the whole money that i need. So that I can travel there as soon as possible. I love you my Prince, I will message you later, okay! Sleep well, kisses and hugs.💋💋💋💋❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Your Always Love,
Yanni

Scam email · 2022

Efter den 3. uge med russisk aggression mod Ukraine forlod omkring 1/4 af den samlede befolkning i Ukraine deres hjem: omkring 6,5 millioner mennesker menes at være blevet fordrevet i Ukraine, og omkring 3,5 millioner flygtninge har forladt landets territorium.


Ifølge de seneste data fra EU flygtede det største antal ukrainere til skandinaviske lande.

På grund af disse oplysninger blev der oprettet en side, hvor du med det samme kan komme i kontakt og forbinde...


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A scammer’s profile text · 2022

She uses alias names like Ginny, Linna. Using a fake website ---LINK REDACTED---

Messages from a scammer · 2022

She claims her short term trading will help you gain money. She does help you make money on her website but then you can't withdraw your funds. Then she ask you for more money in order to withdraw your funds.

Scam email · 2022

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Messages from a scammer · 2022

I want you to understand that my love for you is real and true, below is a Letter from the loveliest part of my heart.
Good morning my sweet love. Here’s a letter from the loveliest part of me, with sincerity of heart and purpose, to let you know that you own my world. Yes, it’s true that every human has a soul of their own, but love contradicts that, by giving us soul mates. This is just a reminder that love has no boundaries. Many mountains can move, many oceans can dry, but my evergreen love for you will always flourish, because, you’re the only one in which I confide on in times of need, the only one I can trust my life to with no fear, the one that has always watched my back through tough times. Today, I wish to let you know that there’s nothing that can be enough to offer as a reward, other than my whole heart, saying to you with all sincerity that, ‘Our love shall never have an en…
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I want you to understand that my love for you is real and true, below is a Letter from the loveliest part of my heart.
Good morning my sweet love. Here’s a letter from the loveliest part of me, with sincerity of heart and purpose, to let you know that you own my world. Yes, it’s true that every human has a soul of their own, but love contradicts that, by giving us soul mates. This is just a reminder that love has no boundaries. Many mountains can move, many oceans can dry, but my evergreen love for you will always flourish, because, you’re the only one in which I confide on in times of need, the only one I can trust my life to with no fear, the one that has always watched my back through tough times. Today, I wish to let you know that there’s nothing that can be enough to offer as a reward, other than my whole heart, saying to you with all sincerity that, ‘Our love shall never have an end, even in the next world to come. There’s this thing that holds my heart down whenever I think about you, I would have called it love, but it’s more than just love, and Words lack a name for it. Indeed, I am glad that you are my own, and I am yours, true soul mates we shall always be to each other. In times of challenges, know that I am always here to lend a helping hand. In tough times, know that I will always have your back to protect. No matter how tough the situation gets, know that you will always have my shoulder to lean on. All these, because I love you from the very depth of my heart, and there’s nothing I can not do to always keep us together. With you, I feel happy that I have someone to call my very own, someone that has shown me what it means to be loved with all sincerity from the heart. In turn, I will prioritize your happiness in my life, as we go through life’s journey together, holding each other’s hands, with love as the sole connector of our bond.
MY HEART WILL NEVER STOP BREATHING FOR YOU AS I'LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU.
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A scammer’s profile text · 2022

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