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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.

Before you trust someone you met online, search for their phone number, email address, name, or profile link. You’ll see whether it has been reported to SCARS Institute, how often, and when. You can also read real messages that scammers have sent, with victims’ details removed, so you can learn to recognize their words before they reach you.

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If a scammer contacted you, report their profile link, email address, or phone number. SCARS Institute staff review every report before it appears in the database.

Please keep in mind that a listing is a report, not proof. Scammers steal real people’s names and photos, and phone numbers pass from one owner to the next, so an innocent person can appear here. If something listed here belongs to you and is listed in error, use the removal request form at the bottom of this page, and we’ll review it. And if nothing turns up in your search, that doesn’t mean someone is safe: scammers change their numbers, addresses, and names constantly.

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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

Will do another time because it's a lot. They've been also scamming from Russia on vacation. They'll message a lot making you believe they like you & care but they just want to make sure you giving them info on how to improve their online social media fame & getting those likes, thumbs up, and views in on their content. They'll act like they need help but they just want a free ride to the top of their music career. She's been duping famous djs into helping her all along without them knowing what kind of a person she truly is. She started her whole music career from the beginning on a lie by using people online such as my friend that just wanted to be in a and she took advantage of that, their money, their connections, and knowledge. She's made at times little racist things and comments about people's religion. She's been using her flight attendant personal free plane passes for …
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Will do another time because it's a lot. They've been also scamming from Russia on vacation. They'll message a lot making you believe they like you & care but they just want to make sure you giving them info on how to improve their online social media fame & getting those likes, thumbs up, and views in on their content. They'll act like they need help but they just want a free ride to the top of their music career. She's been duping famous djs into helping her all along without them knowing what kind of a person she truly is. She started her whole music career from the beginning on a lie by using people online such as my friend that just wanted to be in a and she took advantage of that, their money, their connections, and knowledge. She's made at times little racist things and comments about people's religion. She's been using her flight attendant personal free plane passes for her music business which she's not supposed to & if the airline found out she used it and has been using it for that purpose they would've already fired her or will. She's been sharing her passes with others as well and they've been using it for business not social personal. She comes from a lineage of family and friends that are relationship cheaters. She had the time and energy to diligently pull the scamming off for about a year before my friend asked her what's going on with this ever going anywhere & not just a continual talking cycle. She's awful, if she had the means to do that she must not even like her own ugly daily social life at all, which will only make bad music from her. Please don't promote her music.

A scammer’s profile text · 2022

Scammers on whatsapp. Specially from South East Asia most probably from China. The Web site I transferred my funds is Ccub. Pro
Ccub. Me

Messages from a scammer · 2022

I'll get the job done first, let me know when you're free and I'll talk about how cryptocurrency works

This is a crypto fund I am doing. Invest different funds, and get different income every day, as stable as a pension

You can earn more money so you can retire earlier. You'll have time to do more

I'm very happy today. I can share with you what I'm doing and it can also help you to some extent. At the same time, I also like sports. I'm glad I have time to do this.

Yes, I will slowly tell you the knowledge I have mastered, so that you can understand the principle and how to make money.

Yes, we are friends, I will help you as you help me, you give me a lot of help, I will work harder to help you, true friendship needs to cherish each other

I remember that you helped me first and gave me a lot of advice, so I will try my best to help you, I believe we will become better and better fri…
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I'll get the job done first, let me know when you're free and I'll talk about how cryptocurrency works

This is a crypto fund I am doing. Invest different funds, and get different income every day, as stable as a pension

You can earn more money so you can retire earlier. You'll have time to do more

I'm very happy today. I can share with you what I'm doing and it can also help you to some extent. At the same time, I also like sports. I'm glad I have time to do this.

Yes, I will slowly tell you the knowledge I have mastered, so that you can understand the principle and how to make money.

Yes, we are friends, I will help you as you help me, you give me a lot of help, I will work harder to help you, true friendship needs to cherish each other

I remember that you helped me first and gave me a lot of advice, so I will try my best to help you, I believe we will become better and better friends.

In fact, it is very simple. I have found a very stable way to make money. It is similar to depositing money in the bank, and I can get a fixed profit every day. Of course, the profit is related to the proportion of invested capital.

ok let me know when you have a problem, we are friends

Can you help me focus on where in London it would be more cost-effective to buy a house?

An apartment is fine. I live alone. If the house is too big, my budget may not be enough.

This is the fixed profit I get every day, about $1,200 a day, when I keep it up, I think I can buy a house

I always recommend to consider buying more when the price is low, it will be better to get nodes, it will change your life

When the subscription is over, we can sell it, and we can also sell it early in the internal transaction, so before that, try to have as many chips as possible

A scammer’s profile text · 2022

When I did an image search on google, I found a profile image of a person named Derrick Armstrong. (Linkedin.com)

Derrick Armstrong
Master's degree at The university of mississippi- ole miss
We are OIL TRADE official registered mandate company to a dependable oil refinery that sells D2, Diesel Gas Oil, Mazut, Jet Fuel, Jet A1, Crude Oil, Virgin D6, Bitumen, LNG and LPG. Please contact us should you or your buyer be in need of any of the above products. Our professional record in this field has gained us a spot in the oil and gas industry in Japan Federation

A scammer’s profile text · 2022

I’m Jardine’s april limuran will say & do anyone for money l love it boys

Messages from a scammer · 2022

I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Having you in my life is a constant reminder of how much I am blessed. I promise to constantly treat you better than you ever thought possible. You deserve to be happy and I will always make you happy. I want to always be present in your life, to be there to share your pains, sorrows, achievements, and joy with you. I want to be there to share your life with you and be your backbone and pillar of strength when you are weak. I want to thank you for letting me be a part of your world. Keep being as amazing as you are. Good morning, my love.
I wish that you and I could grow old together, love together, learn together, and laugh together, forever. I sincerely feel that between the two of us, we have the kind of feeling that some people never get a chance to experience.
I am sincerely interested in your Happiness and Well being. Whatever your…
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I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Having you in my life is a constant reminder of how much I am blessed. I promise to constantly treat you better than you ever thought possible. You deserve to be happy and I will always make you happy. I want to always be present in your life, to be there to share your pains, sorrows, achievements, and joy with you. I want to be there to share your life with you and be your backbone and pillar of strength when you are weak. I want to thank you for letting me be a part of your world. Keep being as amazing as you are. Good morning, my love.
I wish that you and I could grow old together, love together, learn together, and laugh together, forever. I sincerely feel that between the two of us, we have the kind of feeling that some people never get a chance to experience.
I am sincerely interested in your Happiness and Well being. Whatever your needs are, I will try to fulfill them and will bend in my values depending on the importance of your need. If you are Lonely & need me, I will Be there. If in that loneliness you need to talk I will listen. If you need to listen I will talk.
You're not his mom and you're ain't even planning to take his mom's place. You know I've had this conversation with him before about getting married again and he said he ain't got no problem with that as long as the woman accepts him too. Actually, that was last year. I don't know what's gon happen but I believe you'll make a great mom and I know we'll be a perfect couple. Normally it'll take time for him to accept everything but he'll get along with it slowly. when the time comes, I'll let him I've found the love of my life and I'll let you know his reaction.

A scammer’s profile text · 2022

Will say & do anyone for money, loves the train all over her face

Scam email · 2022

This scammer stole money from my bank account pretending to be from my bank saying my account had been hacked. He also stole some crypto off me.

His Ethereum address is:
0x6af6d8eCb9f8eB07cA9BfF0Be5c0e461fd5EAcE9

Messages from a scammer · 2022

When lf you don’t send me the money then l will post your nude pictures and videos online so everyone will see it l swear

Messages from a scammer · 2022

I was actually searching for an old friend of mine I guess I missed a number while trying to reach out to him
But I got caught up by your beauty
I really don't think there's a word for how beautiful you look in a dictionary
Well I'm from Cancun lol
But I grew up in Sacramento CA
I work as an information management technologist.
Aleppo Syria
Well am currently stationed here in Aleppo Syria for a peace keeping mission
I believe in God, I believe in miracles and I believe in angels, because it is a miracle that the Gods sent an angel like you in my life. If just feels like you’re angle from above 😇😍

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