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AnyScam™ Scam Search & Reporting

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.

Help Protect Others

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 Database Search

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.

A scammer’s profile text · 2022

Jonathan Marsh just a photo and his BIO says

God Fearing Patriot. Digital Soldier. WWG1WGA🇺🇲🌏
Bio

Messages from a scammer · 2022

- Yes we are on a special mission here in Yemen and I but right now we are not matter any moves you know we soldier's are been ordered like I told you earlier. -
*Yes we are on a special mission here in Yemen, but right now we are not making any moves you know we soldier's are been ordered like I told you earlier.

- Omg that's not me going around texting to people -

- Why would I want to pretend been someone else I'm proud of myself so I see no reason doing such
- Please help me report that account please I'm begging you -

A scammer’s profile text · 2022

I like to make Male friends.
Looking for friendship, online chat, a life partner, foreign contacts.
I am an extrovert person.
I am a yummy girl

Messages from a scammer · 2022

A
Alessandro Caleb
to me
Mar 31Details
Babe are you really gonna let my shipment go just like that? Can't we just have a normal conversation babe have you forgotten the promises we made to each other please accept me back on hangouts I sent an invite there so we can talk baby please if not for my sake for Sophia's sake babe😓😓😓😓 A
Alessandro Caleb
to me
Mar 31Details
Babe let's talk about that on Hangouts I'm sure there can be a way to solve this issues babe do you really want me to loose the package babe I know deep down within you , you don't want that babe please try to consider your decision babe I promise this will be the last favor you will be doing for me babe I promise to pay all I've caused you when I'm back home babe, I love you so much ---VICTIM REDACTED--- and remember I told you I'm not giving up on you and I'm not ever gonna loose hope on you my love

A scammer’s profile text · 2022

Davison Lucas
Sales Consultant Garden Reality LLC,Miami Florida

Davison Edelbert Lucas is a scammer, pretending looking for relationship on dating apps (Mingle2) and when we move chat to whatsapp and chat for weeks, he asked money at the end.

Messages from a scammer · 2022

[19:09, 11/04/2022] Scammer : I got a news from the agent in Philippines in regards to my fathers property there and he said there’s a serious buyer who wants to make a payment for the property, that my presence is urgently needed so that I can sign some documents
[19:09, 11/04/2022] Scammer : This means that I will be traveling down to Philippines on this weekend Saturday. I need to discuss that with my boss to know if he will grant me the request

[20:02, 11/04/2022] Scammer : Yes this weekend. I am supposed to start up my work vacation by next week, that’s why o want to ask my boss if he will approve this trip for me to start my vacation this week. My plan is that once I finished in that place, I will book another flight direct to your country to meet you

[15:45, 17/04/2022] Scammer : My beloved I have just arrived at Philippines now

[14:36, 18/04/2022] Scammer : My beloved, I have…
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[19:09, 11/04/2022] Scammer : I got a news from the agent in Philippines in regards to my fathers property there and he said there’s a serious buyer who wants to make a payment for the property, that my presence is urgently needed so that I can sign some documents
[19:09, 11/04/2022] Scammer : This means that I will be traveling down to Philippines on this weekend Saturday. I need to discuss that with my boss to know if he will grant me the request

[20:02, 11/04/2022] Scammer : Yes this weekend. I am supposed to start up my work vacation by next week, that’s why o want to ask my boss if he will approve this trip for me to start my vacation this week. My plan is that once I finished in that place, I will book another flight direct to your country to meet you

[15:45, 17/04/2022] Scammer : My beloved I have just arrived at Philippines now

[14:36, 18/04/2022] Scammer : My beloved, I have just returned from the tax office now. I had a very terrible day, I had a tax of $95,000 dollars to clear bcos I found out from the tax office that the solicitor has not been paying for the property taxes to the government for a long time now. Honestly my love, the solicitor is really a very wicked human being
[14:36, 18/04/2022] Scammer: I was able to deposit the sum of $70,000 dollars today including the deposit which the buyer deposited to me yesterday and the balance is remaining $25,000 dollars. The estimate price of the property $3.7million dollars
[14:36, 18/04/2022] Scammer : I have sent a message to my mom and my Boss back home for help, He promised to send some money across to me to enable me finish up my business here
[14:36, 18/04/2022] Scammer : My beloved please I need you also to lend me $2,000. I will pay you back once I arrive there on Saturday. I want to finish up everything here and buy my flight ticket on Friday to Indonesia. I need to make sure I round up everything to enable me leave here on time as planned

Scam email · 2022

Glad to meet you.
Surely you would like to meet me.

Im right here in North Dallas.

A scammer’s profile text · 2022

Providing in call,out call service. Send 5500 otherwise I will upload your pics all over internet.

Messages from a scammer · 2022

Scammer is fraudster and demand money from users on WhatsApp , threatening that if they don't transfer, they will expose them online on every platform.

Messages from a scammer · 2022

Dear KOPE6101597 users
Hello:
Your account received three overseas funds.
We have supervised and verified the first fund.
---REDACTED---, Taichung City, Taiwan Province Province
We have monitored and verified the second fund.
---REDACTED---, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Province Province
After we confirm the third fund, it is confirmed as
IP---REDACTED---, Taipei, Taiwan Province
Remit overseas funds into your account.
To protect your account security, we have frozen your account.
You need to upload your insurance card and 20% deposit to prove that it is your account.
We will inquire after receiving your insurance card and 20% deposit.
After the verification is successful, your funds will be returned to your payment account in the original way.
The inconvenience to you
Please also understand.

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