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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.

Messages from a scammer · 2021

All info via text messages has been deleted from my phone. I have copies of the payments for the transactions.

A scammer’s profile text · 2021

There is just information the he is from thomasville Georgia and is divorced. I couldn’t copy from my cellphone.

Messages from a scammer · 2021

I broke my iPhone and have just from Skype but I’m doing that from my another cellphone and can’t copy the text. How can I send it later?

A scammer’s profile text · 2021

Scammer is a fake investment company who offer interest on deposit of money.

A scammer’s profile text · 2020

Golpe do whatsapp

Fuí vítima de mensagem falsa e golpe de pedido de dinheiro.
Clonaram o whatsapp de um amigo e me pediu dinheiro.
Acreditei, não retornei pra verificar a veracidade da mensagem.
Não façam como eu, não acreditem em ninguém, verifiquem antes.
Fica ai o presente de Natal.
A conta do golpista.
EDUARDO GOTTFRIED WERHMULLER
BANCO ITAU
AG 8428
CC 51927-4
Ou
NUBANK
Maikon da Silva Teixeira
AG 0001
CC ---REDACTED---
CPF ---REDACTED---

Messages from a scammer · 2020

On Tuesday ,23nd June 06, 2020 7: 23Am, Chevron Virginia ---REDACTED---> wrote:




Congratulation Mr Michael Monger,you have been awarded a contract in our company,The Virginia Chevron Inc Oil & Gas Exploration and Production, and you are to arrive to our plant by 25/06/2020 of confirmation of this email,for Contract Certificate and commencement of the project.


Project Number : Chevron Inc /INST/09/157
Project: Repair of damaged Virginia
Starting Date : 26/06/2020
Ending Date : 12/07/2020
Project Value : $21,000,000:00
Payment Method: 15% upfront payment and balance upon completion of the project. The %15 upfront payment will be paid with check,and to get the check you'll have to take the contract certificate to the accounting department when you arrive.Failure to commence the project at the given period would lead to the withdrawal and replace to another Freelance Engineer.


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On Tuesday ,23nd June 06, 2020 7: 23Am, Chevron Virginia ---REDACTED---> wrote:




Congratulation Mr Michael Monger,you have been awarded a contract in our company,The Virginia Chevron Inc Oil & Gas Exploration and Production, and you are to arrive to our plant by 25/06/2020 of confirmation of this email,for Contract Certificate and commencement of the project.


Project Number : Chevron Inc /INST/09/157
Project: Repair of damaged Virginia
Starting Date : 26/06/2020
Ending Date : 12/07/2020
Project Value : $21,000,000:00
Payment Method: 15% upfront payment and balance upon completion of the project. The %15 upfront payment will be paid with check,and to get the check you'll have to take the contract certificate to the accounting department when you arrive.Failure to commence the project at the given period would lead to the withdrawal and replace to another Freelance Engineer.


The Virginia government said Tuesday it had fined our firm in Virginia $86,000,000,00 for an oil leak that polluted groundwater in Virginia if not corrected.The government warned the fine could rise substantially if work doesn't commence on it soon.The 45-year-old, 117-kilometer (72.5-mile) underground pipeline,under the clean water act, one of the prohibited acts is discharging, injecting, or allowing to seep into the soil or sub-soil any substance in any form that would pollute the groundwater, Environment Minister Ramon Paje said. So you are to arrive in Virginia ,by 25/06/2020 and you are to meet with the Environment Minister Ramon Paje by 25/06/2020 to report and to submit the contract award certificate that you will be getting from our firm when you get to Virginia .


We congratulate you on your success.


Regards,
Shanlee Waggs
Chevron Virginia Inc
He then ran out of money couldn't finish job untill he had help. Then he couldn't get home because his pay check had not cleared. Then the bank need verification which they've been doing for the last six months

Scam email · 2020

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Gloria Weise
Attachments
3:41 AM (12 hours ago)
to me

Hello again. As I said in my first email, I cannot do this personally, because now I'm here in Billings, Montana, at the Air Force Base. The car is already at the eBay warehouse here in Billings along with all the paperwork and the transaction will be done through them.. I have arranged the agreement with eBay services, so my presence is not required. The delivery process will be managed by me. I think I can have him there at his home address in 2-3 business days. It will come with a clear title and adjustment and everything works perfectly. You will have 5 days to test and inspect the car before making any purchase. During that 5-day testing period, eBay keeps your money safe. I need to know if you are interested, so I can ask eBay to send you the details of this offer. If you are interested, please include yo…
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Gloria Weise
Attachments
3:41 AM (12 hours ago)
to me

Hello again. As I said in my first email, I cannot do this personally, because now I'm here in Billings, Montana, at the Air Force Base. The car is already at the eBay warehouse here in Billings along with all the paperwork and the transaction will be done through them.. I have arranged the agreement with eBay services, so my presence is not required. The delivery process will be managed by me. I think I can have him there at his home address in 2-3 business days. It will come with a clear title and adjustment and everything works perfectly. You will have 5 days to test and inspect the car before making any purchase. During that 5-day testing period, eBay keeps your money safe. I need to know if you are interested, so I can ask eBay to send you the details of this offer. If you are interested, please include your contact information (full name, delivery address and phone number) in your next email so we can start the process.

A scammer’s profile text · 2020

bg6619
Perseverance is my credo in life
54 year old man, 5' 10" (178cm)
Is Non Religious
Interested in Marriage

BASICS
Electrical Engineer
Widowed, I am serious and I want to find someone to marry, Seeking a woman, Dating

Master's Degree
Niagara falls, New York

ABOUT BG6619
I'm natural,easy going in life and meeting good friends.
Would love to know more about me?, be my nice friend here and i will tell you more about me.Thanks

Messages from a scammer · 2020

I'm Engineer Hassan,widowed from Niagara falls, New York.
I have a daughter and I'm currently in London now for a contract.
It will gladdens my heart knowing more about you here and meeting you in person.

Please I'm not often online here beauty.
Please can you add my number on whatsapp or send email to my email address below ok.
Cell phone .... + ---REDACTED--- Email address ... ---REDACTED---

Scam email · 2020

Hi ---VICTIM REDACTED---,
To stop receiving messages: Client #---REDACTED---
Click Here
This message will be marked as spam. Would you also like to stop receiving similar messages ? If so, you'll be taken to this link to unsubscribe.?

Click Here To Unsubscribe!.
Thank you,
---REDACTED---

AnyScam Scam Database Removal Request

If something listed in the AnyScam Database is yours and is listed in error, tell us here. We'll email you a link to confirm your request, then SCARS Institute staff review it.