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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 · 2020

Dear ---VICTIM REDACTED---, Honey, you have changed my life completely. You're the one who makes me beautiful. You're the one who makes me strong. You're the one who makes me feel so important; you're everything to me. You show your love to me every day. I thank God that I have found a woman like you. Please forgive me for not giving you enough time to chat with me, but I promise I will make up for it once we are together. All that I can offer you is my heart and my world. I can offer you a family that will stick together through the good and the bad. I can offer you a family that will support each other every day. Honey, that's all I can give...I hope that’s what you want. I really wish that you were near me. I wish that I could just call your name when I needed you and that you would be there. However, knowing that you care and support me so much is enough for now, and if I can be your…
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Dear ---VICTIM REDACTED---, Honey, you have changed my life completely. You're the one who makes me beautiful. You're the one who makes me strong. You're the one who makes me feel so important; you're everything to me. You show your love to me every day. I thank God that I have found a woman like you. Please forgive me for not giving you enough time to chat with me, but I promise I will make up for it once we are together. All that I can offer you is my heart and my world. I can offer you a family that will stick together through the good and the bad. I can offer you a family that will support each other every day. Honey, that's all I can give...I hope that’s what you want. I really wish that you were near me. I wish that I could just call your name when I needed you and that you would be there. However, knowing that you care and support me so much is enough for now, and if I can be your hubby, then I would wait forever to be with you. Ti amo tesoro mio. You're the only one that I want. Love Always. Darren

A scammer’s profile text · 2020

I'm Morrison, from Stoke on Trent, UK, but I'm currently here in Russia on a project execution.
I was married, but my wife has been with God for over two years, I have a 20-year-old daughter who is now at university.
due to my busy schedule at work, so I often open this site at night when I'm back from work and recently signed up for this Badoo. But, don't worry, I think that later, we can exchange our personal contacts for a much better communication if we find ourselves interesting and compactable. I understand?
I work with the construction company Ferrovial Agroman in the UK and Ireland as a professional BIM engineer and also manage my private construction company based in London.

Messages from a scammer · 2020

I'm so pissed off because I am supposed to move to Philippines before the 23rd of this month due to my scheduled meeting with the ministry of works in Philippines on the 24th. But now, I don't see the possibility

Very sad, the judge tested positive for Covid19 and the rest of the court official has to go on self isolation for 14 days

It's okay, since you can't be patience with me, send me your account details so that I can return back your money you helped with when I overcome this my challenges, I know that I will definitely overcome. You must be very stupid for calling me a liar, you are just fond of calling me names, I can't take it anymore from you Good morning honey, she is a witch, she only succeeded in betraying me more, this was some family business we made long time ago when we were still married and running this account jointly, everything about this business belongs to me, c…
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I'm so pissed off because I am supposed to move to Philippines before the 23rd of this month due to my scheduled meeting with the ministry of works in Philippines on the 24th. But now, I don't see the possibility

Very sad, the judge tested positive for Covid19 and the rest of the court official has to go on self isolation for 14 days

It's okay, since you can't be patience with me, send me your account details so that I can return back your money you helped with when I overcome this my challenges, I know that I will definitely overcome. You must be very stupid for calling me a liar, you are just fond of calling me names, I can't take it anymore from you Good morning honey, she is a witch, she only succeeded in betraying me more, this was some family business we made long time ago when we were still married and running this account jointly, everything about this business belongs to me, can you imagine that this useless woman is making claims that I was supposed to pay her off before shutting down the business?

Scam email · 2020

chat with me in my email address ---REDACTED---
Let's video chat so I will prove my self to you

Scam email · 2020

You received a payment from David Ford. The money is pending and deposited in a PayPal escrow account. The payment will not reflect in your account balance until we receive the proof of shipment from you for confirmation and, once shipment is confirmed, the money will be in your available balance within a few minutes. This will help us continue to be a safer way to buy and sell.

A scammer’s profile text · 2020

Este sujeto, dice que trabaja en Afganistán es soldado, viudo con un hijo y es de ohio
Creo una compañía fictisia llamada golden way DELIVERY. SERVICES. L

Messages from a scammer · 2020

He dado a conocer mi punto. puedes pensar lo que quieras no voy a discutir contigo. adelante y deja que la gente te alimente con más historias. Lo que le digo ahora es asegurarse de que el equipaje se envíe de vuelta a mi cuenta. No hablaré más sobre esoTe dije que todo lo que hacemos aquí ha sido monitoreadoRecuerda que muy pronto recibirás mi dineroSi no confiaba en ti, no te enviaré el dineroSiempre debe saber que hemos recorrido un largo camino. Nunca te lastimaré. eso es una gran cantidad, tal vez por eso la gente piensa que no soy real. pero soy un hombre muy apasionado Te amo de verdad y ni siquiera pienso en nada de lo que hago por ti. te mereces lo mejor

A scammer’s profile text · 2020

Smile to anyone see first in the morning Health and Happness go hand in hand. working to. improve peples lives make me heel haqy!
Instagram.com/drrichadr

Messages from a scammer · 2020

Do you make those meal by yourself?
I would like to try your meal 😋

Messages from a scammer · 2020

And I wish I could be your woman I told you I don't need much money try and get me just 50$ so that I will get gas and come to you babe

Hey I told you is mistake
Yes I want to use it to get food when I am coming I don't want to ask you any more money
But If you can still get me 25$ I will just get gas I can still drive without eating
I promise just to prove my self to you if you trust me for last time babe

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