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The SCARS Institute Encyclopedia of Scams
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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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
*Hello MR. ---VICTIM REDACTED--- We have transferred the money to MISS ---VICTIM REDACTED--- ---VICTIM REDACTED--- through an international money transfer forum(IMTF)*
*She will have to pay for international transfer charges before the money can reflect to her account.*
*We will contact her soon so she can pay the charges to the IMTF to enable the, USD 10,000.00 to reflect to her account.*
*She will have to pay for international transfer charges before the money can reflect to her account.*
*We will contact her soon so she can pay the charges to the IMTF to enable the, USD 10,000.00 to reflect to her account.*
Messages from a scammer · 2020
My love here is my chance to tell the world how lucky I am to found an amazing like you.
All my life I felt like I was meant to be alone, as if my someone took a wrong turn over a bridge before i could meet them.
Then cam you. Suddenly my eyes went from clouded storms to small blue beacons.
I was so sad, and you took away all that pain just by smiling. I will do anything you ask , so long as you promise to never leave me. Without you my heart would seem empty and useless. I need you , I want you and I love you and will as long as I live and beyond.Tjank you for changing me, for making me the proudest woman alive to have you.
I love you ♥️ and that is what I know and written in my dictionary
All my life I felt like I was meant to be alone, as if my someone took a wrong turn over a bridge before i could meet them.
Then cam you. Suddenly my eyes went from clouded storms to small blue beacons.
I was so sad, and you took away all that pain just by smiling. I will do anything you ask , so long as you promise to never leave me. Without you my heart would seem empty and useless. I need you , I want you and I love you and will as long as I live and beyond.Tjank you for changing me, for making me the proudest woman alive to have you.
I love you ♥️ and that is what I know and written in my dictionary
Messages from a scammer · 2020
Regarding your question, due to the recent covid-19, every visitor who wish to visit Yokosuka Navy Base has to apply for a visitors membership permit.
You will have to write an email with your name stating that you want to visit Dr. Hansel Eric Yaser, the head of medical research team Yokosuka Navy Base.
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Can I pay you back when I withdraw cash in the bank during my vacation in October? Currently I don’t have cash here with me at the base as my feeding, clothing and accommodation was fully paid for as part of my contract agreement.
What do you think?
You will have to write an email with your name stating that you want to visit Dr. Hansel Eric Yaser, the head of medical research team Yokosuka Navy Base.
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Can I pay you back when I withdraw cash in the bank during my vacation in October? Currently I don’t have cash here with me at the base as my feeding, clothing and accommodation was fully paid for as part of my contract agreement.
What do you think?
A scammer’s profile text · 2020
Ele usa os textos e história da maioria dos golpistas, algumas coisas são diferentes,ele está usando foto pra esse perfil de outra pessoa.
Messages from a scammer · 2020
Golpista dizia que estava em Londres a trabalho para empresa Morgan Adavance Material London,que foi pra Dubai a trabalho pra essa empresa,mas como eu desmascarei ele nada do que ele me falou é verdade ele mesmo me falou que é da Nigéria quando me revelou seu rosto.Essas fotos são da pessoa que o Nigeriano está usando se passando por ele .
A scammer’s profile text · 2020
He charms and romances women and people from all over the country and world.
Messages from a scammer · 2020
This individual wanted money all the time and money sent to his mobile wallet and sent either thru Western Union or Ria. His stories he told was always inconsistent . Meaning he could not keep track of some of the stories he told me. We never met in person, and now he loves me . That seems very odd to fall in love with someone that you never met before. It seems like every time I speak with him , he is plagued with some medical problem or need medicine or it involves a family member. Sometimes he was against a live video chat especially when he was at the hospital as he claimed sometimes. Or he might say that his network is bad or his battery is low after he just charged it. Lies lies lies. Contradictory or vague statements about personal life or their past , but they want to know about yours. You ask to post a picture of them on your social media page and they are totally against i…
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This individual wanted money all the time and money sent to his mobile wallet and sent either thru Western Union or Ria. His stories he told was always inconsistent . Meaning he could not keep track of some of the stories he told me. We never met in person, and now he loves me . That seems very odd to fall in love with someone that you never met before. It seems like every time I speak with him , he is plagued with some medical problem or need medicine or it involves a family member. Sometimes he was against a live video chat especially when he was at the hospital as he claimed sometimes. Or he might say that his network is bad or his battery is low after he just charged it. Lies lies lies. Contradictory or vague statements about personal life or their past , but they want to know about yours. You ask to post a picture of them on your social media page and they are totally against it. Always asking for money and to assist him in getting a bank account. He says he is getting a large sum of money , but never see it, Also, I believe he uses stolen credit cards to buy things because one minute he is working and next he is not. I asked about his job , and there was no company in ghana by that name, Need money for large sums of money for business adventures and visa's and passports and knowing that he is not coming. He is just a scammer.
A scammer’s profile text · 2020
He has a connection request from LinkedIn. He's half-Spanish, half-American, 50 years old, with a 6-year-old daughter in Pennsylvania, USA, whose mother died of cancer three years ago. He himself is a cardiac surgeon, stationed in Yemen on assignment from the U.N. His contract ends in August, but in recent years, the civil unrest in Yemen has gotten worse, including attacks on clinics. When his contract ends, he plans to open his own clinic in San Diego.
Messages from a scammer · 2020
There's a lot of detail in WhatsApp, so it's not possible to copy and paste, but it's common to hear about his upbringing, his daughter's story, his wife's death, and the fact that he's in his 50s and wants to rebuild a new life, etc. WhatsApp communication begins on July 23. About three days before that.
On August 9, a clinic in Yemen was attacked and the United Nations ordered personal luggage to be sent back to their country. I thought it would be delivered by Fedex or some other means and was asked for my address and email address. They asked me for my address and email address. After that, they told me it would be delivered directly to Japan by a logistics agent in charge of the UN. The agent, a man named George Chow, was already on his way to Japan from Yemen via Istanbul. The suitcase was then said to have a check for $100 million, or $60,000.00, and George Chow was initially unaw…
On August 9, a clinic in Yemen was attacked and the United Nations ordered personal luggage to be sent back to their country. I thought it would be delivered by Fedex or some other means and was asked for my address and email address. They asked me for my address and email address. After that, they told me it would be delivered directly to Japan by a logistics agent in charge of the UN. The agent, a man named George Chow, was already on his way to Japan from Yemen via Istanbul. The suitcase was then said to have a check for $100 million, or $60,000.00, and George Chow was initially unaw…
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There's a lot of detail in WhatsApp, so it's not possible to copy and paste, but it's common to hear about his upbringing, his daughter's story, his wife's death, and the fact that he's in his 50s and wants to rebuild a new life, etc. WhatsApp communication begins on July 23. About three days before that.
On August 9, a clinic in Yemen was attacked and the United Nations ordered personal luggage to be sent back to their country. I thought it would be delivered by Fedex or some other means and was asked for my address and email address. They asked me for my address and email address. After that, they told me it would be delivered directly to Japan by a logistics agent in charge of the UN. The agent, a man named George Chow, was already on his way to Japan from Yemen via Istanbul. The suitcase was then said to have a check for $100 million, or $60,000.00, and George Chow was initially unaware of the large amount of money in the suitcase, and told George Chow that even if the luggage was going through the UN, it would cost $5,500.00 at Japanese customs and he only had $500.00 with him. Contacted by Mr. However, the next day George Chow informed me that when the Japanese inspector looked at Dr. Domingo Mayer's suitcase on the Xray, he found a large amount of cash in it, so he was told that he would have to pay a $650,000 customs duty on it. , asked to transfer the money to George Chow's company (two individuals) in Turkey. I sent the money to them.
Dr.Domingo Mayer had instructed George Chow to pay the remaining $3,000.00 when he delivered the suitcase to me.
George Chow had already arrived at Narita Airport in Japan, but he sent the money to Turkey on Saturday and Sunday, so he received confirmation that he had received the money and was waiting for the document from the Turkish company until the night of August 18. Concerns about Chow and Sousecase are still reaching WhatsApp right now, but I'm just getting the story together.
On August 9, a clinic in Yemen was attacked and the United Nations ordered personal luggage to be sent back to their country. I thought it would be delivered by Fedex or some other means and was asked for my address and email address. They asked me for my address and email address. After that, they told me it would be delivered directly to Japan by a logistics agent in charge of the UN. The agent, a man named George Chow, was already on his way to Japan from Yemen via Istanbul. The suitcase was then said to have a check for $100 million, or $60,000.00, and George Chow was initially unaware of the large amount of money in the suitcase, and told George Chow that even if the luggage was going through the UN, it would cost $5,500.00 at Japanese customs and he only had $500.00 with him. Contacted by Mr. However, the next day George Chow informed me that when the Japanese inspector looked at Dr. Domingo Mayer's suitcase on the Xray, he found a large amount of cash in it, so he was told that he would have to pay a $650,000 customs duty on it. , asked to transfer the money to George Chow's company (two individuals) in Turkey. I sent the money to them.
Dr.Domingo Mayer had instructed George Chow to pay the remaining $3,000.00 when he delivered the suitcase to me.
George Chow had already arrived at Narita Airport in Japan, but he sent the money to Turkey on Saturday and Sunday, so he received confirmation that he had received the money and was waiting for the document from the Turkish company until the night of August 18. Concerns about Chow and Sousecase are still reaching WhatsApp right now, but I'm just getting the story together.
Scam email · 2020
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