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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.

A scammer’s profile text · 2020

Se contactó por correo electrónico de la pagina latinamericancupid.com el perfil lo eliminó antes de contactarse conmigo y me pidió que también eliminara mi cuenta.

Messages from a scammer · 2020

---VICTIM REDACTED---
dom., 19 ene. 23:16
para mí

Hola querida,

Buen día desde Dallas, Texas, realmente agradezco que se haya tomado el tiempo para responder mis mensajes en Latinamericancupid.com, también lamento mi respuesta tardía, estuve en un viaje de negocios a Austria toda la semana pero ahora estoy de regreso en casa. No tienes idea de cuán feliz me hizo sentir tu mensaje ... Soy muy nuevo en el mundo de las citas en línea y apenas tengo una idea de cómo funciona, solo me estoy exponiendo y espero que resulte lo mejor ... Te voy a contar un poco sobre mí.

Comenzaré diciendo que tengo un Hijo, su nombre es Alexander. Lo llamo Alex la mayor parte del tiempo. Él tiene 13 años :) - honestamente, mi familia no es numerosa, perdí a mi esposa hace 4 años durante el parto, llevaba a nuestra hija que no lo hizo tan bien y realmente me afectó - tuve que recibir terapia porque en algún …
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---VICTIM REDACTED---
dom., 19 ene. 23:16
para mí

Hola querida,

Buen día desde Dallas, Texas, realmente agradezco que se haya tomado el tiempo para responder mis mensajes en Latinamericancupid.com, también lamento mi respuesta tardía, estuve en un viaje de negocios a Austria toda la semana pero ahora estoy de regreso en casa. No tienes idea de cuán feliz me hizo sentir tu mensaje ... Soy muy nuevo en el mundo de las citas en línea y apenas tengo una idea de cómo funciona, solo me estoy exponiendo y espero que resulte lo mejor ... Te voy a contar un poco sobre mí.

Comenzaré diciendo que tengo un Hijo, su nombre es Alexander. Lo llamo Alex la mayor parte del tiempo. Él tiene 13 años :) - honestamente, mi familia no es numerosa, perdí a mi esposa hace 4 años durante el parto, llevaba a nuestra hija que no lo hizo tan bien y realmente me afectó - tuve que recibir terapia porque en algún momento fue difícil avanzar ... Ella murió en mis brazos, Alex tenía solo 9 años en el momento de su muerte, él no lo tomó bien también, pero estoy feliz de que él esté feliz ahora y que estamos muy unidos, prácticamente somos la única familia que tenemos. Perdí a mis padres a una edad muy tierna, crecí en el orfanato donde conocí a mi esposa. Estuvimos juntos durante prácticamente todas nuestras vidas y fuimos todo lo que obtuvimos. Tengo 51 años

Desactivé mi cuenta en el sitio de citas debido a los constantes mensajes que recibí y, además, cuando encontré tu perfil, fui capturado y quería saber más sobre ti y esa fue la razón por la que te escribí, espero que podamos hacer Una relación estable fuera de esto, le aconsejo que también desactive su cuenta en Latinamericancupid.com, para que ambos podamos concentrarnos el uno en el otro, usted sabe que no nos estamos volviendo más jóvenes, será algo divertido pasar el resto de Nuestras vidas en amor, alegría y felicidad. Llegué al sitio de citas con la intención de encontrar a mi alma gemela y mi compañero d

Scam email · 2020

this is a scam that starts out with a mick jagger imposter telling you hes going to send you a royalty package....proceeds to ask you to go on google hangouts under mailto:---REDACTED--- then they want 500 to 700 usd to send the package with cds sighned guitars son and so forth so beware of Instagram google hangouts with mick jagger asking to speak to you and then the relentless emails from olivia Jefferson the sore manager then the freight company this is happening as I type please tell people to bewar they want you to deposit money in London bank called bts in peckham London under the name aime kanneh so they can rush you your package . thank you laura H

Scam email · 2020

Hello Mellissa,

How are you? I hope you are doing fine. Is nice meeting you on InterNations, and am sure knowing you more would be quite interesting. thanks for writing me here, i must say you have a nice heart and a good sense of humor. I will love to know more about you.

I have to be brief here , though you will get to know me more as things unfold, but firstly, am 55 years old From Montreal Canada, and currently working in Somalia. though i will be executing my contract and leave for home soon. I'm an optimistic person with a sense of humor, fairly easy-going and believe in positive minds. I'm a Medical Doctor by profession. am currently working with the UN. basically I am satisfied with my job. I'm also really good at finding my balance. I love pets,i am social and i enjoy spending time with friends and this are things I like to do. I like taking time for myself whether it is, clim…
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Hello Mellissa,

How are you? I hope you are doing fine. Is nice meeting you on InterNations, and am sure knowing you more would be quite interesting. thanks for writing me here, i must say you have a nice heart and a good sense of humor. I will love to know more about you.

I have to be brief here , though you will get to know me more as things unfold, but firstly, am 55 years old From Montreal Canada, and currently working in Somalia. though i will be executing my contract and leave for home soon. I'm an optimistic person with a sense of humor, fairly easy-going and believe in positive minds. I'm a Medical Doctor by profession. am currently working with the UN. basically I am satisfied with my job. I'm also really good at finding my balance. I love pets,i am social and i enjoy spending time with friends and this are things I like to do. I like taking time for myself whether it is, climbing mountains. I hike regularly....I enjoy it and it's a great way to keep in shape. I also enjoy tennis, and gym workouts, play Golf regularly and like going to the beach, I'm open to learning new things that I haven't tried before, the first things people usually notice about me is my easy smile.

I want to have fun and enjoy life. I love to laugh and love making others laugh too. Laughter makes me feel joyful, and has been my driving force out here,. I feel at ease when communication is there. I enjoy the stimulation of an intelligent conversation or the comfort and peace of just quietly sitting side by side with someone i cherish. A light touch, a warm hug, a look that is understood. I would like to feel the comfort of knowing that I'm safe when am with her. I would also like to find a like-minded person where we can participate in activities together and encourage each other to pursue our interests as well. oh sorry if am going too deep, you must know, am an open minded person.

I consider myself to be a fairly honest and truthful person and expect the same in return; I believe that time spent apart helps keep things fresh in a relationship and makes the time we do spend together even better, just my thoughts. I have no kids with my late wife. my favorite colors are red,green, pink and white, i also like bright and lovely colors. i like pizza, seafood also. I won’t say i have a favorite food, i just like good meal and i don’t really select. i like going to the beach to relax. Tell me, what do you do on your free time? Whats your favorite colors and meal? i love cooking maybe one day when we meet i can prepare your favorite am sure you like it lol. well it will be lovely what do you think?

I'm hoping that i will find the one who will be my best friend, my confidant, am always positive on that. Trust and honesty, communication are traits that are very important to me. I do like attention but am quite happy by myself too, little things mean a lot to me. Please try to get Hangouts from you play store on your mobile or computer. We can get to use it to talk more often apart from sending mails. Well, I hope that this lets you know a little about me while we look forward to keep writing each other to get more acquainted, would be waiting patiently to hear from you soon.

I have attached photo of myself. Will be delighted knowing your thoughts.Have a good time Millissa.

Lovely Regards,
Russell.

A scammer’s profile text · 2020

Refere ser de Chicago, que nasceu no Brasil e vive nos EUA desde os 5 anos, ser médico urologista e clinico, separado há 5 anos e com um filgo de 12 anos que estuda na escola milotar dos EUA, diz estar no Irã que foi enviado para cuidar do exército americano e que a missão acaba em 2 meses, que não pode usar câmera nem fazer ligações devido a guerra, enviou um monte de fotos e diz ter nascido em 25/12/1969
Disse que tinha uma filha na Africa e que precisava de ajuda, pq onde estava não tinha como movimentar as contas bancárias, foi onde matei a charada

A scammer’s profile text · 2020

Me alegra que hayas respondido a mi mensaje, nunca pensé que volverías a escribir. Sé que no nos hemos conocido. Vivo en Chicago. Espero saber más sobre ti. Soy alguien que ama la naturaleza. La biología fue mi materia favorita. cuando estaba en la escuela secundaria. Me encanta ir a la playa, hago dibujos durante mi tiempo libre. Nací en Chicago, Illinois. mi padre y mi madre son daneses. Soy una persona muy optimista, estoy llena de vida y una persona muy divertida que a veces podía hacer bromas, también disfruto viendo fútbol, soy fanático del Manchester United, no fumo, y bebo raramente, me gusta el champán. Disfruto de sentarme en mi sofá y ver películas de terror, aunque cuando estoy solo, deseo que me escribas sobre ti también, porque a través de esto significa que podemos crecer más cariñosos . Quiero tener una buena comunicación contigo, porque está a solo un boleto de avión. Es…
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Me alegra que hayas respondido a mi mensaje, nunca pensé que volverías a escribir. Sé que no nos hemos conocido. Vivo en Chicago. Espero saber más sobre ti. Soy alguien que ama la naturaleza. La biología fue mi materia favorita. cuando estaba en la escuela secundaria. Me encanta ir a la playa, hago dibujos durante mi tiempo libre. Nací en Chicago, Illinois. mi padre y mi madre son daneses. Soy una persona muy optimista, estoy llena de vida y una persona muy divertida que a veces podía hacer bromas, también disfruto viendo fútbol, soy fanático del Manchester United, no fumo, y bebo raramente, me gusta el champán. Disfruto de sentarme en mi sofá y ver películas de terror, aunque cuando estoy solo, deseo que me escribas sobre ti también, porque a través de esto significa que podemos crecer más cariñosos . Quiero tener una buena comunicación contigo, porque está a solo un boleto de avión. Espero no haberte aburrido con mi mensaje jajaja, por favor escríbeme si te he impresionado.

Messages from a scammer · 2020

Mi amor Ahora para que veas lo serio que soy, quiero que busques una casa portátil agradable / buena que podamos comprar, y me gustaría que tengamos una buena inversión en tu país, estoy listo para invertir grandes cantidades de dinero para que cuides la inversión que haré en tu país porque tengo un plan para estar de vacaciones durante un año después de mi deber, porque me estoy retirando de mi trabajo, así que necesito descansar en tu país, mi hermoso ángel Nuevamente tengo otros planes, pero déjame tener información sobre cuánto nos puede costar una casa en una zona buena y tranquila. Después de eso te dejaré saber otras cosas,
también sobre algo de dinero que te enviaré por ello. Por favor sea rápido al respecto.
cariño, permíteme aclararte, en el próximo mes, mi deber en Myanmar terminará y vendré a conocerte, a verte y visitarte en tu país antes de volver a América. Es en ese momen…
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Mi amor Ahora para que veas lo serio que soy, quiero que busques una casa portátil agradable / buena que podamos comprar, y me gustaría que tengamos una buena inversión en tu país, estoy listo para invertir grandes cantidades de dinero para que cuides la inversión que haré en tu país porque tengo un plan para estar de vacaciones durante un año después de mi deber, porque me estoy retirando de mi trabajo, así que necesito descansar en tu país, mi hermoso ángel Nuevamente tengo otros planes, pero déjame tener información sobre cuánto nos puede costar una casa en una zona buena y tranquila. Después de eso te dejaré saber otras cosas,
también sobre algo de dinero que te enviaré por ello. Por favor sea rápido al respecto.
cariño, permíteme aclararte, en el próximo mes, mi deber en Myanmar terminará y vendré a conocerte, a verte y visitarte en tu país antes de volver a América. Es en ese momento que yo vendrá por ti, solo este mes.

A scammer’s profile text · 2020

Phillip 50 years old

I’m fully ready to go into a relationship and see how it goes. I’m not interested in ONS or hook ups.

Messages from a scammer · 2020

Here is some message WhatsApp communication.

“ now as we speak Joyce is on oxygen in a very critical situation which might cost her life.... The doctor said they need advance payment of the sum of 800$ so that they can give her full medical... that she will have to undergo blood transmission because she's shut of blood

Honey I'm really confused and don't know what to do because my daughter's life is at stake 😢 The problem now is that the money I had in my account was already budgeted for my on going contract here I used all the money to buy my necessary tool need to get the job done.....

Honey please I really need your help on this.. I want you to help me with a little loan of 800$ so that I can add it to the one I have here to save the life of my daughter 😢😢“

Messages from a scammer · 2020

I am Japanese
You can replace LINE on
Instagram.
After that, while I was interacting several times, I developed a love story
I was asked to send me my address because I send my daughter a Valentine present
I was told to pay because I put customs fees on that package
After that, I was told several times to track the package and the homepage of the shipping company was sent and I was told that I could understand the details with LINE registration, so I registered with LINE and started exchange
And I was told that it was possible to receive the luggage if I paid ¥ 330 440 in customs fee Japanese yen, so I was crazy, so when I asked various things such as the company address, there was no reply at the end
James, on the other hand, has requested several times to pay the commission and receive the package early
At first I denied that it was a romance scam, but the word gradually got rougher
A…
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I am Japanese
You can replace LINE on
Instagram.
After that, while I was interacting several times, I developed a love story
I was asked to send me my address because I send my daughter a Valentine present
I was told to pay because I put customs fees on that package
After that, I was told several times to track the package and the homepage of the shipping company was sent and I was told that I could understand the details with LINE registration, so I registered with LINE and started exchange
And I was told that it was possible to receive the luggage if I paid ¥ 330 440 in customs fee Japanese yen, so I was crazy, so when I asked various things such as the company address, there was no reply at the end
James, on the other hand, has requested several times to pay the commission and receive the package early
At first I denied that it was a romance scam, but the word gradually got rougher
And finally, I have claimed that I was deceived only by using a shipping company by referring a friend
I did not pay the money so I was spared but the damage was very shocking and frustrating
I told him
I don't want the next victim
God is watching
And I want you to stop doing that and be happy

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