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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.
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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
" Why that picture what you mean with send that? " the picture i make tis question is a car who his send to me
here his answer to that:
" I just bought the car
For you " he said and he go on " What do you say bout the car" i ask him : " Do you already make contact with any agent of transportation? To Know details? All that thinghs " he reply me : "Yes he said it’s going cost us €2,500" My words then : " I don't go pay that money i advice you. What going on here?do that send the car for your adress in Leeds. Well is you who buy the car ." After i said : "Do you want cheated me..." He answer : "You should know I’m not poor to be doing that kind of thing you think to a woman like you
I’m a secret security officer here and you want me to reveal my face,call you and some stuff like that" after some words he write : "What if something go wrong with me here And I need your help is that how y…
here his answer to that:
" I just bought the car
For you " he said and he go on " What do you say bout the car" i ask him : " Do you already make contact with any agent of transportation? To Know details? All that thinghs " he reply me : "Yes he said it’s going cost us €2,500" My words then : " I don't go pay that money i advice you. What going on here?do that send the car for your adress in Leeds. Well is you who buy the car ." After i said : "Do you want cheated me..." He answer : "You should know I’m not poor to be doing that kind of thing you think to a woman like you
I’m a secret security officer here and you want me to reveal my face,call you and some stuff like that" after some words he write : "What if something go wrong with me here And I need your help is that how y…
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" Why that picture what you mean with send that? " the picture i make tis question is a car who his send to me
here his answer to that:
" I just bought the car
For you " he said and he go on " What do you say bout the car" i ask him : " Do you already make contact with any agent of transportation? To Know details? All that thinghs " he reply me : "Yes he said it’s going cost us €2,500" My words then : " I don't go pay that money i advice you. What going on here?do that send the car for your adress in Leeds. Well is you who buy the car ." After i said : "Do you want cheated me..." He answer : "You should know I’m not poor to be doing that kind of thing you think to a woman like you
I’m a secret security officer here and you want me to reveal my face,call you and some stuff like that" after some words he write : "What if something go wrong with me here And I need your help is that how you’re going to me down and insult me"
here his answer to that:
" I just bought the car
For you " he said and he go on " What do you say bout the car" i ask him : " Do you already make contact with any agent of transportation? To Know details? All that thinghs " he reply me : "Yes he said it’s going cost us €2,500" My words then : " I don't go pay that money i advice you. What going on here?do that send the car for your adress in Leeds. Well is you who buy the car ." After i said : "Do you want cheated me..." He answer : "You should know I’m not poor to be doing that kind of thing you think to a woman like you
I’m a secret security officer here and you want me to reveal my face,call you and some stuff like that" after some words he write : "What if something go wrong with me here And I need your help is that how you’re going to me down and insult me"
Messages from a scammer · 2020
He have is account at the instragam
johnhelm045 with 25 publications - 15 folowing him and 36 to follow.
He delete me from here but i can see he have is account activ trought out an account of a friend of mine.
And if we put at the google- johnhelm045 - appears two of the pictures of this man.
i would like to have your information about this "pretend" man if you please.
Thank you
johnhelm045 with 25 publications - 15 folowing him and 36 to follow.
He delete me from here but i can see he have is account activ trought out an account of a friend of mine.
And if we put at the google- johnhelm045 - appears two of the pictures of this man.
i would like to have your information about this "pretend" man if you please.
Thank you
Messages from a scammer · 2020
You will get your western union tracking number today If you get the $50 bucks card $3050 with western union Get the $50 bucks and all of this Will end
Scam email · 2020
Oil rig scammer. Finds people on words with friends has been using Vic Sayegh's photo for years. Proposes marriage, etc.
Messages from a scammer · 2020
---REDACTED---, 18:35 - Lucas Alexandru: I need your help
---REDACTED---, 18:35 - Lucas Alexandru: I need to pay for the shipping of my equipment
---REDACTED---, 18:36 - Lucas Alexandru: But right here I don’t have money and I want to stand and receive my box for me which I deposited in a courier company with at Dubai so that you can send me money when you recieve my box
---REDACTED---, 18:37 - Lucas Alexandru: This my box I deposited in a courier company
---REDACTED---, 18:37 - Lucas Alexandru: ‎IMG----REDACTED----WA0000.jpg (załączony plik)
---REDACTED---, 18:38 - Lucas Alexandru: ‎IMG----REDACTED----WA0001.jpg (załączony plik)
---REDACTED---, 18:50 - Ona: I don't understand what you want me to do
---REDACTED---, 18:52 - Lucas Alexandru: What do you mean
---REDACTED---, 18:54 - Lucas Alexandru: I want you to contact courier company and seek for the delivery of my box to you
---REDACTED…
---REDACTED---, 18:35 - Lucas Alexandru: I need to pay for the shipping of my equipment
---REDACTED---, 18:36 - Lucas Alexandru: But right here I don’t have money and I want to stand and receive my box for me which I deposited in a courier company with at Dubai so that you can send me money when you recieve my box
---REDACTED---, 18:37 - Lucas Alexandru: This my box I deposited in a courier company
---REDACTED---, 18:37 - Lucas Alexandru: ‎IMG----REDACTED----WA0000.jpg (załączony plik)
---REDACTED---, 18:38 - Lucas Alexandru: ‎IMG----REDACTED----WA0001.jpg (załączony plik)
---REDACTED---, 18:50 - Ona: I don't understand what you want me to do
---REDACTED---, 18:52 - Lucas Alexandru: What do you mean
---REDACTED---, 18:54 - Lucas Alexandru: I want you to contact courier company and seek for the delivery of my box to you
---REDACTED…
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---REDACTED---, 18:35 - Lucas Alexandru: I need your help
---REDACTED---, 18:35 - Lucas Alexandru: I need to pay for the shipping of my equipment
---REDACTED---, 18:36 - Lucas Alexandru: But right here I don’t have money and I want to stand and receive my box for me which I deposited in a courier company with at Dubai so that you can send me money when you recieve my box
---REDACTED---, 18:37 - Lucas Alexandru: This my box I deposited in a courier company
---REDACTED---, 18:37 - Lucas Alexandru: ‎IMG----REDACTED----WA0000.jpg (załączony plik)
---REDACTED---, 18:38 - Lucas Alexandru: ‎IMG----REDACTED----WA0001.jpg (załączony plik)
---REDACTED---, 18:50 - Ona: I don't understand what you want me to do
---REDACTED---, 18:52 - Lucas Alexandru: What do you mean
---REDACTED---, 18:54 - Lucas Alexandru: I want you to contact courier company and seek for the delivery of my box to you
---REDACTED---, 19:00 - Ona: Sure
---REDACTED---, 19:01 - Ona: How do I do that?
---REDACTED---, 19:01 - Lucas Alexandru: You will contact them through their company email and I’ll send wrote to you what you will write to them
---REDACTED---, 08:19 - Lucas Alexandru: ---REDACTED---
---REDACTED---, 08:59 - Ona: I'm eating breakfast now.
---REDACTED---, 09:00 - Ona: What should I write in this email?
---REDACTED---, 09:00 - Lucas Alexandru: Honey give me your full name let me write to you want you will send to them
---REDACTED---, 09:08 - Lucas Alexandru: Give me your first name and your last name
---REDACTED---, 09:11 - Ona: But why should I send them an email?
---REDACTED---, 09:12 - Lucas Alexandru: I want to write what you will send to them
---REDACTED---, 11:18 - Ona: I don't really know you and I have to pay for you money. You wrote that you are not a cheater, but I would like you to send me a photo of a document
---REDACTED---, 11:19 - Lucas Alexandru: Alright dear I’ll send it to you baby
---REDACTED---, 15:56 - Lucas Alexandru: Yes but I can’t go to the Istanbul town is already late night
---REDACTED---, 18:35 - Lucas Alexandru: I need to pay for the shipping of my equipment
---REDACTED---, 18:36 - Lucas Alexandru: But right here I don’t have money and I want to stand and receive my box for me which I deposited in a courier company with at Dubai so that you can send me money when you recieve my box
---REDACTED---, 18:37 - Lucas Alexandru: This my box I deposited in a courier company
---REDACTED---, 18:37 - Lucas Alexandru: ‎IMG----REDACTED----WA0000.jpg (załączony plik)
---REDACTED---, 18:38 - Lucas Alexandru: ‎IMG----REDACTED----WA0001.jpg (załączony plik)
---REDACTED---, 18:50 - Ona: I don't understand what you want me to do
---REDACTED---, 18:52 - Lucas Alexandru: What do you mean
---REDACTED---, 18:54 - Lucas Alexandru: I want you to contact courier company and seek for the delivery of my box to you
---REDACTED---, 19:00 - Ona: Sure
---REDACTED---, 19:01 - Ona: How do I do that?
---REDACTED---, 19:01 - Lucas Alexandru: You will contact them through their company email and I’ll send wrote to you what you will write to them
---REDACTED---, 08:19 - Lucas Alexandru: ---REDACTED---
---REDACTED---, 08:59 - Ona: I'm eating breakfast now.
---REDACTED---, 09:00 - Ona: What should I write in this email?
---REDACTED---, 09:00 - Lucas Alexandru: Honey give me your full name let me write to you want you will send to them
---REDACTED---, 09:08 - Lucas Alexandru: Give me your first name and your last name
---REDACTED---, 09:11 - Ona: But why should I send them an email?
---REDACTED---, 09:12 - Lucas Alexandru: I want to write what you will send to them
---REDACTED---, 11:18 - Ona: I don't really know you and I have to pay for you money. You wrote that you are not a cheater, but I would like you to send me a photo of a document
---REDACTED---, 11:19 - Lucas Alexandru: Alright dear I’ll send it to you baby
---REDACTED---, 15:56 - Lucas Alexandru: Yes but I can’t go to the Istanbul town is already late night
A scammer’s profile text · 2020
Says she lives with her Aunt in Accra, Ghana, and Aunts name being Ishatu Iddrisu, and her Aunts phone number being the ---REDACTED---, and says she was born ---REDACTED---, and she used to work as a nude model for the porn site Briana Lee Extreme, but left there two or so years ago!
Messages from a scammer · 2020
She has previously used email address, ---REDACTED---, and she also claims to have an Uncle, Adam Derrick, who lives at ---ADDRESS REDACTED---, Madison Heights, MI, 48071, and is supposedly still married to her Aunt, tho she lives in Ghana! Unlikely, I say! I CANNOT SUBMIT THE PHOTOS THAT I HAVE! HOW CAN I GET MY PHOTOS THAT WERE SENT TO ME, AND THAT I HAD NO CONTROL AS TO WHAT I WAS SENT, AND DO NOT KNOW HOW TO MAKE THEM ACCEPTABLE, SO I CAN SHOW YOU WHO ALL OF THIS IS REFERRING TO? PLEASE SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MY PHOTOS THAT I HAVE IN MY GOOGLE PHOTOS, ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, PLEASE!
A scammer’s profile text · 2020
ortho pedic surgeon located in syria
single father widowed, son lived in ghana, attended international school..
needed help to get a consignment box in ghana, containing millions..
single father widowed, son lived in ghana, attended international school..
needed help to get a consignment box in ghana, containing millions..
Messages from a scammer · 2020
09:19 - Ben: Honey am sad and down
---REDACTED---, 09:27 - Ben: The machine pump mud broke down and can’t not be repair anymore am completely down now cause we a need a new machine pump to start working . Have come in agreement with the supplier he will send the new machine pump but the problem is I can’t send money out of Kuwait to pay the income tax which the machine pump will be exported
---REDACTED---, 09:27 - Ben: Am down🥺🥺🥺
---REDACTED---, 09:27 - Ben: I don’t know what to do
---REDACTED---, 09:28 - Ben: Now
---REDACTED---, 09:44 - ---VICTIM REDACTED---: I understand that you will not come
---REDACTED---, 09:45 - Ben: honey please if you can help pay the income tax I promise to pay back with interest.
---REDACTED---, 09:45 - Ben: I need to finish my contract here
---REDACTED---, 09:45 - Ben: Some weeks
---REDACTED---, 09:46 - Ben: Am so frustrated now 🥺🥺🥺🥺
---REDACTED---, 09:47 - …
---REDACTED---, 09:27 - Ben: The machine pump mud broke down and can’t not be repair anymore am completely down now cause we a need a new machine pump to start working . Have come in agreement with the supplier he will send the new machine pump but the problem is I can’t send money out of Kuwait to pay the income tax which the machine pump will be exported
---REDACTED---, 09:27 - Ben: Am down🥺🥺🥺
---REDACTED---, 09:27 - Ben: I don’t know what to do
---REDACTED---, 09:28 - Ben: Now
---REDACTED---, 09:44 - ---VICTIM REDACTED---: I understand that you will not come
---REDACTED---, 09:45 - Ben: honey please if you can help pay the income tax I promise to pay back with interest.
---REDACTED---, 09:45 - Ben: I need to finish my contract here
---REDACTED---, 09:45 - Ben: Some weeks
---REDACTED---, 09:46 - Ben: Am so frustrated now 🥺🥺🥺🥺
---REDACTED---, 09:47 - …
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09:19 - Ben: Honey am sad and down
---REDACTED---, 09:27 - Ben: The machine pump mud broke down and can’t not be repair anymore am completely down now cause we a need a new machine pump to start working . Have come in agreement with the supplier he will send the new machine pump but the problem is I can’t send money out of Kuwait to pay the income tax which the machine pump will be exported
---REDACTED---, 09:27 - Ben: Am down🥺🥺🥺
---REDACTED---, 09:27 - Ben: I don’t know what to do
---REDACTED---, 09:28 - Ben: Now
---REDACTED---, 09:44 - ---VICTIM REDACTED---: I understand that you will not come
---REDACTED---, 09:45 - Ben: honey please if you can help pay the income tax I promise to pay back with interest.
---REDACTED---, 09:45 - Ben: I need to finish my contract here
---REDACTED---, 09:45 - Ben: Some weeks
---REDACTED---, 09:46 - Ben: Am so frustrated now 🥺🥺🥺🥺
---REDACTED---, 09:47 - ---VICTIM REDACTED---: I can not help you
---REDACTED---, 09:48 - Ben: According to the supplier that’s in China..Honey,he says whenever we’re ready to pay the money today,he is going to give us his bank account to where we will deposit the money for the payment of income tax.
---REDACTED---, 09:49 - Ben: Honey please am begging you
---REDACTED---, 11:20 - ---VICTIM REDACTED---: how much do you need
---REDACTED---, 11:20 - Ben: Please help me out
---REDACTED---, 11:23 - ---VICTIM REDACTED---: I asked how many
---REDACTED---, 11:24 - Ben: 2000USD
---REDACTED---, 11:25 - Ben: I have money on me here
---REDACTED---, 11:25 - Ben: Money can’t be sent out from Kuwait
---REDACTED---, 11:26 - ---VICTIM REDACTED---: Why
---REDACTED---, 11:26 - Ben: That’s the rule of the country
---REDACTED---, 11:26 - Ben: Am frustrated now
Ben: BANK NAME: QNB BANK
CITY : ISTANBUL
COSTUMER NO: ---REDACTED---
ACC NUMBER : ---REDACTED---
IBAN : TR---REDACTED---
ACCOUNT NAME: YUNUS PİRÇEK
SWIFT CODE: FNNBTRISOPS
CURRENCY: USD
BANK ADRESS: Aksaray,Ä°nkilap cad no 3/A Ä°STANBUL/FATÄ°H
---REDACTED---, 16:47 - Ben: Have you closed for work
---REDACTED---, 17:05 - Ben: It’s was unexpected
---REDACTED---, 09:27 - Ben: The machine pump mud broke down and can’t not be repair anymore am completely down now cause we a need a new machine pump to start working . Have come in agreement with the supplier he will send the new machine pump but the problem is I can’t send money out of Kuwait to pay the income tax which the machine pump will be exported
---REDACTED---, 09:27 - Ben: Am down🥺🥺🥺
---REDACTED---, 09:27 - Ben: I don’t know what to do
---REDACTED---, 09:28 - Ben: Now
---REDACTED---, 09:44 - ---VICTIM REDACTED---: I understand that you will not come
---REDACTED---, 09:45 - Ben: honey please if you can help pay the income tax I promise to pay back with interest.
---REDACTED---, 09:45 - Ben: I need to finish my contract here
---REDACTED---, 09:45 - Ben: Some weeks
---REDACTED---, 09:46 - Ben: Am so frustrated now 🥺🥺🥺🥺
---REDACTED---, 09:47 - ---VICTIM REDACTED---: I can not help you
---REDACTED---, 09:48 - Ben: According to the supplier that’s in China..Honey,he says whenever we’re ready to pay the money today,he is going to give us his bank account to where we will deposit the money for the payment of income tax.
---REDACTED---, 09:49 - Ben: Honey please am begging you
---REDACTED---, 11:20 - ---VICTIM REDACTED---: how much do you need
---REDACTED---, 11:20 - Ben: Please help me out
---REDACTED---, 11:23 - ---VICTIM REDACTED---: I asked how many
---REDACTED---, 11:24 - Ben: 2000USD
---REDACTED---, 11:25 - Ben: I have money on me here
---REDACTED---, 11:25 - Ben: Money can’t be sent out from Kuwait
---REDACTED---, 11:26 - ---VICTIM REDACTED---: Why
---REDACTED---, 11:26 - Ben: That’s the rule of the country
---REDACTED---, 11:26 - Ben: Am frustrated now
Ben: BANK NAME: QNB BANK
CITY : ISTANBUL
COSTUMER NO: ---REDACTED---
ACC NUMBER : ---REDACTED---
IBAN : TR---REDACTED---
ACCOUNT NAME: YUNUS PİRÇEK
SWIFT CODE: FNNBTRISOPS
CURRENCY: USD
BANK ADRESS: Aksaray,Ä°nkilap cad no 3/A Ä°STANBUL/FATÄ°H
---REDACTED---, 16:47 - Ben: Have you closed for work
---REDACTED---, 17:05 - Ben: It’s was unexpected
A scammer’s profile text · 2020
Am from seoul south korea but grew up in england currently am in kabul afganistan for peacekeeping am a korea solider by profession
