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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 · 2019

From: ---VICTIM REDACTED---

Date: 7/20/19 4:50 PM (GMT-05:00)

To: ---VICTIM REDACTED---

Subject: Re:


You have concluded already that I’m a fake .. I don’t know why people treated someone who care much about them,who show much love and concern with unkind heart.. it only hurt me wasting my time with you..if I have know you are this kind I won’t have appreciate you so far by coming this far with you..thanks... I don’t wish to hear from you again.. have the best in life and believe I make a surprise to you a day.


On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 at 12:34 PM, ---VICTIM REDACTED--- wrote:

What happen to your other email? Why cant you use your military email? That is free and safe to use while you're away.




Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device

Scam email · 2019

Receiving of $15,825 worth 1.4490 BTC from cryptoligitminers is successful but it is hold by luno wallet.
For you to receive this payment you have to upgrade your account and also pay for transaction upgrading of you account will cost your $500 while transaction is $500 total $1000

WARNING: The money is now with luno wallet in this moment you are advice to transact before 72 hours to avoid bouncing back of your money.

Thanks,
Team Luno


Question?visit ---REDACTED---
NOTE:this is the address provided when ever you want to contact to lump


You received this email because an account was registered for luno using this address ---REDACTED---

Scam email · 2019

Congratulation Mrs Julia,
Your wallet address has been changed successfully..

What you will do now is to reactivate your account with $300
To avoid any error in it.

After reactivating you will receive your payment in your wallet address


Thanks for mining with
Cryptoligitminers

Messages from a scammer · 2019

This guys claims to be online traders and claims to be doubling bitcoin on return on investment.

The guys advertise on face book different link for one to join their groups on WhatsApp:
Their groups are:

---LINK REDACTED---

---LINK REDACTED---

This groups displace money that have been send to them by the people they have scammed

Below is the message I received once I realized I have been scammed:




On 19 Jul 2019, at 18:53, ---VICTIM REDACTED--- wrote:

We re 20 in number how can you find us and we dey for China

On Fri, 19 Jul 2019, 5:51 pm ---VICTIM REDACTED--- ---VICTIM REDACTED---, wrote:
you will be found

On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 6:50 ---VICTIM REDACTED--- wrote:
DEVIL

On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 6:50 ---VICTIM REDACTED--- wrote:


On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 6:41 ---VICTIM REDACTED--- wrote:
Online is like playing games is either you loose or you gain


FUCK you


You try…
Read the whole message
This guys claims to be online traders and claims to be doubling bitcoin on return on investment.

The guys advertise on face book different link for one to join their groups on WhatsApp:
Their groups are:

---LINK REDACTED---

---LINK REDACTED---

This groups displace money that have been send to them by the people they have scammed

Below is the message I received once I realized I have been scammed:




On 19 Jul 2019, at 18:53, ---VICTIM REDACTED--- wrote:

We re 20 in number how can you find us and we dey for China

On Fri, 19 Jul 2019, 5:51 pm ---VICTIM REDACTED--- ---VICTIM REDACTED---, wrote:
you will be found

On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 6:50 ---VICTIM REDACTED--- wrote:
DEVIL

On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 6:50 ---VICTIM REDACTED--- wrote:


On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 6:41 ---VICTIM REDACTED--- wrote:
Online is like playing games is either you loose or you gain


FUCK you


You try shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa fuck money

You be president of South African


--
Blessed Regards,



MJ ---VICTIM REDACTED---







--
Blessed Regards,



MJ ---VICTIM REDACTED---







--
Blessed Regards,



MJ ---VICTIM REDACTED---



They

Messages from a scammer · 2019

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Scam email · 2019

Subject: Dating for sex

Date Sent: Fr, ---REDACTED---:41

---LINK REDACTED---

WARNING: This website contains explicit pictures, videos, stories, images,
or sounds
You must be 18 yearfedepimes of age or older to enter. If you are under 18,
or if it is forbidden to view this content in your community, you must leave
this site.


-----
To stop receiving emails, please write us or email us at the following
addresses:

Direct Engineering Ltd.
Poland Warsaw Cherwowska 12-44
---REDACTED---
or
Stallion.com FSC Limited
---ADDRESS REDACTED---, Kingston, W.I. 10 JM
---REDACTED---

Messages from a scammer · 2019

good evening ---VICTIM REDACTED--- I give you just a tip to transfer me 500 € this month if the 25th of this month you are not available to speak with me I see according to your concerns know I always keep an eye on you and especially I would like also that you try to understand me, I have all the images kept in my box you better send me this money you do not have to talk with me but know that I'm waiting for this sum good evening to you ---VICTIM REDACTED--- kisses 💋

Scam email · 2019

good evening ---VICTIM REDACTED--- I give you just a tip to transfer me 500 € this month if the 25th of this month you are not available to speak with me I see according to your concerns know I always keep an eye on you and especially I would like also that you try to understand me, I have all the images kept in my box you better send me this money you do not have to talk with me but know that I'm waiting for this sum good evening to you Linda kisses

Messages from a scammer · 2019

Honey I know you are in big trouble that why I need the $290 so that I can ol a ticket and come and pay the money, once I come Phils.I can get access to my money I assure you.

A scammer’s profile text · 2019

He said he's from Italy and migrated in usa when he was 15 yrs.old. He's a widow with one son taking medicine at the university. He has his own co.with 32 staffs to keep him going. He went to New Delhi for a project being an engineer. While in India he blackmailed and scammed me for almost $1500. I had interest because I loaned from my pension in advance until Nov. Some I loaned to my officemate w/ big interest. He promised to pay back his bank acct.blocked. Can't see him now on skype. He's offline and blocked me. Getting sick sending him money. He make me believed in him. He's an expert in scamming. He's not looking for love but he's looking how to steal one's own money.

AnyScam Scam Database Removal Request

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