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Twelve Years of Data
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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 · 2019
My hobbies, I like football, swimming, Golf and love reading books and I play computer games too. My favorite color are white and sky blue and I can go with black some times or red
Like i said My name is Alex AKA Arnold and my friends right from childhood call me AKA from USA, currently serving with the U.S Army peace keeping force stationed in Afghanistan.
Like i said My name is Alex AKA Arnold and my friends right from childhood call me AKA from USA, currently serving with the U.S Army peace keeping force stationed in Afghanistan.
Messages from a scammer · 2019
how are you doing?i hope you are doing fine.. thanks for the mail.Like i said My name is Alex AKA Arnold and my friends right from childhood call me AKA from USA, currently serving with the U.S Army peace keeping force stationed in Afghanistan.
I have served in Iraq, Kuwait, Liberia, U.K, Sudan and now have been in Afghanistan for two(2) years still counting for a peace keeping Mission. The force has been my life.
I'm a gentle man with big heart and beautiful personality!I work hard with my mind and my hands and I am more "in tune" with life than most people. well educated professional man,am a Cool ,respectful, and comprehensive person.Who really wants to experience love in its full sense.I am very social,an outgoing person. I am well balanced in my life.I am a man who gives everything to my loved ones, being with them in any situations, and will protect them like how I do for myself…
I have served in Iraq, Kuwait, Liberia, U.K, Sudan and now have been in Afghanistan for two(2) years still counting for a peace keeping Mission. The force has been my life.
I'm a gentle man with big heart and beautiful personality!I work hard with my mind and my hands and I am more "in tune" with life than most people. well educated professional man,am a Cool ,respectful, and comprehensive person.Who really wants to experience love in its full sense.I am very social,an outgoing person. I am well balanced in my life.I am a man who gives everything to my loved ones, being with them in any situations, and will protect them like how I do for myself…
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how are you doing?i hope you are doing fine.. thanks for the mail.Like i said My name is Alex AKA Arnold and my friends right from childhood call me AKA from USA, currently serving with the U.S Army peace keeping force stationed in Afghanistan.
I have served in Iraq, Kuwait, Liberia, U.K, Sudan and now have been in Afghanistan for two(2) years still counting for a peace keeping Mission. The force has been my life.
I'm a gentle man with big heart and beautiful personality!I work hard with my mind and my hands and I am more "in tune" with life than most people. well educated professional man,am a Cool ,respectful, and comprehensive person.Who really wants to experience love in its full sense.I am very social,an outgoing person. I am well balanced in my life.I am a man who gives everything to my loved ones, being with them in any situations, and will protect them like how I do for myself. I am a man of true character who believes in giving everyone a fair chance.i am kind, calm, romantic, passionate, honest man with no bad habits,I do not smoke i drink but occasionally.I don't take drugs.I love my home.I am looking for someone who is,loving,generous,kind,caring,understanding,honesty, goal oriented, along with sense of humor.I love to laugh and smile.I am the type of person you can completely rely on be calm and comforting in sad times I can be your shoulder to cry on and caress you in my arms when you need a cuddle.
As for my hobbies, I like football, swimming, Golf and love reading books and I play computer games too. My favorite color are white and sky blue and I can go with black some times or red. I love the western cousin, fruits and maybe I should say I am not selective in food because I love adventure and have adaptive features to everything anyway not forgetting traveling.
my dear, I will like you to tell me more about you, also send me your pictures ok.
I attach my pictures to you, hoping to hear from you
Alex
I have served in Iraq, Kuwait, Liberia, U.K, Sudan and now have been in Afghanistan for two(2) years still counting for a peace keeping Mission. The force has been my life.
I'm a gentle man with big heart and beautiful personality!I work hard with my mind and my hands and I am more "in tune" with life than most people. well educated professional man,am a Cool ,respectful, and comprehensive person.Who really wants to experience love in its full sense.I am very social,an outgoing person. I am well balanced in my life.I am a man who gives everything to my loved ones, being with them in any situations, and will protect them like how I do for myself. I am a man of true character who believes in giving everyone a fair chance.i am kind, calm, romantic, passionate, honest man with no bad habits,I do not smoke i drink but occasionally.I don't take drugs.I love my home.I am looking for someone who is,loving,generous,kind,caring,understanding,honesty, goal oriented, along with sense of humor.I love to laugh and smile.I am the type of person you can completely rely on be calm and comforting in sad times I can be your shoulder to cry on and caress you in my arms when you need a cuddle.
As for my hobbies, I like football, swimming, Golf and love reading books and I play computer games too. My favorite color are white and sky blue and I can go with black some times or red. I love the western cousin, fruits and maybe I should say I am not selective in food because I love adventure and have adaptive features to everything anyway not forgetting traveling.
my dear, I will like you to tell me more about you, also send me your pictures ok.
I attach my pictures to you, hoping to hear from you
Alex
Messages from a scammer · 2019
Good day my love,
I got to Cyprus successfully yesterday morning. Through out yesterday I was trying to get my things ready and settle down. We met with some Cyprus government officials yesterday through whom the contract was awarded to us. The people are nice, we had a warm welcome. They gave us every right and support to start the job.
We had dinner party with them yesterday, I enclosed a picture for you. We are all set and ready to get the work started, so I decided to write my dear wife this morning as I'm ready to set out for the day. When I turned on my phone I received all your text message last night.
I have been thinking of you from the time I boarded the flight till this moment, you dwell in my heart and I love you more with each passing day...💓💋
Kisses
Love from your husband,
Ryan
I got to Cyprus successfully yesterday morning. Through out yesterday I was trying to get my things ready and settle down. We met with some Cyprus government officials yesterday through whom the contract was awarded to us. The people are nice, we had a warm welcome. They gave us every right and support to start the job.
We had dinner party with them yesterday, I enclosed a picture for you. We are all set and ready to get the work started, so I decided to write my dear wife this morning as I'm ready to set out for the day. When I turned on my phone I received all your text message last night.
I have been thinking of you from the time I boarded the flight till this moment, you dwell in my heart and I love you more with each passing day...💓💋
Kisses
Love from your husband,
Ryan
A scammer’s profile text · 2019
El El mié, 19 jun. 2019 a las 15:17, beckers frank escribió:
Dear Applicant: Roxanne Ernest
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your leave Application made on behalf of your fiancée Sergeant dung Lukas Nguyen (UN/USARMY009/16770/UNAMI a US troop on peacekeeping mission in Kabul under my command and military jurisdiction. I understand through this application and your previous mail that you need your Fiancée back home on an Emergency Terms. I must inform you here that he’s of an important mission holding a profound position in security and monitoring duties as one of our military intelligence here.
Accordingly, you should also note that this is not time for his official leave but not withstanding he will be granted an emergency leave basically on your explanations and comprehensive introduction of your true personality coupled with your zeal to seek for this leave opportunity …
Dear Applicant: Roxanne Ernest
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your leave Application made on behalf of your fiancée Sergeant dung Lukas Nguyen (UN/USARMY009/16770/UNAMI a US troop on peacekeeping mission in Kabul under my command and military jurisdiction. I understand through this application and your previous mail that you need your Fiancée back home on an Emergency Terms. I must inform you here that he’s of an important mission holding a profound position in security and monitoring duties as one of our military intelligence here.
Accordingly, you should also note that this is not time for his official leave but not withstanding he will be granted an emergency leave basically on your explanations and comprehensive introduction of your true personality coupled with your zeal to seek for this leave opportunity …
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El El mié, 19 jun. 2019 a las 15:17, beckers frank escribió:
Dear Applicant: Roxanne Ernest
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your leave Application made on behalf of your fiancée Sergeant dung Lukas Nguyen (UN/USARMY009/16770/UNAMI a US troop on peacekeeping mission in Kabul under my command and military jurisdiction. I understand through this application and your previous mail that you need your Fiancée back home on an Emergency Terms. I must inform you here that he’s of an important mission holding a profound position in security and monitoring duties as one of our military intelligence here.
Accordingly, you should also note that this is not time for his official leave but not withstanding he will be granted an emergency leave basically on your explanations and comprehensive introduction of your true personality coupled with your zeal to seek for this leave opportunity in other to get him back home.
I must also bring to your notice that the Un
Dear Applicant: Roxanne Ernest
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your leave Application made on behalf of your fiancée Sergeant dung Lukas Nguyen (UN/USARMY009/16770/UNAMI a US troop on peacekeeping mission in Kabul under my command and military jurisdiction. I understand through this application and your previous mail that you need your Fiancée back home on an Emergency Terms. I must inform you here that he’s of an important mission holding a profound position in security and monitoring duties as one of our military intelligence here.
Accordingly, you should also note that this is not time for his official leave but not withstanding he will be granted an emergency leave basically on your explanations and comprehensive introduction of your true personality coupled with your zeal to seek for this leave opportunity in other to get him back home.
I must also bring to your notice that the Un
Messages from a scammer · 2019
El El mié, 19 jun. 2019 a las 15:17, beckers frank escribió:
Dear Applicant: Roxanne Ernest
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your leave Application made on behalf of your fiancée Sergeant dung Lukas Nguyen (UN/USARMY009/16770/UNAMI a US troop on peacekeeping mission in Kabul under my command and military jurisdiction. I understand through this application and your previous mail that you need your Fiancée back home on an Emergency Terms. I must inform you here that he’s of an important mission holding a profound position in security and monitoring duties as one of our military intelligence here.
Accordingly, you should also note that this is not time for his official leave but not withstanding he will be granted an emergency leave basically on your explanations and comprehensive introduction of your true personality coupled with your zeal to seek for this leave opportunity …
Dear Applicant: Roxanne Ernest
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your leave Application made on behalf of your fiancée Sergeant dung Lukas Nguyen (UN/USARMY009/16770/UNAMI a US troop on peacekeeping mission in Kabul under my command and military jurisdiction. I understand through this application and your previous mail that you need your Fiancée back home on an Emergency Terms. I must inform you here that he’s of an important mission holding a profound position in security and monitoring duties as one of our military intelligence here.
Accordingly, you should also note that this is not time for his official leave but not withstanding he will be granted an emergency leave basically on your explanations and comprehensive introduction of your true personality coupled with your zeal to seek for this leave opportunity …
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El El mié, 19 jun. 2019 a las 15:17, beckers frank escribió:
Dear Applicant: Roxanne Ernest
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your leave Application made on behalf of your fiancée Sergeant dung Lukas Nguyen (UN/USARMY009/16770/UNAMI a US troop on peacekeeping mission in Kabul under my command and military jurisdiction. I understand through this application and your previous mail that you need your Fiancée back home on an Emergency Terms. I must inform you here that he’s of an important mission holding a profound position in security and monitoring duties as one of our military intelligence here.
Accordingly, you should also note that this is not time for his official leave but not withstanding he will be granted an emergency leave basically on your explanations and comprehensive introduction of your true personality coupled with your zeal to seek for this leave opportunity in other to get him back home.
I must also bring to your notice that the United States military authority does not ask our troops to pay for their official leaves or holidays/vacations assigned and approved by the military authority because they don’t have access to their bank account when they are on deployment. But in a situation whereby any member of the US army on his or her own discretions and agreement with his or her Family/Fiancée apply or request for an emergency leave it must involve payment of fees in line with the number of Weeks or Months, leave duration will be chosen as available for only emergency reasons on request by troops on peace keeping mission only.
It is very important that you understand these points very well and the more reasons you must pay and support in other to give this office the support to give approval to your request to have him back home only on Emergency Terms.
We have the following leave durations to be considered and approved for accepted Applicants seeking for coming home of their Family/Fiancée on peace keeping miss
Dear Applicant: Roxanne Ernest
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your leave Application made on behalf of your fiancée Sergeant dung Lukas Nguyen (UN/USARMY009/16770/UNAMI a US troop on peacekeeping mission in Kabul under my command and military jurisdiction. I understand through this application and your previous mail that you need your Fiancée back home on an Emergency Terms. I must inform you here that he’s of an important mission holding a profound position in security and monitoring duties as one of our military intelligence here.
Accordingly, you should also note that this is not time for his official leave but not withstanding he will be granted an emergency leave basically on your explanations and comprehensive introduction of your true personality coupled with your zeal to seek for this leave opportunity in other to get him back home.
I must also bring to your notice that the United States military authority does not ask our troops to pay for their official leaves or holidays/vacations assigned and approved by the military authority because they don’t have access to their bank account when they are on deployment. But in a situation whereby any member of the US army on his or her own discretions and agreement with his or her Family/Fiancée apply or request for an emergency leave it must involve payment of fees in line with the number of Weeks or Months, leave duration will be chosen as available for only emergency reasons on request by troops on peace keeping mission only.
It is very important that you understand these points very well and the more reasons you must pay and support in other to give this office the support to give approval to your request to have him back home only on Emergency Terms.
We have the following leave durations to be considered and approved for accepted Applicants seeking for coming home of their Family/Fiancée on peace keeping miss
Messages from a scammer · 2019
My love today your package gift will arrive so you have keep eye to your massage email inbox
[6/24 16:49] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey hope you are happy with all i bought for you ❤
[6/24 21:21] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey you don't have to bother okay just everything is clear just male sure you claim the package tomorrow
[6/25 09:02] Hafiz Emmanuel: And you once you are done with the bank you let me know okay
[6/25 10:34] ---VICTIM REDACTED---: I have done the payments
[6/25 10:34] Hafiz Emmanuel: Okay love
[6/25 10:35] Hafiz Emmanuel: Can you show me
[6/25 10:36] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey send it to the company
[6/25 18:22] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey i decided to send some cash for you to celebrate your birthday in a grand style and send me very good videos you know i care about you
[6/25 18:27] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey it's just 21,000$ and hope you are not mad about it
[6/25 18:30] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey d…
[6/24 16:49] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey hope you are happy with all i bought for you ❤
[6/24 21:21] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey you don't have to bother okay just everything is clear just male sure you claim the package tomorrow
[6/25 09:02] Hafiz Emmanuel: And you once you are done with the bank you let me know okay
[6/25 10:34] ---VICTIM REDACTED---: I have done the payments
[6/25 10:34] Hafiz Emmanuel: Okay love
[6/25 10:35] Hafiz Emmanuel: Can you show me
[6/25 10:36] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey send it to the company
[6/25 18:22] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey i decided to send some cash for you to celebrate your birthday in a grand style and send me very good videos you know i care about you
[6/25 18:27] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey it's just 21,000$ and hope you are not mad about it
[6/25 18:30] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey d…
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My love today your package gift will arrive so you have keep eye to your massage email inbox
[6/24 16:49] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey hope you are happy with all i bought for you ❤
[6/24 21:21] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey you don't have to bother okay just everything is clear just male sure you claim the package tomorrow
[6/25 09:02] Hafiz Emmanuel: And you once you are done with the bank you let me know okay
[6/25 10:34] ---VICTIM REDACTED---: I have done the payments
[6/25 10:34] Hafiz Emmanuel: Okay love
[6/25 10:35] Hafiz Emmanuel: Can you show me
[6/25 10:36] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey send it to the company
[6/25 18:22] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey i decided to send some cash for you to celebrate your birthday in a grand style and send me very good videos you know i care about you
[6/25 18:27] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey it's just 21,000$ and hope you are not mad about it
[6/25 18:30] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey did you ask them to snap the money and open it to show you ?
[6/25 18:31] Hafiz Emmanuel: Can you do that to know the money is safe my love
[6/25 18:47] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey can you write the company and ask them what you can do okay
[6/25 18:59] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey this gift i sent to you cost much more and i want you to have it okay
[6/25 19:03] Hafiz Emmanuel: My love how much did the company told you for the release?
[6/25 19:05] ---VICTIM REDACTED---: over 80000 twd
[6/24 16:49] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey hope you are happy with all i bought for you ❤
[6/24 21:21] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey you don't have to bother okay just everything is clear just male sure you claim the package tomorrow
[6/25 09:02] Hafiz Emmanuel: And you once you are done with the bank you let me know okay
[6/25 10:34] ---VICTIM REDACTED---: I have done the payments
[6/25 10:34] Hafiz Emmanuel: Okay love
[6/25 10:35] Hafiz Emmanuel: Can you show me
[6/25 10:36] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey send it to the company
[6/25 18:22] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey i decided to send some cash for you to celebrate your birthday in a grand style and send me very good videos you know i care about you
[6/25 18:27] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey it's just 21,000$ and hope you are not mad about it
[6/25 18:30] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey did you ask them to snap the money and open it to show you ?
[6/25 18:31] Hafiz Emmanuel: Can you do that to know the money is safe my love
[6/25 18:47] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey can you write the company and ask them what you can do okay
[6/25 18:59] Hafiz Emmanuel: Honey this gift i sent to you cost much more and i want you to have it okay
[6/25 19:03] Hafiz Emmanuel: My love how much did the company told you for the release?
[6/25 19:05] ---VICTIM REDACTED---: over 80000 twd
A scammer’s profile text · 2019
Mining consultant working in plymouth,Ma...then got large contract to mine in Turkey. Had accident where man was killed and couldn’t leave country till he paid family. Had a lawyer.i spoke with lawyer and his wife.
Obviously none of it true. He could be Andrea Muller and lawyer Andre Aydin.
Obviously none of it true. He could be Andrea Muller and lawyer Andre Aydin.
Messages from a scammer · 2019
Are you going to help me?(I said No,)
You don't want to help so get lost and don't ever bother me anymore in your life
You don't want to help so get lost and don't ever bother me anymore in your life
A scammer’s profile text · 2019
Se hace llamar Alex o Aleksandr Kalinin. Otros que le ayudan o puede ser el mismo es Kirill Terentev e Illya Kolimov. Dicen ser de Alemania pero son de Rostov On Don y Moscú.
Messages from a scammer · 2019
From: customer info
Date: Sat, Nov 24, 2018 at 9:21 AM
Subject: my bank Details
To: ---VICTIM REDACTED---
My love here is my online banking details and see if you can access it
there
Clink on the link and key in the user and password
---LINK REDACTED---
User name: 849316
Password: LEE/RUBY65@
If there is any problem please you can contact my Bank with details below
Royal Bank of Scotland
Transfer Department/ transfer officer
Mr Mic Guernsey
Email: ---REDACTED---
Email: ---REDACTED---
Tell: ---REDACTED---
Fax: ---REDACTED---
Sent from Outlook
Date: Sat, Nov 24, 2018 at 9:21 AM
Subject: my bank Details
To: ---VICTIM REDACTED---
My love here is my online banking details and see if you can access it
there
Clink on the link and key in the user and password
---LINK REDACTED---
User name: 849316
Password: LEE/RUBY65@
If there is any problem please you can contact my Bank with details below
Royal Bank of Scotland
Transfer Department/ transfer officer
Mr Mic Guernsey
Email: ---REDACTED---
Email: ---REDACTED---
Tell: ---REDACTED---
Fax: ---REDACTED---
Sent from Outlook
