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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 · 2018
It is instant messaging more than emails. Emails have only been a couple and have been 1-2 lines.
Messages from a scammer · 2018
My sweet ---VICTIM REDACTED---❤️,
I read your mail and was so excited again, it's so amazing how you have brought so much joy to my life,thinking of you is all I do best and each time my laptop beeps I quickly check to see if it is your message.😘 I now feel like a teenager that's in love💕and it's because you are in my thought and heart ❤️ always.
Everything seems perfectly okay at the hospital and it gave me time to rest very well in my room😘. Thank you so much my darling for appreciating me , my picture and my profession 😘.
You are extra ordinary beautiful my sweet ---VICTIM REDACTED--- and I look at your pictures everyday. I know deep down inside of me that you are a very romantic person and all you need is someone to activate it back to how it used to be in the past, but with me in your life your romantic side will come back alive again💋❤️😘.
My sweet ---VICTIM REDACTED--- we bot…
I read your mail and was so excited again, it's so amazing how you have brought so much joy to my life,thinking of you is all I do best and each time my laptop beeps I quickly check to see if it is your message.😘 I now feel like a teenager that's in love💕and it's because you are in my thought and heart ❤️ always.
Everything seems perfectly okay at the hospital and it gave me time to rest very well in my room😘. Thank you so much my darling for appreciating me , my picture and my profession 😘.
You are extra ordinary beautiful my sweet ---VICTIM REDACTED--- and I look at your pictures everyday. I know deep down inside of me that you are a very romantic person and all you need is someone to activate it back to how it used to be in the past, but with me in your life your romantic side will come back alive again💋❤️😘.
My sweet ---VICTIM REDACTED--- we bot…
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My sweet ---VICTIM REDACTED---❤️,
I read your mail and was so excited again, it's so amazing how you have brought so much joy to my life,thinking of you is all I do best and each time my laptop beeps I quickly check to see if it is your message.😘 I now feel like a teenager that's in love💕and it's because you are in my thought and heart ❤️ always.
Everything seems perfectly okay at the hospital and it gave me time to rest very well in my room😘. Thank you so much my darling for appreciating me , my picture and my profession 😘.
You are extra ordinary beautiful my sweet ---VICTIM REDACTED--- and I look at your pictures everyday. I know deep down inside of me that you are a very romantic person and all you need is someone to activate it back to how it used to be in the past, but with me in your life your romantic side will come back alive again💋❤️😘.
My sweet ---VICTIM REDACTED--- we both seem to think alike 😄, I have also been imagining sharing and experiencing some romantic and sexual bond with you😘❤️. Well there is never a late period for our meeting and union 💋.
I love your response to my questions and I will wait patiently for your answer to what makes you happy? 😘. I love your color choices they are same as Eva's ❤️. I love kissing and I look forwad to the day I will feel your lips 👄 on mine and savor the sweet taste of your tongue and mouth💋.
Honey I would like you to share with me every bit of what you want to tackle and your decisions, because I understand how hard so many things will be for you at this beginning stage of our relationship. Same thing for me too because this is my first time of having any long distance relationships and also meeting someone under this circumstance. So I will be gentle and also follow your lead. I will not rush you my sweet ---VICTIM REDACTED--- 😘❤️. Obviously I know we both can be happy and compatible with each other💋In every way, romantically, sexually and physically that's because one thing I so much desire is to be happy and to make my spouse or my partner happy always
I read your mail and was so excited again, it's so amazing how you have brought so much joy to my life,thinking of you is all I do best and each time my laptop beeps I quickly check to see if it is your message.😘 I now feel like a teenager that's in love💕and it's because you are in my thought and heart ❤️ always.
Everything seems perfectly okay at the hospital and it gave me time to rest very well in my room😘. Thank you so much my darling for appreciating me , my picture and my profession 😘.
You are extra ordinary beautiful my sweet ---VICTIM REDACTED--- and I look at your pictures everyday. I know deep down inside of me that you are a very romantic person and all you need is someone to activate it back to how it used to be in the past, but with me in your life your romantic side will come back alive again💋❤️😘.
My sweet ---VICTIM REDACTED--- we both seem to think alike 😄, I have also been imagining sharing and experiencing some romantic and sexual bond with you😘❤️. Well there is never a late period for our meeting and union 💋.
I love your response to my questions and I will wait patiently for your answer to what makes you happy? 😘. I love your color choices they are same as Eva's ❤️. I love kissing and I look forwad to the day I will feel your lips 👄 on mine and savor the sweet taste of your tongue and mouth💋.
Honey I would like you to share with me every bit of what you want to tackle and your decisions, because I understand how hard so many things will be for you at this beginning stage of our relationship. Same thing for me too because this is my first time of having any long distance relationships and also meeting someone under this circumstance. So I will be gentle and also follow your lead. I will not rush you my sweet ---VICTIM REDACTED--- 😘❤️. Obviously I know we both can be happy and compatible with each other💋In every way, romantically, sexually and physically that's because one thing I so much desire is to be happy and to make my spouse or my partner happy always
A scammer’s profile text · 2018
Scammer's Facebook profile
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Scammer's Instagram profile
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Scammer's Instagram profile
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Scam email · 2018
This was a seller on Facebook. Took money no product and now the site is no longer available.
A scammer’s profile text · 2018
On OKcupid
Harry
city: Stockholm
age: 53
hight:181
build: avarage
non smoker
has kids
looking for women for long term relationship and friends
Message on profile: I am kind person and looking for a seriours relationship
has cats
Harry
city: Stockholm
age: 53
hight:181
build: avarage
non smoker
has kids
looking for women for long term relationship and friends
Message on profile: I am kind person and looking for a seriours relationship
has cats
A scammer’s profile text · 2018
Dr.geetha date of birth ---REDACTED--- working in international medical corporation. In Canada Toronto saying that she is MD from university of Toronto.
Messages from a scammer · 2018
My dear I want to explain to you here because I could not talk much. I am tired and weak. The flight was smooth but i am very tired.
I arrived some hours ago. But i am having some problems with customs GST tax charges.
I am to pay 1,40,000 Rs on GST. I already gave 1,00,000 Rs cash with me remaining balance of 40,000 Rs.
My credit card Atm could not work here.
Because I was busy and in a hurry while preparing to come. I forgot to activate my credit card atm for international use.
I was suppose to inform my bank to activate the atm card before I travelled. But I forgot .
Now I have contacted my bank. And I have waited so long. But my bank said that it will take about 72 hours for my atm card to work.
I am tired.
Now i need about 40,000 rs. To clear my charges and other things here. I have bought a lot of things for you. And I came with extra luggages.
Please you have to transfer t…
I arrived some hours ago. But i am having some problems with customs GST tax charges.
I am to pay 1,40,000 Rs on GST. I already gave 1,00,000 Rs cash with me remaining balance of 40,000 Rs.
My credit card Atm could not work here.
Because I was busy and in a hurry while preparing to come. I forgot to activate my credit card atm for international use.
I was suppose to inform my bank to activate the atm card before I travelled. But I forgot .
Now I have contacted my bank. And I have waited so long. But my bank said that it will take about 72 hours for my atm card to work.
I am tired.
Now i need about 40,000 rs. To clear my charges and other things here. I have bought a lot of things for you. And I came with extra luggages.
Please you have to transfer t…
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My dear I want to explain to you here because I could not talk much. I am tired and weak. The flight was smooth but i am very tired.
I arrived some hours ago. But i am having some problems with customs GST tax charges.
I am to pay 1,40,000 Rs on GST. I already gave 1,00,000 Rs cash with me remaining balance of 40,000 Rs.
My credit card Atm could not work here.
Because I was busy and in a hurry while preparing to come. I forgot to activate my credit card atm for international use.
I was suppose to inform my bank to activate the atm card before I travelled. But I forgot .
Now I have contacted my bank. And I have waited so long. But my bank said that it will take about 72 hours for my atm card to work.
I am tired.
Now i need about 40,000 rs. To clear my charges and other things here. I have bought a lot of things for you. And I came with extra luggages.
Please you have to transfer the money now.
A staff here is providing bank account details.
Please I will be sending the bank account details. Ok.
One important thing, the (---REDACTED---)number i called you with is not my number. It belongs to an airport official. The official is only helping me. Her mobile should be off as she use to off it as she is on duty. Please do not call on it till i have Indian number. Alwasy call telegram if you need to connect with me.ok.
I arrived some hours ago. But i am having some problems with customs GST tax charges.
I am to pay 1,40,000 Rs on GST. I already gave 1,00,000 Rs cash with me remaining balance of 40,000 Rs.
My credit card Atm could not work here.
Because I was busy and in a hurry while preparing to come. I forgot to activate my credit card atm for international use.
I was suppose to inform my bank to activate the atm card before I travelled. But I forgot .
Now I have contacted my bank. And I have waited so long. But my bank said that it will take about 72 hours for my atm card to work.
I am tired.
Now i need about 40,000 rs. To clear my charges and other things here. I have bought a lot of things for you. And I came with extra luggages.
Please you have to transfer the money now.
A staff here is providing bank account details.
Please I will be sending the bank account details. Ok.
One important thing, the (---REDACTED---)number i called you with is not my number. It belongs to an airport official. The official is only helping me. Her mobile should be off as she use to off it as she is on duty. Please do not call on it till i have Indian number. Alwasy call telegram if you need to connect with me.ok.
Scam email · 2018
FREE- membership to our adult dating community
We are going to help you find sexy females between the ages of 19 and 25 that want to fuck!
This is going to sound crazy, but its the real thing.
They are eager to meet new men today.
They are sick and tired of dating guys that cannot perform in the bedroom.
come check their profiles here (---LINK REDACTED---
58DEai
We are going to help you find sexy females between the ages of 19 and 25 that want to fuck!
This is going to sound crazy, but its the real thing.
They are eager to meet new men today.
They are sick and tired of dating guys that cannot perform in the bedroom.
come check their profiles here (---LINK REDACTED---
58DEai
Scam email · 2018
Saturday, November 17, 2018 5: 07 kinder morgan :
Dear Mikiko
I am writing to you. I hope that you have a wonderful day. Mikiko has a remittance charge from the bank. The remittance fee must be paid to the Japanese bank. We are following the legitimate proceedings instructed by the bank.
The kind Morgan group paid cash in full and decided to send the document to the address you provided. In order to do so we have taxes approved by the bank. Tax is 1% of the sum of some of the money of only 8000 dollars ($ 8260) paid directly to the bank. After this remittance has been made to the account that I am providing to you, a receipt of payment you made will be issued. Please take a picture of your payment and send it to us. After confirmation, I will wire money directly to your account and mail the document to you.
We need to start this process as soon as possible so we can do this delivery w…
Dear Mikiko
I am writing to you. I hope that you have a wonderful day. Mikiko has a remittance charge from the bank. The remittance fee must be paid to the Japanese bank. We are following the legitimate proceedings instructed by the bank.
The kind Morgan group paid cash in full and decided to send the document to the address you provided. In order to do so we have taxes approved by the bank. Tax is 1% of the sum of some of the money of only 8000 dollars ($ 8260) paid directly to the bank. After this remittance has been made to the account that I am providing to you, a receipt of payment you made will be issued. Please take a picture of your payment and send it to us. After confirmation, I will wire money directly to your account and mail the document to you.
We need to start this process as soon as possible so we can do this delivery w…
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Saturday, November 17, 2018 5: 07 kinder morgan :
Dear Mikiko
I am writing to you. I hope that you have a wonderful day. Mikiko has a remittance charge from the bank. The remittance fee must be paid to the Japanese bank. We are following the legitimate proceedings instructed by the bank.
The kind Morgan group paid cash in full and decided to send the document to the address you provided. In order to do so we have taxes approved by the bank. Tax is 1% of the sum of some of the money of only 8000 dollars ($ 8260) paid directly to the bank. After this remittance has been made to the account that I am providing to you, a receipt of payment you made will be issued. Please take a picture of your payment and send it to us. After confirmation, I will wire money directly to your account and mail the document to you.
We need to start this process as soon as possible so we can do this delivery within the next 3 business days. Thank you very much.
This is an account to pay.
Okeke Edwin Ogadimma Full name
Bank: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Acc no: ---REDACTED--- Branch code: 849
Branch: Kiyose"
Dear Mikiko
I am writing to you. I hope that you have a wonderful day. Mikiko has a remittance charge from the bank. The remittance fee must be paid to the Japanese bank. We are following the legitimate proceedings instructed by the bank.
The kind Morgan group paid cash in full and decided to send the document to the address you provided. In order to do so we have taxes approved by the bank. Tax is 1% of the sum of some of the money of only 8000 dollars ($ 8260) paid directly to the bank. After this remittance has been made to the account that I am providing to you, a receipt of payment you made will be issued. Please take a picture of your payment and send it to us. After confirmation, I will wire money directly to your account and mail the document to you.
We need to start this process as soon as possible so we can do this delivery within the next 3 business days. Thank you very much.
This is an account to pay.
Okeke Edwin Ogadimma Full name
Bank: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Acc no: ---REDACTED--- Branch code: 849
Branch: Kiyose"
Scam email · 2018
Hello ,
my name is Zuzana Triska I live in Germany. I get news from "army man" in the beginning and at the beginning everything was fine we write a lot about everything possible only now he demands money from me and I firmly believe this is not this Army man .I just want to inform you what people do with identity of their men !! (If possible, please give my email address to the right Johnathan :) I think I like him. "his photo" ☺☺☺☺. Thanks for you time i'm hope i can help but this is soooo teribble .
Zuzana
my name is Zuzana Triska I live in Germany. I get news from "army man" in the beginning and at the beginning everything was fine we write a lot about everything possible only now he demands money from me and I firmly believe this is not this Army man .I just want to inform you what people do with identity of their men !! (If possible, please give my email address to the right Johnathan :) I think I like him. "his photo" ☺☺☺☺. Thanks for you time i'm hope i can help but this is soooo teribble .
Zuzana
