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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.

Scam email · 2018

To jest jego prawdziwy email , jest jednym ze scammerów , wyłudzającym pieniadze .Pochodzi z ghany .Na rużnych portalach podaje się za białego człowieka .Myślę że moze być nawet szefem tych scammerów

Scam email · 2018

Spam
Am employed, As a soldier in the army. I have been in the army for
20years now. I was born and raised in Florida, so i would like to say
am American, as my mother comes from Mexico. Talking about my family
background am the only son of my late parents.
That reminds me of a good and lovely family we were together in
Florida. I wouldn't like to commence much but rather every one has an
objective of join dating site. I don't request for anything rather
than loving and happy committed relationship with someone special.
Always thank God for granting me a son whom I've live the rest of my
life.
Gen. Douglas M. Fraser is Commander, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, Fla. USSOUTHCOM is responsible for all Department of Defense security cooperation in the 45 nations and territories of Central and South America and the Caribbean Sea, an area of 16 million square miles.you can email me about your s…
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Spam
Am employed, As a soldier in the army. I have been in the army for
20years now. I was born and raised in Florida, so i would like to say
am American, as my mother comes from Mexico. Talking about my family
background am the only son of my late parents.
That reminds me of a good and lovely family we were together in
Florida. I wouldn't like to commence much but rather every one has an
objective of join dating site. I don't request for anything rather
than loving and happy committed relationship with someone special.
Always thank God for granting me a son whom I've live the rest of my
life.
Gen. Douglas M. Fraser is Commander, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, Fla. USSOUTHCOM is responsible for all Department of Defense security cooperation in the 45 nations and territories of Central and South America and the Caribbean Sea, an area of 16 million square miles.you can email me about your self too ---REDACTED--- m or add me to your yahoo messenger ---REDACTED--- m

I was approached by Johnny Scott on Instagram and communicated with him for about five months. He was very charming, polite, attentive and I fell for his advances. He later prepared a fake marriage certificate for me to sign because he said that there was a trunk of his (he was in a war zone in Syria and had no ability to reach out to non-family) so if we were married he would send the trunk to my home. The trunk supposedly had $3 million US dollars in it. It was for back pay and bonuses.
The first time he asked for money was because he had a bill for the internet that had to be paid or we wouldn’t be able to communicate. As a result, I did send a Western Union transaction of $1000 to cover his bill.
The next time, after about three weeks, our relationship got stronger, Johnny told me he needed to send his trunk home to me and there was a fee for the handling - $7,500 to be wire transferred to Maria Pulido-Castro in Aurora, Colorado and I accommodated. The trunk was to be hand delivered to my home.
Then I started doing some real investigating and found that General Johnny Scott (he sent me his ID) was actually General Douglas Malcolm Fraser. I discovered this from his pictures. After investigating Fraser, I fell harder for him because he was like a hero to me with his background. He would give seminars on just what he is now being accused of. Mail fraud, scamming and sex trafficking were all subjects of his seminar so all suspicions were gone and my trust and feelings and respect for him grew even more. It is not over yet.
The next request for money was $51,000 again it was to be wired to Maria F Pulido-Castro in Colorado. This is additional funds requested by Diplomat Pascal Pierre from the UK assigned by the United Nations Security Company assigned to deliver the consignment trunk serial number (NSCL/00598/16) Security Code (NSCL/SC/1084). Pascal sent me a copy of his identification. Naive me followed his directions and wired the money again to Maria Pulido-Castro. It is not over yet.




The final straw that has woken me up to all this horrible scam stuff was the order for $230,000. That the Johnny/Douglas had to pay for the Army to release the trunk. When claiming to the Army for shipment he said it contained military artifacts and that caused them to charge $230,000 for fees on the trunk. After involving the Chief of Police here in Hudson, NH, he came back to inform me after investigation – my General Douglas M Fraser’s image is prolific in being used for romantic scams. And I was the next victim.

A scammer’s profile text · 2018

Hi love,

Thank you for sending me your email address, what I am about to share with you now is a top secret that I have held within myself for a long time now, I am telling you because of the love I have for you and because I have made up my mind to spend the rest of my life with you. I have decided to retire from the Air-Force so I can relocate to Canada to join you so that we both can start our lives together as a couple, and live happily ever after.
A few years ago, I was on an assignment in the United Kingdom, (UK) in a city called Birmingham, before I left for the city, I sold my house in the United States (US) and all my properties, and I hid the money and some other important documents and some of my few golds in two sealed trunk boxes, and when I got to the UK, I deposit the boxes with a security company as (Family Treasure), stating that my wife will be the one to claim it whe…
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Hi love,

Thank you for sending me your email address, what I am about to share with you now is a top secret that I have held within myself for a long time now, I am telling you because of the love I have for you and because I have made up my mind to spend the rest of my life with you. I have decided to retire from the Air-Force so I can relocate to Canada to join you so that we both can start our lives together as a couple, and live happily ever after.
A few years ago, I was on an assignment in the United Kingdom, (UK) in a city called Birmingham, before I left for the city, I sold my house in the United States (US) and all my properties, and I hid the money and some other important documents and some of my few golds in two sealed trunk boxes, and when I got to the UK, I deposit the boxes with a security company as (Family Treasure), stating that my wife will be the one to claim it when I am ready, I did this because I had no one to turn to, and as a military man I might die in

Messages from a scammer · 2018

---REDACTED---
Oct 31, 2018, 9:26 PM (3 days ago)
to me
Hi love,
Thank you for sending me your email address, what I am about to share with you now is a top secret that I have held within myself for a long time now, I am telling you because of the love I have for you and because I have made up my mind to spend the rest of my life with you. I have decided to retire from the Air-Force so I can relocate to Canada to join you so that we both can start our lives together as a couple, and live happily ever after.
A few years ago, I was on an assignment in the United Kingdom, (UK) in a city called Birmingham, before I left for the city, I sold my house in the United States (US) and all my properties, and I hid the money and some other important documents and some of my few golds in two sealed trunk boxes, and when I got to the UK, I deposit the boxes with a security company as (Family Treasur…
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---REDACTED---
Oct 31, 2018, 9:26 PM (3 days ago)
to me
Hi love,
Thank you for sending me your email address, what I am about to share with you now is a top secret that I have held within myself for a long time now, I am telling you because of the love I have for you and because I have made up my mind to spend the rest of my life with you. I have decided to retire from the Air-Force so I can relocate to Canada to join you so that we both can start our lives together as a couple, and live happily ever after.
A few years ago, I was on an assignment in the United Kingdom, (UK) in a city called Birmingham, before I left for the city, I sold my house in the United States (US) and all my properties, and I hid the money and some other important documents and some of my few golds in two sealed trunk boxes, and when I got to the UK, I deposit the boxes with a security company as (Family Treasure), stating that my wife will be the one to claim it when I am ready, I did this because I had no one to turn to, and as a military man I might die in the war front at any time, I had no family, so this is the only way I can save my money because I didn't want to keep my treasures in the bank with the fear of the bank might fold up at any time so I think the safest way was to hide these things in boxes and deposit it with this company.
So now this is what I want you to do for us as I am working on my retirement, This said company have a diplomatic immune system that enables them to deliver goods to different parts of the world, I will present you to them as my wife and I want you to contact them as my wife so that they can use their diplomat to deliver the consignment to you at your doorstep, you don't have to go anywhere, all you have to do is write them on their email so that they will tell you what to do and after that you can proceed to receive the boxes.
Thus, this is what you must know, the company did not know that the boxes contain money

A scammer’s profile text · 2018

don't have the email. its seem that they are using cell phone number and WhatsApp only....

Messages from a scammer · 2018

i have no email only a cell phone we communicated via WhatsApp -- here is the digits ---REDACTED---

Scam email · 2018

How was your night?

Your thought saved my life yesterday, our van got hit by RPG and the power turned it over, Lots of bullet flying around, we got pinned down and no exit, we received heavy firing and secured a safe position till the arrival of our air strike back up, The flash of your thought and message kept me going; I wanted to leave to see another day for you,

The image in my mind is you and it is you are person that I am crazy for, you don't know how crazy I am for you already, since we started communicating there has never been a day and no single second that your thought don't pop in, wishing second by second to be with you, my heart is filled up with so much emotions for you that all I do everyday is pray for my retirement approval to be out.

Something wonderful happened in the mission yesterday and is something that I would want to share with you alone, it is something th…
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How was your night?

Your thought saved my life yesterday, our van got hit by RPG and the power turned it over, Lots of bullet flying around, we got pinned down and no exit, we received heavy firing and secured a safe position till the arrival of our air strike back up, The flash of your thought and message kept me going; I wanted to leave to see another day for you,

The image in my mind is you and it is you are person that I am crazy for, you don't know how crazy I am for you already, since we started communicating there has never been a day and no single second that your thought don't pop in, wishing second by second to be with you, my heart is filled up with so much emotions for you that all I do everyday is pray for my retirement approval to be out.

Something wonderful happened in the mission yesterday and is something that I would want to share with you alone, it is something that you must keep to yourself alone, but then I need your sincere trust on this. You know that you are so dear to me and that is why I will let you into every part of my heart and secret for you to see.

During our patrol, our Intel passed resourceful information to us and with the lead; our base approval that we should hit a confrontation, and to our greatest surprise, we discovered in their hideout lots of ammunition, huge amount of cash in US dollars.

One hour after we got to the base, a sgt major in my team walked up to me and called for my attention, he handed over the cash to members of our team in which after sharing i got $5,950,000.00. The reality of the fact is that, I thought about all a many good comforts this money will provide when I leave the Army.

I want to send the cash with my belongings to you until I leave the Army base on trust I have for you. The money $5,950,000.00 is concealed in a suitcase, covered with my personal effects like memorable items, my medal of honor, pictures, my retirement flag, books, my fear is that this money cannot be safe in the camp here in Afghanistan.

At the moment I have no one outside to trust, who can I trust to safe-guide it for me? No one, faith brought us together, I strongly believe in my heart that you can help me out and safe guide the money until I am out.

I nursed no fear, I felt no doubt, I believe that it will be safe with you, there won't be any problem, all you need to do is receive the suitcase and safe guide it until I come over, baby this I swear that we could have a chance as life partner, this money will provide good comfort for us too.

Our medical supply will be coming in any moment from now, all I need to do is to hand it over to him since he will leave soon, it will get to you, I can plead with the flight accompanying Red cross diplomat that clears our medical supply to lift it out of our base, but then where will I direct it to, how will it get to you?

I need your full name, mobile number and house address so that the Red Cross diplomat that brings our medical supplies can help me out deliver it to your address, his plane is at the moment on ground but I know that he spent at most 2/3 days in our base.

You are the love of my life.
James.

How was your day?

Thank you so much for your mail which always mean so much to me.
We just came back to base and i rushed to write you honey before i will rest because you are the greatest treasure of my life.

Your love caring word brings joy and happiness to my life.
Thanks for loving me and accepting me in your life, everything you do just seems so good to me and the way you express your love to me is so awesome!!

I feel so loved! I need only to think of you to have all my troubles melt away.
I want to spend my whole life with you, loving you and receiving your love in return.

Would you relocate for love?
Do you believe in second chances?
What would you do if your parents didn’t like your partner?

Regards to the box, i got a mail from the Red Cross official Mr. Michael Height, he wrote to me that the box have been deposited with Delivery Company in London with your name as beneficiary. And a mail was sent to your email concerning your delivery.
Kindly check email inbox, spam or junk folder if you get any mail of such.

Delivery Company Details:
GLOBAL TRUST EXPRESS
Tel: ---REDACTED---
Email:
---REDACTED---
---REDACTED---
Website URL: ---LINK REDACTED---

Have to rest now with your thought always in my mind.
Take good care of yourself and enjoy the rest of your day.

Lots of kisses and hugs,
James.

A scammer’s profile text · 2018

He deleted the profile already on Tinder
But remember something like :care person, want positive energy

Messages from a scammer · 2018

Basically scammer claim he is serve in the US military and his friend find the wife on the tinder that's why he is here. After one week chat, he claim he has been sent to Afghanistan as special force. Then asking for 2x $100 itune card. After that I blocked this person.

Messages from a scammer · 2018

Return mail: USER OF THIS MAILBOX 136783/23 HAS BEEN DELETED



Sent from my iPhone
> On 1 Aug 2017, at 19:01, ---VICTIM REDACTED--- wrote:
>
> SAMMY DALE :
> ( IG : mrsammydee, phone : ---REDACTED--- )
>
> YOUR BUSINESS IN THE USA WILL HAVE A PROBLEM
> IF YOU DON'T SETTLE THE UNPAID INVOICE.
>
> YOU RECEIVED THE GOOD, AND YOU MUST PAY IT.
> IT HAS BEEN UNPAID SINCE JULY 31-2013.
>
> MORE THAN 4 YEARS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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