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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 Database Search
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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
Good Day Mr Rob
This message is an invitation from PORN INDUSTRY COMPANY,as you finish all the settlement to get my our model MS NICOLE SCOTT and as she is ready to leave our company we are having a farewell party for her and for other model with their fellow sponsor like you,the model will have their dance number and raffle that you can win a iphone X and gift certificate worth 1000$
This is a thankful party from our big boss.
Every sponsor should pay 300$ for entrance fee but half of this is refundable after the party.
We will give to you the Date time and place once you settle the 300$ entrance fee.Kindly cooperate with this sir.Thank you and have a Good Day!!
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
This message is an invitation from PORN INDUSTRY COMPANY,as you finish all the settlement to get my our model MS NICOLE SCOTT and as she is ready to leave our company we are having a farewell party for her and for other model with their fellow sponsor like you,the model will have their dance number and raffle that you can win a iphone X and gift certificate worth 1000$
This is a thankful party from our big boss.
Every sponsor should pay 300$ for entrance fee but half of this is refundable after the party.
We will give to you the Date time and place once you settle the 300$ entrance fee.Kindly cooperate with this sir.Thank you and have a Good Day!!
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
Scam email · 2018
He sent me a fake hotel reservation from hotels.com after claiming hes coming to NYC was on tinder and disappeared. Obvious fake due to a few things.....logo, c.f.#. Etc. I am in travel industry. He also has an Indian phone # there although claims he is in Texas
Scam email · 2018
Hello,
Thanks for your application to TPG Telecom Company, Data Entry Clerk, Accounting and Finance Clerk, Bookkeeping, Accounting Executive, Accounting Manager , Administrative Assistant, Production Supervisor, Receptionist, Customer Service, Clerical Administrator,Front Desk. We were impressed by your background and would like to invite you to interview via Google hangout and phone calling to tell you a little more about the position and get to know you better.
This is strictly an online and work from home job.
To proceed you must first undergo an online assessment/job briefing and you will be needing a Gmail Account, Google Hangout Instant Messenger on your Pc/device, using your Gmail account to gain access to Hangout Messenger and via Skype . Contact me your interview Manager and request to get started with an interview using your job code as verification.
Looking forward to …
Thanks for your application to TPG Telecom Company, Data Entry Clerk, Accounting and Finance Clerk, Bookkeeping, Accounting Executive, Accounting Manager , Administrative Assistant, Production Supervisor, Receptionist, Customer Service, Clerical Administrator,Front Desk. We were impressed by your background and would like to invite you to interview via Google hangout and phone calling to tell you a little more about the position and get to know you better.
This is strictly an online and work from home job.
To proceed you must first undergo an online assessment/job briefing and you will be needing a Gmail Account, Google Hangout Instant Messenger on your Pc/device, using your Gmail account to gain access to Hangout Messenger and via Skype . Contact me your interview Manager and request to get started with an interview using your job code as verification.
Looking forward to …
Read the whole message
Hello,
Thanks for your application to TPG Telecom Company, Data Entry Clerk, Accounting and Finance Clerk, Bookkeeping, Accounting Executive, Accounting Manager , Administrative Assistant, Production Supervisor, Receptionist, Customer Service, Clerical Administrator,Front Desk. We were impressed by your background and would like to invite you to interview via Google hangout and phone calling to tell you a little more about the position and get to know you better.
This is strictly an online and work from home job.
To proceed you must first undergo an online assessment/job briefing and you will be needing a Gmail Account, Google Hangout Instant Messenger on your Pc/device, using your Gmail account to gain access to Hangout Messenger and via Skype . Contact me your interview Manager and request to get started with an interview using your job code as verification.
Looking forward to meeting you,
Jessica Clark.
Company Hangout ID:
---REDACTED---
Job Interview code : HRP7KR5S
NOTE: To begin login to your gmail account, if you do not have one create a new gmail email account, and then on the inbox page, there is hangout chat messenger right at the middle left side of the page, then add my email or send me a message there using my email address (---REDACTED---).
Thank You
Thanks for your application to TPG Telecom Company, Data Entry Clerk, Accounting and Finance Clerk, Bookkeeping, Accounting Executive, Accounting Manager , Administrative Assistant, Production Supervisor, Receptionist, Customer Service, Clerical Administrator,Front Desk. We were impressed by your background and would like to invite you to interview via Google hangout and phone calling to tell you a little more about the position and get to know you better.
This is strictly an online and work from home job.
To proceed you must first undergo an online assessment/job briefing and you will be needing a Gmail Account, Google Hangout Instant Messenger on your Pc/device, using your Gmail account to gain access to Hangout Messenger and via Skype . Contact me your interview Manager and request to get started with an interview using your job code as verification.
Looking forward to meeting you,
Jessica Clark.
Company Hangout ID:
---REDACTED---
Job Interview code : HRP7KR5S
NOTE: To begin login to your gmail account, if you do not have one create a new gmail email account, and then on the inbox page, there is hangout chat messenger right at the middle left side of the page, then add my email or send me a message there using my email address (---REDACTED---).
Thank You
Scam email · 2018
Thanks for Banking with The African number one Global Bank (United Bank
for Africa).
This is to bring to your notice that your part payment is now approve today by and
it is ready to be sent to you via MASTER DEBIT CARD.
Note: The US15.7MDollar Domicilary Account was open by Mr. Louis with UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC
and the ATM master card is out now so once you get back to us with your
full resident address, contact number and working i.d card, Then the card
will be approve for delivery to your resident address or office address, any where you want to receive it your Dormant Account Card.
Copy of Visa Card# ---REDACTED--- CCV ---ADDRESS REDACTED--- ALFRED UGOLO
Managing Director
United Bank for Africa.
80A ADMIRALTY WAY,
VICTORIA – ISLAND
for Africa).
This is to bring to your notice that your part payment is now approve today by and
it is ready to be sent to you via MASTER DEBIT CARD.
Note: The US15.7MDollar Domicilary Account was open by Mr. Louis with UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC
and the ATM master card is out now so once you get back to us with your
full resident address, contact number and working i.d card, Then the card
will be approve for delivery to your resident address or office address, any where you want to receive it your Dormant Account Card.
Copy of Visa Card# ---REDACTED--- CCV ---ADDRESS REDACTED--- ALFRED UGOLO
Managing Director
United Bank for Africa.
80A ADMIRALTY WAY,
VICTORIA – ISLAND
Scam email · 2018
Good day!
Thanks for helping people like me. I never send a penny but I have much more information that could help you to stop them. He also use another email. I have more information about this scammer. He send me a Company name and two diferent address to send the money. Please you can be in touch with me using my email. I will be glad to help. Thank you!
Thanks for helping people like me. I never send a penny but I have much more information that could help you to stop them. He also use another email. I have more information about this scammer. He send me a Company name and two diferent address to send the money. Please you can be in touch with me using my email. I will be glad to help. Thank you!
Scam email · 2018
Good day
Would you like all your nearest and dearest and colleagues come to know about your sex fling.
Did you catch what I want to say?
I am too kind hearted currently and I gonna tell you.
When you visited adults Web portal and tug it I had loaded software virus on your notebook.
The key benefit of that malicious program is that it could bring into action web cam and make recording video and taking photo and get browsing history entrance to the social networking websites accounts and mail.
Presently I have contact information of all your closely related people and colleagues and as well viralvideo record and photos where you arouse sexually.
Now I going to tell you the main thing! In a case if you like to forge about all those intimate photography to all your leads and throught out social media service you ought to make a paymant 400 united states dollar to my Bitcoin wallet.
Because …
Would you like all your nearest and dearest and colleagues come to know about your sex fling.
Did you catch what I want to say?
I am too kind hearted currently and I gonna tell you.
When you visited adults Web portal and tug it I had loaded software virus on your notebook.
The key benefit of that malicious program is that it could bring into action web cam and make recording video and taking photo and get browsing history entrance to the social networking websites accounts and mail.
Presently I have contact information of all your closely related people and colleagues and as well viralvideo record and photos where you arouse sexually.
Now I going to tell you the main thing! In a case if you like to forge about all those intimate photography to all your leads and throught out social media service you ought to make a paymant 400 united states dollar to my Bitcoin wallet.
Because …
Read the whole message
Good day
Would you like all your nearest and dearest and colleagues come to know about your sex fling.
Did you catch what I want to say?
I am too kind hearted currently and I gonna tell you.
When you visited adults Web portal and tug it I had loaded software virus on your notebook.
The key benefit of that malicious program is that it could bring into action web cam and make recording video and taking photo and get browsing history entrance to the social networking websites accounts and mail.
Presently I have contact information of all your closely related people and colleagues and as well viralvideo record and photos where you arouse sexually.
Now I going to tell you the main thing! In a case if you like to forge about all those intimate photography to all your leads and throught out social media service you ought to make a paymant 400 united states dollar to my Bitcoin wallet.
Because I am very big-hearted and frugal boy the money you must give is $ 400.
Pay $400 to 1Kdyi1vhRbZxyyPs64ZSEGbQF9pnsEpZHP Bitcoin wallet number alternatively you shall be star in the Internet.
And above all! You own no more no less 24 hours immediately upon reading my message. In a case if I shouldn’t see the abovementioned money to my wallet, all that freak photo content would become available to broad audience of the netizens but the headline is that all your loved ones and collaborates learn about it.
I wait impatiently for that sum of money from you!!!!
I suggest this is a good lesson for you!
You shall be cautios next time!
I ask you and don’t reply to this outbox as I have stolen it.
You possess only 24 hours.
P.S. I’m so sorry about for my knowledge in English, but I am sure you understood.
I ’m cracker I live in China.
Would you like all your nearest and dearest and colleagues come to know about your sex fling.
Did you catch what I want to say?
I am too kind hearted currently and I gonna tell you.
When you visited adults Web portal and tug it I had loaded software virus on your notebook.
The key benefit of that malicious program is that it could bring into action web cam and make recording video and taking photo and get browsing history entrance to the social networking websites accounts and mail.
Presently I have contact information of all your closely related people and colleagues and as well viralvideo record and photos where you arouse sexually.
Now I going to tell you the main thing! In a case if you like to forge about all those intimate photography to all your leads and throught out social media service you ought to make a paymant 400 united states dollar to my Bitcoin wallet.
Because I am very big-hearted and frugal boy the money you must give is $ 400.
Pay $400 to 1Kdyi1vhRbZxyyPs64ZSEGbQF9pnsEpZHP Bitcoin wallet number alternatively you shall be star in the Internet.
And above all! You own no more no less 24 hours immediately upon reading my message. In a case if I shouldn’t see the abovementioned money to my wallet, all that freak photo content would become available to broad audience of the netizens but the headline is that all your loved ones and collaborates learn about it.
I wait impatiently for that sum of money from you!!!!
I suggest this is a good lesson for you!
You shall be cautios next time!
I ask you and don’t reply to this outbox as I have stolen it.
You possess only 24 hours.
P.S. I’m so sorry about for my knowledge in English, but I am sure you understood.
I ’m cracker I live in China.
Scam email · 2018
1267/5000
Dear Sir / Madam
I got my mail, but I did not get any feedback, but I do not know who to turn to,
I got the ECO, banktol, which I forgot about, the situation, that I'm going to take care of the gardens I got to get my pen
I gave up, MTCN; ---REDACTED--- BENIN, EMMANUEL UDO, apenz arrived and started online atutalas, which was not easy because it was broken on the syamitogepen and there was an unknown installer and he ran my entire document and I could not work on the machine, TABAK, ---REDACTED--- ---REDACTED---
I started on my phone, I started to go to ---LINK REDACTED---
I've been working for a week, but I did not succeed, I always went back, I started this morning, I was open, but I did not have my pass and I could not work, but it was not until ---REDACTED---
she took my pen ANNE MULDOWNEY, PASZPORT PI4329438, ERROL a
standard STANDARD FACILITIES AC
I got email from the ad…
Dear Sir / Madam
I got my mail, but I did not get any feedback, but I do not know who to turn to,
I got the ECO, banktol, which I forgot about, the situation, that I'm going to take care of the gardens I got to get my pen
I gave up, MTCN; ---REDACTED--- BENIN, EMMANUEL UDO, apenz arrived and started online atutalas, which was not easy because it was broken on the syamitogepen and there was an unknown installer and he ran my entire document and I could not work on the machine, TABAK, ---REDACTED--- ---REDACTED---
I started on my phone, I started to go to ---LINK REDACTED---
I've been working for a week, but I did not succeed, I always went back, I started this morning, I was open, but I did not have my pass and I could not work, but it was not until ---REDACTED---
she took my pen ANNE MULDOWNEY, PASZPORT PI4329438, ERROL a
standard STANDARD FACILITIES AC
I got email from the ad…
Read the whole message
1267/5000
Dear Sir / Madam
I got my mail, but I did not get any feedback, but I do not know who to turn to,
I got the ECO, banktol, which I forgot about, the situation, that I'm going to take care of the gardens I got to get my pen
I gave up, MTCN; ---REDACTED--- BENIN, EMMANUEL UDO, apenz arrived and started online atutalas, which was not easy because it was broken on the syamitogepen and there was an unknown installer and he ran my entire document and I could not work on the machine, TABAK, ---REDACTED--- ---REDACTED---
I started on my phone, I started to go to ---LINK REDACTED---
I've been working for a week, but I did not succeed, I always went back, I started this morning, I was open, but I did not have my pass and I could not work, but it was not until ---REDACTED---
she took my pen ANNE MULDOWNEY, PASZPORT PI4329438, ERROL a
standard STANDARD FACILITIES AC
I got email from the admin so I can do it because nothing went on, I did, but I got some email to pay usd800, then
I do not think so
She helps me find out where my penis is
it is worth 4,500,000.00, but what I had was $ 10million $, but no, I'm going
Dear Sir / Madam
I got my mail, but I did not get any feedback, but I do not know who to turn to,
I got the ECO, banktol, which I forgot about, the situation, that I'm going to take care of the gardens I got to get my pen
I gave up, MTCN; ---REDACTED--- BENIN, EMMANUEL UDO, apenz arrived and started online atutalas, which was not easy because it was broken on the syamitogepen and there was an unknown installer and he ran my entire document and I could not work on the machine, TABAK, ---REDACTED--- ---REDACTED---
I started on my phone, I started to go to ---LINK REDACTED---
I've been working for a week, but I did not succeed, I always went back, I started this morning, I was open, but I did not have my pass and I could not work, but it was not until ---REDACTED---
she took my pen ANNE MULDOWNEY, PASZPORT PI4329438, ERROL a
standard STANDARD FACILITIES AC
I got email from the admin so I can do it because nothing went on, I did, but I got some email to pay usd800, then
I do not think so
She helps me find out where my penis is
it is worth 4,500,000.00, but what I had was $ 10million $, but no, I'm going
Scam email · 2018
there was no spam as such, this is the email address my catfish used and with which we would write to each other
Messages from a scammer · 2018
This declaration is a form a pcoket money else i will not be allowed to fly over to Romania since i have never been there before and ,i will return this money immediately to you once you have me pick up from the airport
I hope you understand?
I hope you understand?
Scam email · 2018
This person "Adam Pitcher" is a fake name and on Facebook ---LINK REDACTED--- is fake profile. The photo was stoen other person, his name is Adam Schwartz
Photo was stolen on his Instagrmas page, Adam (reall_eyezz)
The Facebook profile is fake, because real Adam Schwartz, he died on 25 January 2017
This Adam Pitcher is a scammer, stolen Adam Schwartz photos, name and almost his identity.
Adam Pitcher asking a money and Itunes gift card.
Adam Pitcher mind be Oscar Garcia CA West Covinia or he is a mule
Other person is a money collector Ericka Gallo Northbrandford CT 06471
Adam Pitcher call her, half cousin. I had send last summer a money, with a Ericka Gallo and she
give to money to Adam Pitcher I used it a Money Gram I send it only 60 euros Reference Numner ---REDACTED---
Photo was stolen on his Instagrmas page, Adam (reall_eyezz)
The Facebook profile is fake, because real Adam Schwartz, he died on 25 January 2017
This Adam Pitcher is a scammer, stolen Adam Schwartz photos, name and almost his identity.
Adam Pitcher asking a money and Itunes gift card.
Adam Pitcher mind be Oscar Garcia CA West Covinia or he is a mule
Other person is a money collector Ericka Gallo Northbrandford CT 06471
Adam Pitcher call her, half cousin. I had send last summer a money, with a Ericka Gallo and she
give to money to Adam Pitcher I used it a Money Gram I send it only 60 euros Reference Numner ---REDACTED---
