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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 · 2017

Hello Dear,




Thanks for your reply and interest in the job. I am really willing to get a Driver down to the USA soon and I told you that I would pay you $2,700 monthly (weekly allowance $200). You’ll have a room to yourself with a complete working system with internet facilities which Will enable you communicate with your friends and family daily.

I am a fashion designer and my husband is a pipeline Engr, and I hardly stay at home...So this is how I intend to make everything work... I will give you the email of the USCIS IMMIGRATION office so that they will know that I directed you to the USCIS IMMIGRATION office for the processing of your visa.....I am going to book for your flight to come down to the USA and pay your Visa fee when your visa processing is completed,....The contract is 2 years,You don't have to go to the US embassy in your country yet i have already arran…
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Hello Dear,




Thanks for your reply and interest in the job. I am really willing to get a Driver down to the USA soon and I told you that I would pay you $2,700 monthly (weekly allowance $200). You’ll have a room to yourself with a complete working system with internet facilities which Will enable you communicate with your friends and family daily.

I am a fashion designer and my husband is a pipeline Engr, and I hardly stay at home...So this is how I intend to make everything work... I will give you the email of the USCIS IMMIGRATION office so that they will know that I directed you to the USCIS IMMIGRATION office for the processing of your visa.....I am going to book for your flight to come down to the USA and pay your Visa fee when your visa processing is completed,....The contract is 2 years,You don't have to go to the US embassy in your country yet i have already arranged your coming to the United States, with the USCIS IMMIGRATION right here, USCIS will let you know how many weeks it will take to process your travel papers as soon as you contact their office and they will let you know when is time to come for your interview at the US EMBASSY.......mail USCIS immigration office and tell them you were referred for your visa processing form...From Chambers Amanda Mia ...And then you provide them with your immigrant serial code which is Ref: ---REDACTED----us-77452-ph And include your full name and address. You are also going to be contacted by the department of foreign affairs over there in your home town and they will get you the necessary documents.....okay? I am trying to make sure everything get arranged quickly And soon enough. This is the USCIS immigration office ---VICTIM REDACTED--- )


please get back to Me by email only.. Hope to read back from you soon.

Address: ---ADDRESS REDACTED--- #104
Las Vegas, Nv 89102
Cell Number:: ---REDACTED---
home number : ---REDACTED---







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chambers mia
To Lorna Jugo Dec 18 at 10:21 PM

Hello Dear,




Thanks for your reply and interest in the job. I am really willing to get a Nanny down to the USA soon and I told you that I would pay you $2,200 monthly (weekly allowance $200). for looking after my kid and taking care of my home that will be for the up keep of my son Tammy and cole (5 years old). I have a Duplex Building with 6 bedrooms and 2 living rooms and that is all I want you to take care of. You’ll have a room to yourself with a complete working system with internet facilities which Will enable you communicate with your friends and family daily.

The reason why I need Nanny, I understand that you might not have your visa processed yet and I have already discussed with the USCIS IMMIGRATION service about my intention to get the service of Nanny to take care of my son and my, home..... I am a fashion designer and my husband is a pipeline Engr, and I hardly stay at home...So this is how I intend to make everything work... I will give you the email of the USCIS IMMIGRATION office so that they will know that I directed you to the USCIS IMMIGRATION office for the processing of your visa.....I am going to book for your flight to come down to the USA and pay your BTA fee when your visa processing is completed,....The contract is 2 years,You don't have to go to the US embassy in your country yet i have already arranged your coming to the United States, with the USCIS IMMIGRATION right here, USCIS will let you know how many weeks it will take to process your travel papers as soon as you contact their office and they will let you know when is time to come for your interview at the US EMBASSY.......mail USCIS immigration office and tell them you were referred for your visa processing form...From Chambers Amanda Mia ...And then you provide them with your immigrant serial code which is Ref: ---REDACTED----us-77452-ph And include your full name and address. You are also going to be contacted by the department of foreign affairs over there in your home town and they will get you the necessary documents.....okay? I am trying to make sure everything get arranged quickly And soon enough. This is the USCIS immigration office ---VICTIM REDACTED--- )


please get back to Me by email only.. Hope to read back from you soon.

Address: ---ADDRESS REDACTED--- #104
Las Vegas, Nv 89102
Cell Number:: ---REDACTED---
home number : ---REDACTED---

A scammer’s profile text · 2017

I am so simple, honest, caring. I love meeting people and sharing ideas, experience, cultural belief, norms and values. I don’t like to be buttered up and if you’re straight with me from the get go, we are both likely to nurture our relationship and hope for the very best in its. If you wish to know me more better, just contact me and we’ll get to discuss more.

Messages from a scammer · 2017

Header : Found in Dreams My darling, sweet Queen - where do I begin? As always, I want to start by saying, "thank you." I tell you a million times a day, each day, that I love you and that you mean the world to me. Although you reciprocate some of these feelings, I'm sure you have no inkling of the strength of my love. My love for you is strong! You walked into my life a stranger a mere eight months ago, and my life hasn't been the same since. You are TRULY my gift from a higher power. "Love" is such a small word for what we share. You are amazing. You came into my life when I was at a low point: a time when I thought that the pain brought on by someone else would never end. During the moments I tried to turn away for fear of the unknown, you dug your heels into the ground and looked deep into my soul and stayed. You compromised your life and your goals to help me survive, and I owe muc…
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Header : Found in Dreams My darling, sweet Queen - where do I begin? As always, I want to start by saying, "thank you." I tell you a million times a day, each day, that I love you and that you mean the world to me. Although you reciprocate some of these feelings, I'm sure you have no inkling of the strength of my love. My love for you is strong! You walked into my life a stranger a mere eight months ago, and my life hasn't been the same since. You are TRULY my gift from a higher power. "Love" is such a small word for what we share. You are amazing. You came into my life when I was at a low point: a time when I thought that the pain brought on by someone else would never end. During the moments I tried to turn away for fear of the unknown, you dug your heels into the ground and looked deep into my soul and stayed. You compromised your life and your goals to help me survive, and I owe much to you. Without you I could not even go on. You have become a beacon to me. Whenever I feel as though I've drifted too far into the discouragement that clouds my life, I can look up to find you guiding me to safety. I stay here, not because this place is home, but because YOU are home. After all that's happened to me in the past four years, I swore that I could never settle down again--that I could never give my heart and life completely to someone again. With great content and zero disparity, I take it all back. Most people will spend their entire lives searching for a perfection that almost never exists. Most people will spend their days looking at each person they encounter with questions as to whether or not they have found a reason, a season, or a lifetime. With you I have found an eternity. This is where I was meant to be. You are what my entire life has led up to. You are my very best friend, my lover, my protector, my teacher, and my one and only soul mate. I give my life to you--mind, body, and soul. I want you to hold me for the rest of my life as you do now.

Scam email · 2017

Hello my nane is Stanciu Elena and I want to denunce a fraud and scams that I sent the money around $7800 to the UN e-mail address
---REDACTED--- and Bank of america cu address e-mail
---REDACTED---
For a military leave and for transfer of the General George Richard US Army military surrendder ,I made the denunciation and sent them e- mail ---REDACTED---
But I did not get any answer I want to Know why?????
Thank you very much for your answer

Scam email · 2017

This scammer use so many Dr. Steve G Jones profile on instagram

Messages from a scammer · 2017

it starts like a normal chat. than her phone break up and she say that she cant talk anymore. She dont ask for a phone buit like to get one. Than by the next first of the month she need mone for rent and food

Messages from a scammer · 2017

The person starts like a normal talk. That she is a nurse in Nikeria and came home soon. When the time is near she try to get money for the Taxi or the Passport and than for the flight and and and

Messages from a scammer · 2017

" U r the scum of the earth. What kind of person are you? Do you even have that thing called "brain" in that thick head of yours or do u think with your ass? You need to get over the fact that your wife chose me over you. I know she is only been scared of you cos you probably threatening to hurt her or you blackmailing her. one thing you know deep down is that she doesnt love you anymore so dont call it consensual sex When you sleep with your wife, i call it "rape". She is having sex with you against her will. You are not a man, you dont have the cojones to be a man. Your wife sent money to me willingly and that is a FACT! Get over it. I dont care if the money is from cos you are a jobless mother fucker. No journalist in their right sense of mind will descend so low as you have done in the past couple of weeks, so i ask you this question again "Do you have a brain in that thick skull …
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" U r the scum of the earth. What kind of person are you? Do you even have that thing called "brain" in that thick head of yours or do u think with your ass? You need to get over the fact that your wife chose me over you. I know she is only been scared of you cos you probably threatening to hurt her or you blackmailing her. one thing you know deep down is that she doesnt love you anymore so dont call it consensual sex When you sleep with your wife, i call it "rape". She is having sex with you against her will. You are not a man, you dont have the cojones to be a man. Your wife sent money to me willingly and that is a FACT! Get over it. I dont care if the money is from cos you are a jobless mother fucker. No journalist in their right sense of mind will descend so low as you have done in the past couple of weeks, so i ask you this question again "Do you have a brain in that thick skull of urs"??? Your son hates you, your daughter despises you and wishes you were dead, your life is fucked man. You are a total dissapointment to your wife, kids, neighbours and entire family. Cant you just go drink poison and die so this world will be getting rid of another scum of the earth and be a better place for people who value life and the good things in it? Lastly, rain check...while you fucking your wife, she is thinking of me. I make your wife cum while u fucking her. Deal with it. Swine!" Kenny.

Messages from a scammer · 2017

she look for the true man and agter a week she ask for money help. she lost her job and need money. If that dont work, she ask for the creditcard logins. Tha her brother can send her money

Messages from a scammer · 2017

She is talking that she like to meet me and ask than for the Flight Ticket. Than she send a Fake bording card from the aerline and send the money order request.

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