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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.
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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 · 2016
Studied at University of Oxford
Lives in London, United Kingdom
Single
From London, United Kingdom
Scam email · 2016
Your email account mailbox requires immediate update. (Reason: Quarterly quota maintenance). To update your email account, please CLICK HERE immediately for reactivation of your web-mail Account.
Sincerely,
The Microsoft Account Team
Microsoft Corporation | One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA ---REDACTED---
A scammer’s profile text · 2016
Studied at New York University
Scam email · 2016
I have good news this morning and i want to share with you, if.........you're still going to be with me.
My lawyer called me this morning that my funds wil be released soonest, the court has adjourned and concluded my case this morning in my favor for my money to be released to me with immediate effect.
You don't know how overjoyed i am this very moment, i felt a new strength in me despite still on sick bed. I jumped up with a shout of joy and at the same time, tears rolling my eyes....why? because my loved ones whom supposed to benefit from this long battled money are all gone, even the woman that i loved, (You) has left me because i was not able to come up with a ticket fare to travel to see you, you abandoned me just because i needed your assistance...…
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I have good news this morning and i want to share with you, if.........you're still going to be with me.
My lawyer called me this morning that my funds wil be released soonest, the court has adjourned and concluded my case this morning in my favor for my money to be released to me with immediate effect.
You don't know how overjoyed i am this very moment, i felt a new strength in me despite still on sick bed. I jumped up with a shout of joy and at the same time, tears rolling my eyes....why? because my loved ones whom supposed to benefit from this long battled money are all gone, even the woman that i loved, (You) has left me because i was not able to come up with a ticket fare to travel to see you, you abandoned me just because i needed your assistance.....you used lies as an excuse not to help me and you accused me of lying and did not love you in other for you to justify your reasons to leave me....
But see now...you see how God works? Go always works in a way that is magical to human eyes.....I give God the glory. And i want you to celebrate on my behalf with your family and friends, for the dried bone has risen again. My stars have started shining again and my sense of belonging has come bak almost immediately....Pop Champaigne on my behalf and celebrate.
I was told that on or before end on this month, that my money will be paid into any account to any country of my choice........assuring me that nothing will ever happen to the movement of my money again including a letter of apologies.....in fact, God has restored me back to my original being....and i am so grateful for that.
I am not writing you this email for me to make boast of myself,but considering the fact that i honestly and sincerely and truly love you, i have no other choice then to share this good news with at least, the first person whom i know that i truly loved and which is is no other person than....YOU. Please, rejoice with me. Please get back to me as soon as possible if you still think of me.
A scammer’s profile text · 2016
Messages from a scammer · 2016
A scammer’s profile text · 2016
Studied at Harvard Medical School
Went to North Carolina State University
Lives in Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Widowed
From Houston, Texas
Messages from a scammer · 2016
Through the office of:
Secretary of the United States Army.
Hello Miss ---VICTIM REDACTED--- Cool,Â
Members of the US Armed Forces are often stationed overseas and travel the world extensively as part of their job. Since they meet people from all over the world, it is not a surprise that many US Armed Forces personnel eventually meet and decide to marry foreign nationals. Because of the sacrifices and the bravery of US Armed Forces personnel, US immigration authorities do make certain exceptions for US military personnel and for their spouses applying for immigration petitions. Since US Armed Forces personnel travel frequently and have other special needs, the USCIS and the US government make special provisions.
For example, in the usual case where a non-US Armed Forces member wishes to marry a foreign national, the couple must first apply for a US visa application in order to all…
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Through the office of:
Secretary of the United States Army.
Hello Miss ---VICTIM REDACTED--- Cool,Â
Members of the US Armed Forces are often stationed overseas and travel the world extensively as part of their job. Since they meet people from all over the world, it is not a surprise that many US Armed Forces personnel eventually meet and decide to marry foreign nationals. Because of the sacrifices and the bravery of US Armed Forces personnel, US immigration authorities do make certain exceptions for US military personnel and for their spouses applying for immigration petitions. Since US Armed Forces personnel travel frequently and have other special needs, the USCIS and the US government make special provisions.
For example, in the usual case where a non-US Armed Forces member wishes to marry a foreign national, the couple must first apply for a US visa application in order to allow the foreign fiancée to enter the US for marriage. This can take a long time as an application filing date for the visa needs to be established. US Armed Forces personnel are exempted from the need to establish this filing date. In many cases, they also do not need to pay high processing fees that other couples need to pay. Finally, since US Armed Forces personnel travel widely and are often deployed outside of the US, the rules for residency requirements for both the foreign fiancée and the US Armed Forces individual are relaxed. In fact, the couple can file their visa application in the United States, at military bases outside of the United States, and at US consulates around the world. In some cases, US Armed Forces personnel and their foreign fiancée's complete the entire visa application and naturalization process for the foreign-born fiancée while the couple are outside of the US.
Since the job of US military personnel is also dangerous, foreign born spouses and fiancée's of US Armed Forces personnel are usually eligible for military marriage benefits, including death benefits, housing benefits, and other benefits. This means that when a member of the US Armed Forces decides to marry a foreign-born fiancée, that individual is eligible for naturalization as well as US military benefits after the marriage. Any dependents of the couple are also eligible for these benefits.
Families have the choice of three health plans, as well as a voluntary dental program. Army families living in non-governmental housing also receive a non-taxable allowance based on pay grade, location and family size. Couples may also have the option of living in subsidized, on-base housing. Soldiers, spouses and children are offered life insurance through Service members’ Group Life Insurance. Families that are required to move for military service are provided with relocation reimbursement, and most importantly emergency work leave can also be applied for a currently serving partner.
Below are some of the terms you should get familiar with;
AANFES: Army, Air Force and Navy Exchange Service
BAH: Basic Allowance for Housing
CDC: Child Development Center
COLA: Cost of Living Allowance
CONUS: Continental United States
DEERS: Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System
DFAS: Defense Finance and Accounting Services
FSG: Family Support Group
LES: Leave and Earnings Statement
MTF: Military Treatment Facility
MWR: Morale, Welfare and Recreation
OCONUS: Outside Continental United States
SGLI: Soldiers Guard Life Insurance
Before being granted leave and receiving any military benefits, awaiting spouse must fulfill our required military documentations. For military members serving overseas and planning to marry a foreign citizen, the process is a bit more involved. Due to the nature of the job of our soldiers, we carry out verification of our soldiers contacts to avoid any form of conspiracy as we combat several security threats on a daily basis, all protocols must be observed so you can have proper communication access to our soldier during his mission.
First, we want you to tell us your relationship with Master Sergeant Tony Coll.
We are looking forward to reading from you soon.
Best regards
Eric Kenneth Fanning
Â
Secretary of the United States Army
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This is a USARMY HRC message intended to be received only by persons entitled to receive the confidential information it contains. Email messages to partners or families of our soldiers contains information that is confidential and legally privileged. Do not read, copy, forward, or store this message unless you are an intended recipient of it. If you have received this message in error, please forward it to the sender and delete it completely from your computer system.
A scammer’s profile text · 2016
Studied at Niagara College Canada
Went to Canadian Tourism and Hospitality Institute
From Toronto, Ontario
A scammer’s profile text · 2016
Lives in El Monte, California
Widowed


