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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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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.
Messages from a scammer · 2016
please darling send the money to the two accounts the way i wrote it to you....900 at every account.... this is what the hotel manager told me . they said the transaction will be easier for them to receive in two accounts . i want everything to be fine , this is the directive by the hotel here
Send 900 euros through Western Union to :
Recievers name: Sandra Peter
send 900 euros through Money gram to:
Recievers name: Treasure James
country: Spain State: Bilbao
Send 900 euros through Western Union to :
Recievers name: Sandra Peter
send 900 euros through Money gram to:
Recievers name: Treasure James
country: Spain State: Bilbao
A scammer’s profile text · 2016
Worked at RickTech Engineering
Studied at University of Cambridge
Went to Queens College, Harley Street, London
Lives in London, United Kingdom
Divorced
From London, United Kingdom
Studied at University of Cambridge
Went to Queens College, Harley Street, London
Lives in London, United Kingdom
Divorced
From London, United Kingdom
Messages from a scammer · 2016
said he is a widow with one daughter who lives in UK. But his mailing address for the money that he is asking is somewhere in Africa
Messages from a scammer · 2016
He is supposed to be in Afghanistan and asks a lot of things to send him.....Shoes, Trousers, all what you need in the bathroom....and then he will give you the adress from a "friend" in South Africa, for to send the goods.........
send anything to .......
SUNUEO McDONALDS,
#---ADDRESS REDACTED---,
SUNNYSIDE, PRETORIA,
SOUTH AFRICA, 0002
When asked why send the goods to South Africa, as he is in Afghanistan, he answered..ok ...i think its much better when you send me money...... about 1.000 Euro....
send anything to .......
SUNUEO McDONALDS,
#---ADDRESS REDACTED---,
SUNNYSIDE, PRETORIA,
SOUTH AFRICA, 0002
When asked why send the goods to South Africa, as he is in Afghanistan, he answered..ok ...i think its much better when you send me money...... about 1.000 Euro....
A scammer’s profile text · 2016
• Chief Design Architect at Shall oil company
• Studied at University of Sunderland
• Lives in City of Sunderland
• It's complicated
• From Norwich, Norfolk
• Studied at University of Sunderland
• Lives in City of Sunderland
• It's complicated
• From Norwich, Norfolk
Messages from a scammer · 2016
send by Western Union, 2,000 Pound
Receiver’s name: Ruan Dan Vusie
Location: India
Receiver’s name: Ruan Dan Vusie
Location: India
A scammer’s profile text · 2016
Works at U.S.Army
Studied at United States Military Academy
Lives in Chicago, Illinois
Studied at United States Military Academy
Lives in Chicago, Illinois
Scam email · 2016
---------- Message transféré ----------
De : ---VICTIM REDACTED---
Date : 16 août 2016 à 12:54
Objet : PROGRAMME DE RECRUTEMENT USAID CANADA
À :
Agence des États-Unis pour le développement international "USAID-
CANADA"
Siège Social: 304 Rue Saint Antoine E, Montréal, QC H2Y 1A3, Canada
---REDACTED---
PROGRAMME DE RECRUTEMENT USAID CANADA
Vous êtes libre, vous avez des diplômes, vous voulez vous installez au
canada, pour servir l’humanité, voila une possibilité avec USAID Canada
qui vient d’être autorisé par le parlement canadien pour recruter plus
de 10.500 personnels expérimentés, pour des embauches, ce projet est
destiné a toute personne morale et prêt à voyager et à s’installer au
Canada afin de lutter contre le vieillissement de la population
canadienne qui pourrait doubler dans les 20 prochaines années.
Nous recherchons avant tout des personnes capables de s’adapter à …
De : ---VICTIM REDACTED---
Date : 16 août 2016 à 12:54
Objet : PROGRAMME DE RECRUTEMENT USAID CANADA
À :
Agence des États-Unis pour le développement international "USAID-
CANADA"
Siège Social: 304 Rue Saint Antoine E, Montréal, QC H2Y 1A3, Canada
---REDACTED---
PROGRAMME DE RECRUTEMENT USAID CANADA
Vous êtes libre, vous avez des diplômes, vous voulez vous installez au
canada, pour servir l’humanité, voila une possibilité avec USAID Canada
qui vient d’être autorisé par le parlement canadien pour recruter plus
de 10.500 personnels expérimentés, pour des embauches, ce projet est
destiné a toute personne morale et prêt à voyager et à s’installer au
Canada afin de lutter contre le vieillissement de la population
canadienne qui pourrait doubler dans les 20 prochaines années.
Nous recherchons avant tout des personnes capables de s’adapter à …
Read the whole message
---------- Message transféré ----------
De : ---VICTIM REDACTED---
Date : 16 août 2016 à 12:54
Objet : PROGRAMME DE RECRUTEMENT USAID CANADA
À :
Agence des États-Unis pour le développement international "USAID-
CANADA"
Siège Social: 304 Rue Saint Antoine E, Montréal, QC H2Y 1A3, Canada
---REDACTED---
PROGRAMME DE RECRUTEMENT USAID CANADA
Vous êtes libre, vous avez des diplômes, vous voulez vous installez au
canada, pour servir l’humanité, voila une possibilité avec USAID Canada
qui vient d’être autorisé par le parlement canadien pour recruter plus
de 10.500 personnels expérimentés, pour des embauches, ce projet est
destiné a toute personne morale et prêt à voyager et à s’installer au
Canada afin de lutter contre le vieillissement de la population
canadienne qui pourrait doubler dans les 20 prochaines années.
Nous recherchons avant tout des personnes capables de s’adapter à notre
environnement de travail.
POSTE DISPONIBLE A CHOISIR
Audit d’entreprise, contrôle de gestion,expertise comptable, gestion
des ressources humaines, montage de projet marketing, chauffeur,
plomberie,communication, droits des affaires, commerce international,
agricole, agro-industrie et transformation des aliments, management de
qualité, connaissance dans les normes de qualités, transport et
logistique secrétariat, secrétariat bilingue, secrétariat informatisé,
opérateur bancaire, médecine, infirmerie,financements de projets,
assurance, brevets, licences intellectuelle,hôtellerie, restauration,
ingénierie, informatique, service publique,agronomie,relation publique,
publicité
CONDITION PARTICULIÈRES A REMPLIR
• Avoir entre 25 et 55 ans au plus
• Être de bonne moralité
• Être disponible pour voyager
• Être titulaire du BACCALAURÉAT ou autre diplôme professionnel
• Avoir acquis d'expérience professionnelle serait un atout
• Savoir parler le Français
Pour postuler à ce programme de recrutement, il vous suffira d'envoyer
a la direction ou le secrétariat général ici a Montréal par
---REDACTED---
les pièces citées ci dessous
- Un CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)
- Une Lettre de motivation
- Une Photo d'identité
- les copies des diplômes
- les attestations de travail ou les certificats des services rendus
A signé
Directeur général
Dupuit Marc-
A
ntoine
---REDACTED---
De : ---VICTIM REDACTED---
Date : 16 août 2016 à 12:54
Objet : PROGRAMME DE RECRUTEMENT USAID CANADA
À :
Agence des États-Unis pour le développement international "USAID-
CANADA"
Siège Social: 304 Rue Saint Antoine E, Montréal, QC H2Y 1A3, Canada
---REDACTED---
PROGRAMME DE RECRUTEMENT USAID CANADA
Vous êtes libre, vous avez des diplômes, vous voulez vous installez au
canada, pour servir l’humanité, voila une possibilité avec USAID Canada
qui vient d’être autorisé par le parlement canadien pour recruter plus
de 10.500 personnels expérimentés, pour des embauches, ce projet est
destiné a toute personne morale et prêt à voyager et à s’installer au
Canada afin de lutter contre le vieillissement de la population
canadienne qui pourrait doubler dans les 20 prochaines années.
Nous recherchons avant tout des personnes capables de s’adapter à notre
environnement de travail.
POSTE DISPONIBLE A CHOISIR
Audit d’entreprise, contrôle de gestion,expertise comptable, gestion
des ressources humaines, montage de projet marketing, chauffeur,
plomberie,communication, droits des affaires, commerce international,
agricole, agro-industrie et transformation des aliments, management de
qualité, connaissance dans les normes de qualités, transport et
logistique secrétariat, secrétariat bilingue, secrétariat informatisé,
opérateur bancaire, médecine, infirmerie,financements de projets,
assurance, brevets, licences intellectuelle,hôtellerie, restauration,
ingénierie, informatique, service publique,agronomie,relation publique,
publicité
CONDITION PARTICULIÈRES A REMPLIR
• Avoir entre 25 et 55 ans au plus
• Être de bonne moralité
• Être disponible pour voyager
• Être titulaire du BACCALAURÉAT ou autre diplôme professionnel
• Avoir acquis d'expérience professionnelle serait un atout
• Savoir parler le Français
Pour postuler à ce programme de recrutement, il vous suffira d'envoyer
a la direction ou le secrétariat général ici a Montréal par
---REDACTED---
les pièces citées ci dessous
- Un CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)
- Une Lettre de motivation
- Une Photo d'identité
- les copies des diplômes
- les attestations de travail ou les certificats des services rendus
A signé
Directeur général
Dupuit Marc-
A
ntoine
---REDACTED---
Scam email · 2016
Dear Sir/Madam
This is a personalized message directed to you, I am Mr. James Malcolm of Global Royal Investment Co. (GRI) ---LINK REDACTED--- by the Grace of God I am the CEO/Managing partner of the investment organization, please peruse through our website to see what we do and what we have done in the past with Investors' funds.
We have recently been asked to invest funds outside Saudi Arabia our Investor and have decided to seek partnership outside Saudi Arabia to cooperate with us in investing the available funds from Saudi Arabia in your country within your scope reached.
We are brokering an investment venture on behalf of a single client.
The task is to invest the sum of Ninety Five Million United States Dollars, USD$95,000,000 into areas such as Properties and Stock markets, construction as well as Private Equity Ventures of choice.
We wish to enter into partnership with …
This is a personalized message directed to you, I am Mr. James Malcolm of Global Royal Investment Co. (GRI) ---LINK REDACTED--- by the Grace of God I am the CEO/Managing partner of the investment organization, please peruse through our website to see what we do and what we have done in the past with Investors' funds.
We have recently been asked to invest funds outside Saudi Arabia our Investor and have decided to seek partnership outside Saudi Arabia to cooperate with us in investing the available funds from Saudi Arabia in your country within your scope reached.
We are brokering an investment venture on behalf of a single client.
The task is to invest the sum of Ninety Five Million United States Dollars, USD$95,000,000 into areas such as Properties and Stock markets, construction as well as Private Equity Ventures of choice.
We wish to enter into partnership with …
Read the whole message
Dear Sir/Madam
This is a personalized message directed to you, I am Mr. James Malcolm of Global Royal Investment Co. (GRI) ---LINK REDACTED--- by the Grace of God I am the CEO/Managing partner of the investment organization, please peruse through our website to see what we do and what we have done in the past with Investors' funds.
We have recently been asked to invest funds outside Saudi Arabia our Investor and have decided to seek partnership outside Saudi Arabia to cooperate with us in investing the available funds from Saudi Arabia in your country within your scope reached.
We are brokering an investment venture on behalf of a single client.
The task is to invest the sum of Ninety Five Million United States Dollars, USD$95,000,000 into areas such as Properties and Stock markets, construction as well as Private Equity Ventures of choice.
We wish to enter into partnership with you and to allow you invest the funds in your country via your directions and guidelines. There would be remunerations and benefits for you if you choose to partake in this investment venture and this will be discussed later.
We cannot confirm that your email is still functioning, therefore this proposition will be brief at this time until we received your favorable response with the following information:
Full name
Contact address
Phone number
Fax number
Occupation
If you are interested in working with us we can discuss your share further. You may contact us directly on the number given below, but more conveniently by email which is also given.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Thank you.
Mr.James Malcolm/Ceo
Global Royal Investme
email: ---REDACTED---
This is a personalized message directed to you, I am Mr. James Malcolm of Global Royal Investment Co. (GRI) ---LINK REDACTED--- by the Grace of God I am the CEO/Managing partner of the investment organization, please peruse through our website to see what we do and what we have done in the past with Investors' funds.
We have recently been asked to invest funds outside Saudi Arabia our Investor and have decided to seek partnership outside Saudi Arabia to cooperate with us in investing the available funds from Saudi Arabia in your country within your scope reached.
We are brokering an investment venture on behalf of a single client.
The task is to invest the sum of Ninety Five Million United States Dollars, USD$95,000,000 into areas such as Properties and Stock markets, construction as well as Private Equity Ventures of choice.
We wish to enter into partnership with you and to allow you invest the funds in your country via your directions and guidelines. There would be remunerations and benefits for you if you choose to partake in this investment venture and this will be discussed later.
We cannot confirm that your email is still functioning, therefore this proposition will be brief at this time until we received your favorable response with the following information:
Full name
Contact address
Phone number
Fax number
Occupation
If you are interested in working with us we can discuss your share further. You may contact us directly on the number given below, but more conveniently by email which is also given.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Thank you.
Mr.James Malcolm/Ceo
Global Royal Investme
email: ---REDACTED---
Messages from a scammer · 2016
no money was sent but a request for a "loan" of $5000.00 to be sent to Lisa Dunkle (---LINK REDACTED---
Home address435 Gross rd
Lexington tn 38351 They asked it be sent Western Union :
Home address435 Gross rd
Lexington tn 38351 They asked it be sent Western Union :
