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The SCARS Institute Encyclopedia of Scams

AnyScam™ Scam Search & Reporting

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.

Help Protect Others

If a scammer contacted you, report their profile link, email address, or phone number. SCARS Institute staff review every report before it appears in the database.

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.

AnyScam Scam Quick Reporting

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Reports are reviewed by SCARS Institute staff before they appear in the database. Don't include your own name or contact details.

Learn more about reporting these crimes here.

AnyScam Scam Database Search

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 · 2024

Hey I am still waiting for have some fun... let's do some chat and start fCuking.

View My Sext-Talk Chat Profile

DRAGON I want you to teach me the magic of love, and to make me feel the most desired woman.

Scam email · 2024

Well... I believe I deserve some respect! Can you explain me, why you didn't answer my massage? If you don't like my body.... You can tell me, DRAGON??

Scam email · 2024

naught_y I want to be friend with older man!
Because they are full of experience!

Here my fingaring videos> Watch it

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If you want to reach me> Call Me📞

Let's meet: View My Profile

I'm just waiting for you😘😘

Scam email · 2024

New approval request

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Please open it secretly (2).pdfBrenda Brown (via Google Workspace Approvals) • approvals-

Scam email · 2024

Okay try your bestTry and get it today morning or eveningOr tomorrow

Scam email · 2024

Look im sure we can make a private date! as i said, but you gotta understand that we haven't met before and its not like we're a couple scholars meeting up for coffee and a game of chess lol I'd rather just be on the safe side when doing this, its not much to ask for a quick check is because we're on online and the kind of people on here aren't always good. I've already done this myself and you know I'm real by now anyways. Look heres again if you're not done.....! Get My Number Here When we meet up I'll give you a really nice favour for your patience. I just wanna make sure its cool to meet you alone I'm sure you can understand you know how the world is these days. Call me now....

I'm waiting for your call...

Scam email · 2024

Hey... DRAGON , thanks for reply, I was wondering to have someone stranger.. would you like tI'm looking for a man who is open to trying something new with me so that we can both learn and have joy. I want to see a real guy standing by my side so I can take steps forward without fear of tripping and losing support. I am sure that you are not a lunatic or insane person. This should make logic; check it out here: Here is my personal profile
I suppose. And it will only take you a few minutes. When you're finished, give me a call and we'll set up a meeting tonight or tomorrow. Please let me know if you like my real images.

sent from iPhone

Scam email · 2024

Hey... DRAGON , thanks for reply, I was wondering to have someone stranger.. would you like tI'm distant from everyone else and might want to meet somebody. We ought to have the option to meet soon, correct? In any case, frankly, I'm apprehensive too; I don't know whether you're some fruitcake, wrongdoer, or something to that effect. Before we meet, I need to ensure you're protected. Really look at the blue box My Secure Profile Here so I know you're not some insane nut or something to that effect. I trust this seems OK. Furthermore, it sets you back one little while. At the point when you're done, simply call me and we'll get together this evening or tomorrow whenever the timing is ideal. If it's not too much trouble, let me know as to whether you like my genuine photographs.

Scam email · 2024

Baby, Are you too busy or have you lost interest in me? I'm specifically looking for hookups and would like to meet up with you. Okay, I'll send you a free invitation without a card; it only takes a few seconds. By using Email, you can activate your free account.

Scam email · 2024

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AnyScam Scam Database Removal Request

If something listed in the AnyScam Database is yours and is listed in error, tell us here. We'll email you a link to confirm your request, then SCARS Institute staff review it.