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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

What are you reporting?

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

instagramwant to Ask you a Personal Question You will not be Angry do you have a wife....?

J u S t Re ply Me-----

Text me here :


Favorite color
Blue
Vehicle
2001 Fiat Brava
GUID
cfd847e7-795c-47a7-a8d6-f94f4e6b5cd1

Scam email · 2024

hey dear, ---VICTIM REDACTED---'s start our communication with a simple "hello" and see where it will lead us! My name is Kaylee Bryant. I am a single lady DRAGON looking for true love in this world. I hope to find a real man, who is thinking a long time relationship , hope u'll be glad to continue our conversation and to get closer....!!!!!!

Scam email · 2024

Jenifer JohnDunno If I’m Ready for Bed or If I Wanna Stay Up and Play 🤔

I can host or visit.: Join Here
---LINK REDACTED---

Scam email · 2024

Hey , I want to have a face to face live chat,so I sent a pic..
Give me a chance to make you happy.....? My Location HERE








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Scam email · 2024

Welcome To My Private Dating Platform
I'm A New Tenant In Your Area & I Would Like To Go For Secret Dating! If you're serious about meet me then contact me otherwise please don't disturb me.
Free Sign Up &Get My Hotel Address & Details Text Me On My Whatsapp...---REDACTED---

Scam email · 2024

Mary Anna
I'm Marry Anna from your city. I have seen you many times in my area and I would like to meet you.




Let's Meet

A scammer’s profile text · 2024

Donald Capps
@thedonaldcapps
I stand for the truth. #saynotohate ---LINK REDACTED---

Messages from a scammer · 2024

Donald Capps sent you a Direct Message.
Reply
No I’m not telling you anything bad. I want to help with a little token but I want to be sure you won’t pay me back with evil. I’ve helped people before and I’ve gotten my good being rubbed back in my face

Scam email · 2024

Can we communicate via video chat or something before meeting?
text
Can we communicate via video chat or something before meeting?
text

Scam email · 2024

Can we communicate via video chat or something before meeting?
text

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.