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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.

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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.

A scammer’s profile text · 2023

Het leven is als een oceaan, het kan kalm en stil of ruig zijn. maar uiteindelijk is het altijd mooi.

Messages from a scammer · 2023

Well just he needs mkney single dad and forces you to pay a packade otherwise can't leave a mission of the UN in Yemen. Scammin people out of 3.00 till 7.000 euro's and even say take a bigger mortgage etc very manipulative that is why I kept records but are in dutch

Messages from a scammer · 2023

---VICTIM REDACTED---
Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 4:10 PM
to Christian

Hi Christian,
I have not been sleeping well because l want to talk to u when u wake up in the morning. I have insomnia and have not been taking my sleeping pills because u want me to do things for you in the morning.
The one time l think of myself and sleep in you verbally abuse me me by telling me to F$$& and telling me l am lazy.
I was moving boxes yesterday and l was very tired and stress out. Because the hotels will not take pets l am screwed. I am going to call some people and see if l can move with them temporarily. I will probably be moving to Mt. Pleasant because l have one friend who is divorced and had a room l could possible rent from her. I will call her after l am done with this email.

So l get screwed because u told me to go into a hotel room, thanks for having my back. I will rent an apartment as soon…
Read the whole message
---VICTIM REDACTED---
Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 4:10 PM
to Christian

Hi Christian,
I have not been sleeping well because l want to talk to u when u wake up in the morning. I have insomnia and have not been taking my sleeping pills because u want me to do things for you in the morning.
The one time l think of myself and sleep in you verbally abuse me me by telling me to F$$& and telling me l am lazy.
I was moving boxes yesterday and l was very tired and stress out. Because the hotels will not take pets l am screwed. I am going to call some people and see if l can move with them temporarily. I will probably be moving to Mt. Pleasant because l have one friend who is divorced and had a room l could possible rent from her. I will call her after l am done with this email.

So l get screwed because u told me to go into a hotel room, thanks for having my back. I will rent an apartment as soon as k am able. You owe me $13,008, please text me when u get back and u can send it to me. If you need a ride from the airport l will give it to you. I am going to get an apt in Kazoo and live temporarily in Mt. Pleasant.
Take care of yourself and stay safe. I still love you just so you know but you are making it very hard for me to love you u with all the swearing and yelling.
Love,
Pay

Messages from a scammer · 2023

Hundreds of text messages professing how much he loves me. Sent me over 30 love songs. Showed genuine concern for my safety. Stated he was an architect and just won a major contract that took him to Dubai for an architectural project. Once he got to Dubai, his backback was stolen where he lost his laptop, wallet, and all his credentials.

A scammer’s profile text · 2023

Me estafo pidiéndome tarjetas de google play por 150 dólares .

A scammer’s profile text · 2023

Woman / Widow / Widower / ID: 5060351

Seeking Male 38 - 58 For: Long-term Relationship

I am online

Quick Overview
Sofia
She looks for
Education:

Masters
Whichever
Have children:

Yes - occasionally lives at home
Whichever
Drinking habits:

Drinks occasionally
Whichever
Smoker:

Does not smoke
Whichever
Religion:

No answer
Whichever
Profession:

Finance / Banking / Real Estate
Whichever
Fit together
Does not fit together
Member Overview
I don't like to rush
I don't like to rush
Applicant
Not being irritable
Not being irritable
more about me

Messages from a scammer · 2023

Софія
lørdag 13. mai 2023
Hei Sofia
Hi, ---VICTIM REDACTED---
How are you) nice to meet you)
why do you have a fake profile picture?
Maybe, because l am not so beautiful like you
i am not beatiful.
You have low self-esteem, which is why you are so angry and ill-mannered

A scammer’s profile text · 2023

age 35-36 , Live Berdjansk, Kyiv or Donetsk.
1 Child a son age 15 + 1 small dog name Harry

, ---REDACTED--- 2. email used

Messages from a scammer · 2023

For those who need , send me mail for al documents and pictures. including police report and passport

Для тех, кто нуждается, пришлите мне почту для всех документов и фотографий. включая полицейский отчет и паспорт

Scam email · 2023

Romance scammer, inn desperate need scammer. email connected with paypal. Uses sights like ukraindate.com and does thiese scams with her son Oleksandr age 15 and her sister Sofia

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.