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Updated on 29 August 2026 — 00:24 — 00:20 — The most-viewed scam reports on ScamWatcher, investigated and contextualised. 29 August 2026 — 00:24 Voravy.com: orders marked as delivered that...
Fake 49ers player stole $1.3M in romance scam: a script we know very well
A man posed as a San Francisco 49ers player on dating apps and stole about $1.3 million from 26 women. The same romance scam script appears 1,224 times in our database. Here is how it works and how to spot it.
Polish SIM-swap gang busted with FBI help after draining crypto accounts
Polish police backed by the FBI and HSI arrested four people accused of running a SIM-swap gang that drained crypto accounts. How the scheme worked and how to protect yourself.
Voravy.com : “delivered” orders that don’t arrive
Orders marked “delivered” that never arrive, a support email that bounces, and a “Kansas company” whose address is a residential house. Sixteen reports and counting.
JFD Forensics: the fake “fund recovery” service behind a spam campaign
jfdforensics.tech presents itself as a fund recovery service for investment scam victims, and asks for an upfront fee of at least $5,000
Coins Retriever: “nine times out of ten, we recover your crypto”
coinsretriever.com presents itself as a “Crypto Recovery Organization” based in the US, “recognized by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and The Law Soci
Macen Forensics: its “Company Number” belongs to a company dissolved in 2023
macenforensics.tech presents itself as “Macen Forensics LLC”, an international firm recovering stolen funds
Allhealed Expert: the “nonprofit” that admits a 0-5% recovery rate
allhealedexpert.com presents itself as a US nonprofit 501c3 called the “Crypto Recovery Alliance”, helping victims of crypto scams
Rivanato: the “recovery service” that asks for a fee before doing anything
rivanato.org presents itself as a service that will recover your lost funds with “precision-level intelligence”, but no verifiable company appears to be be
Personality.co: The Subscription Trap That Has Been Charging Users for Over a Decade
Personality.co has been running a subscription trap since 2015: a $1.95 personality test that quietly enrolls users in monthly charges up to $49.95. 23,000+ Trustpilot reviews hide a pattern of unauthorized billing.
PlatinumGlobalMarket: Fake Trading Platform Impersonates UK Finance Influencer Samuel Leach
PlatinumGlobalMarket impersonates UK finance influencer Samuel Leach to run a fake trading platform. Victims see fabricated 00,000 profits but are blocked from withdrawals and charged escalating fees.
Fansoria.com: 535 Fake Reviews, One AI-Generated Template
Investigation reveals 535 fake AI-generated reviews targeting Fansoria.com on ScamDoc — 529 from Germany alone. Trustpilot removed their page. Here’s the full breakdown of an industrial-scale fake review operation running daily since November 2025.
The Spoofing Scam: How Scammers Impersonate Your Bank Advisor
👉 What You Need to Know… How Phone Spoofing Works: Scammers’ Tricks to Impersonate and Deceive Scammers, known as “spoofers,” use sophisticated techniques to hide their phone numbers. They often...
Cortexi: Unmasking the Myths, Exposing the Truth
Disclaimer: This article targets the American audience. Regulations and recommendations may differ in other countries. 👉 Key Takeaways Cortexi: A Questionable Miracle Solution Despite being advertised as a natural remedy...
A Netflix Text Message? It’s Probably a Scam!
👉 The key points… Beware of Fraudulent Netflix-like Text message SMS scams are on the rise, and those using Netflix are among the most common. Their modus operandi? Making you...
StopWatt, Esaver, VoltCore: Scams or Miracle Solutions?
👉 Key Takeaways… A Successful Marketing Approach Consumer complaints about so-called miracle energy-saving devices are nothing new. Testimonials have been pouring in for years. The pattern is generally always the...
How to know if a Text Message is a Scam?
👉 The Essentials in 3 Points… Text messages that look alike Fraudulent text messages generally all have the same goal: to steal your personal information and/or your money. An Unknown...
Publishers Clearing House scams: what they are and how to spot them.
Got a call claiming you won the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes? Better hang up, because that’s a scammer trying to swindle you! What is PCH? PCH stands for Publishers Clearing...
Family emergency scams
Did you get a text saying it’s your daughter/sister asking you for urgent help? Tread carefully, because it just might be a scammer trying to dupe you into sending them...
U.S. KYC Regulations: What Are They and How Can They Help Victims of Cryptocurrency Scams Recover Lost Funds
It’s no secret that cryptocurrency scams have been on the rise in recent years. Victims of these scams have lost millions of dollars worth of digital assets. However, new KYC...
Crypto Scammers Hard at Work: 8 Types of Scams to Look Out For
As the popularity of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to grow, so does the number of scams targeting users. Whether you’re looking to invest in a new cryptocurrency or...
Safe and secure online shopping: The only checklist you will ever need
When you’re shopping online, it can be difficult to tell if a website is legitimate or not. Unfortunately, there are many scams and fake websites out there, and it’s essential...
How to get your money back when you never receive your items and the merchant disappears
You probably do a fair bit of shopping online if you’re like me. It’s convenient, there are usually good deals to be found, and you can avoid the crowds at...
How to get your money back after falling for a fake eCommerce website
If you’re like me, you probably do a fair bit of shopping online. It’s convenient, there are usually good deals to be found, and you can avoid the crowds at...
Everything you need to know about Investment Scams: The basics
Investment scams aren’t new. They date back to the days of traveling salesmen, and cold-calling brokers took them to new heights a few decades ago. The internet opened up a...
Recurring payments on your credit card? Be careful, it could be a Subscription Scam!
Setting up automatic payments for services through our credit or debit cards is a very common practice today, especially when it comes to online services such as Amazon Prime or...
How to spot and prevent Romance Scams
Scammers are everywhere, and the scams they’re perpetrating are becoming more insidious and deceptive every. They penetrate nearly every aspect of our daily lives through social media and the smart...
A virus alert? It’s probably a tech support scam
You are probably familiar with the feeling of dread that comes with seeing a computer error message or experiencing a technical issue with your device. And in today’s age, it’s...
The 10 Most Notorious Scammers of All Time
Today, when trying to match the word “scammer” to a face, the average internet user (myself included) thinks of some Nigerian scam artist hiding in the back of his cyber-café…...
What is an advance fee scam (or Nigerian scam)?
The Nigerian scam or 419 scam or African scam is the name of a set of advance fee scams widely practiced in West Africa. History So-called Nigerian scams actually appeared...
What is a “Yahoo Boy”?
A Yahoo Boy is a scammer abusing the trust of internet user to make him/her pay money in various forms. This type of scammer is particularly present in West Africa (Ivory...
Who was Victor Lustig?
Victor Lustig is a con man from the beginning of the twentieth century known for the case that inspired the book “The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower” and a short film by...
All you need to know about Chargeback
You read your bank statement and see a sum you don’t recognize – but do not fear. Once you’ve made sure that it was for an unauthorized transaction there are...
5 tools to check if a website is trustworthy
how to make the difference between a site you can trust and a real scam? The answer is simple: by using a dedicated tool. There are indeed sites that analyze the reliability of other sites. Here is the list of the 6 leaders. Don’t hesitate to overuse them !
5 tips for detecting a scam site
In the small world of scams, those involving a website to trap you are often among the most elaborate, and also the most complicated to detect for the average web surfer. Fortunately, scam hunters have gathered in recent years some simple tips to avoid them.
ScamDoc : A revolutionary new website to counter scams
ScamDoc is a website that instantly provides information on about how much you can trust a digital identity. Just go to the site and enter the address of the website on which there might be doubt. In a few seconds and as if by magic, a complete analysis is done.
Josie Model: why this romance scam has been going on for over 10 years…
She’s called “Josie Model” or “Josie Ann Miller”. These are the most reliable pseudonyms we have on her because her photos are probably the ones that “love-scammers” prefer, even if they...
What should I do in case of a scam?
Oh boy, they’ve got you! You’re now pretty sure you’ve been scammed. OK, take a deep breath and try to clear your mind. You may have a solution but you...
Report a scam on the Internet
Internet. A place where scams swarm. But what should you do when you’re the victim of a scam, or discover a fraud? One of the first things should be is...