Scam Guides by Country & Category

Crypto Scams in India

Crypto scams are exploding in India, with fraudsters creating fake trading apps, impersonating Binan...

Fake Delivery Scams in India

Fake delivery SMS scams are surging in India, with fraudsters impersonating Amazon, Flipkart, FedEx,...

Government Impersonation Scams in India

Government impersonation scams — where fraudsters pose as CBI officers, telecom regulators (TRAI), o...

Investment Scams in India

Investment fraud is one of the fastest-growing cybercrimes in India, with victims losing lakhs to fa...

Fake Job Offer Scams in India

Job scams are surging in India, targeting job seekers on WhatsApp, Telegram, LinkedIn, and Naukri. F...

KYC Fraud in India

KYC (Know Your Customer) fraud is one of the most common scams targeting Indian bank account holders...

Lottery Scams in India

Lottery scams remain one of the most common frauds in India, with fraudsters faking KBC (Kaun Banega...

Phishing Scams in India

Phishing is the #1 cybercrime in India, costing victims crores every year. Scammers send fake messag...

Romance Scams in India

Romance scams cost Indian victims crores each year. Fraudsters create fake profiles on Facebook, Ins...

WhatsApp Scams in India

With over 500 million WhatsApp users in India, scammers actively exploit the platform. From fake job...

Crypto Scams in UAE

As Dubai becomes a global crypto hub, scammers exploit the buzz to target UAE residents with fake ex...

Delivery & Customs Scams in UAE

Parcel and customs-fee smishing is one of the most widespread scams in the UAE. Fraudsters send SMS ...

Investment Scams in UAE

The UAE's large, high-earning expat population makes it a prime target for investment fraud. Scammer...

Fake Job Offers in UAE

The UAE is a major target for fake job offer scams, with fraudsters promising high-paying positions ...

KYC Fraud in UAE

KYC (Know Your Customer) fraud is one of the most reported scams in the UAE, targeting customers of ...

Loan Scams in UAE

Fake loan offers are a common scam in the UAE, especially targeting expats and residents managing hi...

Romance Scams in UAE

The UAE's large expat community — often living far from family and building new social circles onlin...

WhatsApp Scams in UAE

WhatsApp scams are among the most reported cybercrimes in the UAE. Fraudsters target expats and resi...

Grandparent Scam

The grandparent scam is one of the most emotionally devastating frauds targeting seniors in the Unit...

IRS Impersonation Scams in the USA

IRS impersonation is one of the most persistent scams in the United States. Fraudsters call, text, o...

Tech Support Scams in the USA

Tech support scams trick millions of Americans by faking a computer crisis. A full-screen pop-up war...

Investment & Crypto Scams in the USA

Investment scams are the costliest fraud in the United States, driven by 'pig-butchering' schemes an...

Fake Job Offer Scams in the USA

Job scams are booming across the United States, especially fake remote and work-from-home roles adve...

Package Delivery Text Scams in the USA

Delivery text scams — known as 'smishing' — flood American phones every day. You get a text claiming...

Romance Scams in the USA

Romance scams cost Americans hundreds of millions of dollars every year, according to the FTC. Scamm...

Delivery Scam Texts in the UK

Fake parcel texts are among the most common scam messages in the UK. They claim Royal Mail, Evri, DP...

HMRC Scams in the UK

HMRC is one of the most impersonated organisations in the UK. Fraudsters send texts and emails promi...

Impersonation Fraud in the UK

Impersonation fraud is where criminals pretend to be your bank, the police, HMRC, a loan company or ...

Investment Scams in the UK

Investment fraud causes some of the biggest individual losses in the UK. Scammers set up 'clone firm...

Job Scams in the UK

Job scams in the UK have risen sharply, with fraudsters targeting job seekers on Indeed, LinkedIn, a...

Delivery and Toll Road Scam Texts in Australia

Two of the most common scam texts in Australia are fake parcel notices and fake toll bills. Delivery...

ATO Scams in Australia

Scammers impersonate the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) all year, with peaks during tax time from ...

Impersonation Scams in Australia

Impersonation scams in Australia use trusted names to get your money or your logins. Fake bank fraud...

Investment Scams in Australia

Investment scams cause the largest reported losses of any scam type in Australia. Common versions in...

Delivery and Toll Text Scams in Canada

Smishing (scam text) messages impersonating Canada Post, Purolator, UPS and FedEx are a constant in ...

CRA Scams in Canada

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) impersonation is one of the most reported frauds in Canada. Scammers cal...

Impersonation Scams in Canada

Impersonation scams are among the costliest frauds reported to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC)...

Investment Scams in Canada

Investment fraud is responsible for the largest dollar losses reported to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Ce...

Investment Scams in Nigeria

Nigeria has seen wave after wave of Ponzi schemes, from MMM Nigeria in 2016 to the collapse of the c...

Job Scams in Nigeria

With high youth unemployment, Nigerian job seekers are prime targets for recruitment fraud. Scammers...

BVN and Bank SMS Scams in Nigeria

Fake bank messages are among the most common frauds in Nigeria. Scammers send SMS and WhatsApp messa...

BISP & Ehsaas Scams in Pakistan

The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) supports millions of low-income families in Pakistan, wh...

Job Scams in Pakistan

With high demand for work, job scams in Pakistan take three main forms. 'Online earning' scams on Wh...

JazzCash & Easypaisa Scams

JazzCash and Easypaisa are used by tens of millions of Pakistanis to send money, pay bills and recei...

Delivery Scams in Singapore

Fake parcel notifications are one of the most common phishing messages in Singapore. Scammers impers...

Job Scams in Singapore

Job scams are consistently among the top scam types reported to the Singapore Police Force. The most...

KYC Scams in Singapore

KYC (Know Your Customer) scams are increasingly targeting Singapore residents, with fraudsters imper...

Job Scams in the Philippines

Job scams in the Philippines come in two big waves. The first is the online 'task' or 'mission' scam...

GCash Scams in the Philippines

GCash is used by tens of millions of Filipinos for padala, bills and online shopping, which makes it...

Job Scams in South Africa

With unemployment among the highest in the world, South African job seekers are heavily targeted by ...

Bank OTP and SIM Swap Scams in South Africa

Digital banking fraud is one of the fastest-growing crimes in South Africa, according to SABRIC. Fra...