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26 scam research profiles

The newest evidence-led warnings appear first. Each profile combines public records and independent reporting, identifies what is established or alleged, and records any material response or denial we located.

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Current scam warnings

Recently reviewed patterns with practical warning signs and direct links to the public record.

Editorial artwork of a social shopping card leading toward a concealed payment trapEditorial illustration
Active advertising-led patternGSR-R-026

Fake social-media shopping ads

Lookalike shops promoted through paid and organic social posts

Online shopping · Impersonation · International

Evidence updated through 20 August 2026

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial illustration of coins being pulled by a rescue hook toward a concealed second trapEditorial illustration
Active cross-border warningGSR-R-006

Fake fund-recovery services

Distributed recovery and refund scam campaigns

Advance-fee fraud · Impersonation · International

Evidence updated through 12 August 2026

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial artwork of a private image being used as leverage through a digital payment demandEditorial illustration
Active high-harm warningGSR-R-025

Financial sextortion campaigns

Online coercion using intimate images or fabricated sexual material

Extortion · Online safety · International

Evidence updated through 24 July 2026

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial artwork of a rental key and property listing leading to a deposit trapEditorial illustration
Active housing-market warningGSR-R-024

Fake rental listings

Copied property adverts and advance-payment demands

Housing · Advance-fee fraud · International

Evidence updated through 10 July 2026

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial artwork of an invoice payment route being diverted from a secure accountEditorial illustration
Active high-loss patternGSR-R-014

Business email compromise and invoice diversion

Spoofed or compromised payment instructions

Business fraud · Account compromise · International

Evidence updated through May 2026

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial artwork of a cryptocurrency kiosk routing coins into a concealed trapEditorial illustration
Active high-loss payment routeGSR-R-013

Cryptocurrency ATM payment scams

Impersonators directing victims to crypto kiosks or wallets

Payment fraud · Cryptocurrency · International

Evidence updated through May 2026

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial artwork of a false bank shield directing savings toward a trapEditorial illustration
Active impersonation patternGSR-R-012

Bank “safe account” impersonation

False fraud departments directing customers to move savings

Bank impersonation · Authorised-payment fraud · International

Evidence updated through May 2026

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial artwork of an accidental chat becoming a false investment pathEditorial illustration
Active relationship-led patternGSR-R-011

Wrong-number investment grooming

Apparently accidental messages leading to controlled investment sites

Social engineering · Investment fraud · International

Evidence updated through May 2026

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial illustration of a false toll-payment message leading from a phone to a phishing portalEditorial illustration
Active mass-text campaignGSR-R-005

Unpaid-toll text smishing

Distributed toll-agency impersonation campaigns

Phishing · Identity theft · United States · Cross-border infrastructure

Evidence updated through May 2026

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial artwork of a tax document and refund message caught by an identity-theft shieldEditorial illustration
Active tax-season warningGSR-R-023

Tax-refund and IRS impersonation

Phishing, smishing and voice calls exploiting tax deadlines

Government impersonation · Identity theft · United States

Evidence updated through 2 April 2026

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial artwork of a heart-shaped chat path transforming into a false investment platformEditorial illustration
Active social-media patternGSR-R-022

Romance-to-investment grooming

Relationship-building followed by fraudulent investment direction

Relationship scam · Investment fraud · International

Evidence updated through 1 April 2026

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial artwork of a relief donation box secretly diverting contributionsEditorial illustration
Active event-driven patternGSR-R-021

Fake charity and disaster donations

Urgent appeals exploiting crises and public generosity

Charity impersonation · Payment fraud · International

Evidence updated through 5 March 2026

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial artwork of an emergency call waveform being artificially copiedEditorial illustration
Active emerging techniqueGSR-R-020

AI voice-cloning emergency scams

Family or authority impersonation using synthetic speech

Impersonation · Artificial intelligence · International

Evidence updated through 11 December 2025

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial artwork of a parcel notification leading toward a phishing hookEditorial illustration
Active mass-text campaignGSR-R-019

Package-delivery smishing

False tracking and redelivery texts

Phishing · Payment-card theft · International

Evidence updated through 3 November 2025

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial artwork of cash and gold being routed toward a fraudulent courier collectionEditorial illustration
Active high-loss warningGSR-R-017

Cash and gold courier scams

Impersonators directing victims to surrender physical assets

Impersonation · Elder fraud · United States · International variants

Evidence updated through 22 September 2025

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial artwork of a job offer and identity documents entering a concealed data trapEditorial illustration
Active recruitment patternGSR-R-018

Fake recruitment and job offers

Impersonated employers seeking fees, equipment payments or identity data

Employment fraud · Identity theft · International

Evidence updated through 18 September 2025

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial illustration of a phone with task tiles and coins disappearing through a concealed trapEditorial illustration
Active international patternGSR-R-004

Online “task job” scams

Distributed fake-work and product-boosting campaigns

Employment fraud · Cryptocurrency · International

Evidence updated through 29 August 2025

Cross-check8 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial artwork of a QR code on an unsolicited parcel opening a malicious portalEditorial illustration
Active delivery-linked warningGSR-R-016

Unsolicited-package QR scams

Parcels containing codes that initiate phishing or malware flows

QR phishing · Identity theft · United States · International variants

Evidence updated through 31 July 2025

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial artwork of a generic health-benefit card targeted by a spoofed callEditorial illustration
Active beneficiary warningGSR-R-015

Medicare card and benefit impersonation

Calls and messages seeking health identifiers or payment

Health-benefit fraud · Identity theft · United States

Evidence updated through 30 June 2025

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial artwork of a SIM card and phone identity being fraudulently exchangedEditorial illustration
Active telecom-enabled riskGSR-R-010

SIM-swap account takeover

Fraudulent mobile-number transfers used to intercept authentication

Identity theft · Account takeover · International

Evidence updated through May 2025

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial artwork of a false official badge on an urgent phone demandEditorial illustration
Active impersonation warningGSR-R-009

Government and police impersonation

Threats of arrest, fines or account compromise

Government impersonation · Extortion · International variants

Evidence updated through 31 March 2025

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial artwork of a graduation cap and loan document approaching a fake forgiveness portalEditorial illustration
Active borrower warningGSR-R-008

Student-loan forgiveness impersonation

Fee-charging services and credential theft posing as official relief

Education debt · Impersonation · United States

Evidence updated through February 2025

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Editorial artwork of a renewal invoice opening into a remote-access payment trapEditorial illustration
Active email and pop-up patternGSR-R-007

Fake renewal and tech-support invoices

Unexpected subscription charges used to trigger calls and remote access

Tech support · Refund fraud · International

Evidence updated through January 2025

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Current multi-source warning

Reference archive

Earlier landmark cases

Preserved for context and precedent. These profiles appear after current warnings and remain fully sourced.

Editorial illustration of a fractured digital vault and disrupted financial ledgersEditorial illustration
Archive · Conviction affirmedGSR-R-001

FTX customer-funds fraud case

FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried

Cryptocurrency exchange · United States · Global customers

Evidence updated through 12 June 2026

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Archival multi-source summary

Editorial illustration of a laboratory testing device enclosed in cracked glassEditorial illustration
Archive · Convictions affirmedGSR-R-002

Theranos investor-fraud case

Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh Balwani

Health technology · United States

Evidence updated through 22 December 2025

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Archival multi-source summary

Editorial illustration of a global pyramid of generic tokens breaking apartEditorial illustration
Archive · Scheme adjudicatedGSR-R-003

OneCoin cryptocurrency scheme

OneCoin, Karl Sebastian Greenwood and Ruja Ignatova

Cryptocurrency · Multi-level marketing · International

Evidence updated through 3 April 2024

Cross-check7 referenced sources

Archival multi-source summary