88,349
Total Posts Collected
r/scams · r/Scammers · r/fraud
20,697
With Country Detected
23% of total
32,829
With Platform Tagged
37% of total
$51,353
Avg Reported Loss
7,214 posts with amount
Data sourced from Reddit via Arctic Shift historical archive. Classification performed using keyword pattern matching across 16 scam categories. Posts labeled "Other" are unclassified and will be re-classified using LLM analysis in a future pipeline run.
📊 Scam Types Distribution
| Type | Posts | Share | % |
|---|
| Other / Unclassified | 79,998 | | 90% |
| Phishing & Fake Sites | 2,433 | | 2% |
| Romance Scam | 1,133 | | 1% |
| Employment Scam | 1,079 | | 1% |
| Crypto Scam | 701 | | 0% |
| Investment Fraud | 691 | | 0% |
| Bank Impersonation | 596 | | 0% |
| Govt Impersonation | 360 | | 0% |
| AI Deepfake Scam | 339 | | 0% |
| Pig Butchering | 267 | | 0% |
| QR Code Phishing | 205 | | 0% |
| Rental Scam | 198 | | 0% |
| Advance Fee / 419 | 161 | | 0% |
| Crypto Recovery Scam | 105 | | 0% |
| Tech Support Scam | 70 | | 0% |
| Grandparent Scam | 13 | | 0% |
🌍 Top Countries (Victim)
| Country | Reports | Volume |
|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | 5,204 | |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 3,836 | |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 3,371 | |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 3,299 | |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 1,930 | |
| 🇮🇳 India | 1,455 | |
| 🇨🇳 China | 387 | |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 298 | |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | 215 | |
| 🇫🇷 France | 160 | |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 136 | |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 109 | |
| 🌍 MY | 79 | |
| 🌍 SG | 70 | |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 60 | |
📱 Top Platforms
| Platform | Reports | Volume |
|---|
| 📸 Instagram | 18,679 | |
| 📧 Email | 5,375 | |
| 📱 Telegram | 2,341 | |
| 👥 Facebook | 1,824 | |
| 💬 Whatsapp | 1,768 | |
| 📞 Phone | 1,099 | |
| 🎵 Tiktok | 1,086 | |
| 💼 Linkedin | 335 | |
| 💰 Crypto Exchange | 171 | |
| 🔥 Tinder | 84 | |
📡 Data Sources
- 🔴 r/scams — Main scam reporting subreddit (850k+ subscribers)
- 🔴 r/Scammers — Scammer exposure community
- 🔴 r/fraud — Financial fraud reports