🚨 ScamDB

"Act now!" "Limited time!" "Your account will be closed!"

Guaranteed returns, free money, miracle products, instant wealth

Gift cards, wire transfer, cryptocurrency before receiving anything

SSN, passwords, bank details via email/phone/text

Burner phones, temporary emails, refuses video calls

📧 Phishing

Fake emails/texts pretending to be legitimate companies

• Check sender email carefully
• Hover over links before clicking
• Never enter passwords from email links

💕 Romance Scams

Fake relationships to steal money

• Never send money to online-only relationships
• Watch for sob stories
• Reverse image search their photos

💼 Investment Scams

Fake investment opportunities

• No legitimate investment guarantees returns
• Verify company registration
• Consult financial advisor

🖥️ Tech Support

Fake "Microsoft" or "Apple" support calls

• Real companies don't cold call
• Never allow remote access
• Hang up and call official number

🎁 Prize/Lottery Scams

"You've won!" - but you need to pay fees

• Real prizes don't require payment
• You can't win contests you didn't enter
• Ignore all "winner" notifications

👥 Impersonation

Pretending to be government, police, IRS

• Government won't demand immediate payment
• IRS sends letters, not calls
• Police don't threaten arrest over phone

✅ DO:

• ✓ Verify before you trust
• ✓ Use two-factor authentication
• ✓ Keep software updated
• ✓ Use strong, unique passwords
• ✓ Check URLs carefully
• ✓ Search phone numbers/emails on ScamDB
• ✓ Trust your gut feeling
• ✓ Ask family/friends for second opinion

❌ DON'T:

• ✗ Share passwords with anyone
• ✗ Click suspicious links
• ✗ Pay with gift cards
• ✗ Give remote access to your computer
• ✗ Send money to people you haven't met
• ✗ Rush decisions under pressure
• ✗ Believe "too good to be true" offers
• ✗ Ignore warning signs