SCAMLENS ACADEMY & DEFENSE GUIDES

Learn How to Stop Scammers

Knowledge is your primary firewall. Explore battle-tested playbooks, recognize social engineering tactics, and learn the exact steps to protect yourself and your family.

Interactive Knowledge Check

You receive an SMS: "FedEx Parcel #8919 delayed. Pay $1.50 customs fee at fedx-parcel-release.pw". What is the safest action?

Test your fraud awareness against common smishing delivery tricks.

Featured Safety Guides

Phishing Defense4 min read

How to Spot a Fake Phishing Domain in Under 5 Seconds

Scammers clone legitimate banking and courier websites down to the pixel. Learn the exact URL anomalies and character substitutions they use.

Key takeaways:

•Check the Root Domain: 'chase-security-update.cc' is NOT chase.com.

•Look out for weird Top-Level Domains (.cc, .top, .vip, .xyz, .click).

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Crypto Security6 min read

10 Red Flags of Algorithmic Crypto & Liquidity Ponzi Schemes

Guaranteed 3% daily returns do not exist. Understand how fake Web3 trading bots lock your deposits behind 'withdrawal taxes'.

Key takeaways:

•Any platform guaranteeing fixed daily ROI (e.g. 1% to 5% daily) is mathematically a Ponzi scheme.

•Fake Liquidity Mining: Scammers instruct you to approve unlimited ERC-20 token spending on untrusted DApps.

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Emergency Action5 min read

Scammed? The First 24 Hours Emergency Playbook

Time is your greatest asset. Steps you must take within minutes of realizing you transferred funds or disclosed credentials.

Key takeaways:

•Call your bank fraud department immediately and request a wire recall or card freeze.

•Change all master passwords and revoke active login sessions across Google, Apple, and banks.

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Employment Fraud4 min read

The Telegram 'Review 38 Hotels' Remote Task Scam Exposed

You received a WhatsApp message offering $200/day for rating YouTube videos or booking hotels. Here is how they turn that into an $8,000 theft.

Key takeaways:

•The bait: They pay you real small amounts ($15-$25) on Day 1 to build artificial trust.

•The platform: You are invited to a fake workbench (e.g., travel-data-rating.vip) showing simulated profits.

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OFFICIAL EMERGENCY FRAUD DIRECTORY

Official Law Enforcement & Reporting Hotlines

If you have suffered financial loss or identity theft, report immediately to official authorities in addition to ScamLens:

USA - FBI IC3

Internet Crime Complaint Center

ic3.gov

USA - Federal Trade Commission

Report identity theft & scams

reportfraud.ftc.gov

UK - Action Fraud

National fraud & cyber reporting

0300 123 2040