r/scammers is a subreddit with 60k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses scam, scammer, scammers, fake, and annoying.
Reports and discussions about potential scams and scammers. This subreddit exists to help people identify and research suspicious numbers, names, emails, websites, and other indicators of fraud. Our goal is to share information that prevents others from becoming victims.
Popular Themes in r/scammers
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Blackmail scam"
33 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What to do if youve been scammed"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "How do I get rid of this"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/scammers
#1
Scam
: "Got a Scam message this morning."
141 posts
#2
Scammer
: "Pathetic Lost Pet Scammer"
57 posts
#3
Scammers
14 posts
#4
Fake
: "US: Fake law enforcement got family member to put money into gift cards"
12 posts
#5
Annoying
7 posts
#6
Tired
7 posts
#7
Worst
: "Spam is all I ever get"
6 posts
#8
Text
: "[US] Random Texts using images - is this a scam?"
6 posts
#9
: "Email"
6 posts
#10
Phone
: "Opening up the T1 Trump Phone ‘Made in America’ Phone shows it’s entirely made in China"
6 posts
Flair Used in r/scammers
#1
Question
: "Is this suspicious or???"
46 posts
#2
Informative
: "Pathetic Lost Pet Scammer"
29 posts
#3
Online Scam
: "I suddenly gotten this dm on Reddit (Explanation in body text)"
22 posts
#4
SMS Scam
: "Got a scam message this morning."
21 posts
#5
Charity Scam
: "This HAS to be a joke."
10 posts
#6
Email Scam
: "Damn, you guys think they're gonna delete my photos and videos??? 😂"
10 posts
#7
Success Story
: "I almost got scammed for $1500, even drove to take out the money but then I realized."
9 posts
#8
Romance Scam
: "So much romance!!!"
9 posts
#9
Employment Scam
: "Finally, a real life employer wants me 🥹"
6 posts
#10
Appeal For Help
: "So. Many. ****. Calls."
6 posts
Member Growth in r/scammers
Yearly
+22k members(59.1%)
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Last updated: June 30, 2026