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r/scammers↗

Index of scam details to help people not get scammed.

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.

67k subscribers366 posts / mo in Sep 2026312 authors / mosince 2010

r/scammers has 67k members (+50% over the last 12 months). It gets about 366 posts a month from 312 people. Top topics: Scam Alerts, Job Scams and Scam_Jokes_and_Scammers.

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Size and growth

How r/scammers has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+50%in 12 months · +7.5% in 3 months · +2.2% in 1 month
Oct 202667k
Growing67k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+4.0%vs Sep 2025 · −19% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026366
BusierPeaked at 590 in Jun 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/scammers

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Scam Alerts1.6%
  2. Job Scams1.3%
  3. Scam_Jokes_and_Scammers1.2%
  4. ScammersAlert1.0%
  5. Scams and Fraud0.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Whois
  2. Apple
  3. AARP
  4. TikTok
  5. GoDaddy

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research