michael@hookedscams:~$ ./report-scam

REPORT

Got targeted by something. Send it. The more you give me up front, the faster I can dig.

your contact (optional, but useful)

Leave blank if you want to stay fully anonymous. Without an email I cannot ask follow-up questions.

your name (or handle) your email how should I credit you if I publish this?

what kind of scam was it? scam type how did they reach you? their first contact info (URL, handle, phone, email)

what happened?

Tell the story in order. The more concrete, the more useful. I am not looking for prose, I am looking for evidence.

what's most useful (read this)

Useful (please include):

Verbatim URLs the scammer sent. Even if dead now.
Exact phone numbers, email addresses, social handles, Telegram usernames.
Crypto wallet addresses they asked you to send to.
What they said and when. Screenshots of DMs, SMS, or emails are gold. Upload below.
What platform you met on: LinkedIn, Facebook Marketplace, Hinge, Tinder, X DMs, etc.
Their display name and profile photo. Their alleged occupation.
Whether you sent money or PII, and how (wire, Zelle, gift card, BTC).
Whether they are still talking to you. The last message you received.

Not useful (please skip):

Speculation about who is behind it ("I think it was Russians", etc).
"I know other people who got hit by this" without specifics.
Personal opinions about how stupid you feel. You are not stupid. These pipelines work on smart people. That is the entire point of the site.

Format tip: screenshots beat re-typed transcripts every time. They preserve names, timestamps, and edits. Upload below.

describe what happened

damage did money or PII change hands? amount sent in USD (if any) are they still active / still messaging you? last contact (date, optional)

attachments

Up to 10 files, 20 MB each. Screenshots (PNG/JPG), PDFs, .eml, .txt, .zip all accepted. Drag and drop or click to select.

publication preference if I publish a case file from this:

Your submission is stored on a private server I run. It is not shared, sold, or analyzed by any third party. I read every one personally.

what happens next

It lands in my inbox (a private dashboard on this server).
I read it. If something is unclear or I need more, I email you (only if you gave me an address).
I run my own enumeration on the infrastructure: WHOIS, hosting, certs, related domains, the works.
If it is novel or has reach, I file disclosures (registrar, host, exchange, IC3) and write the case.
I publish the writeup with your preferred attribution.

what won't happen

I will not contact the scammer "on your behalf". That is not how this works.
I cannot recover money for you. Anyone who says they can is running the next scam.
I will not put your name on the site without your permission.

reminder

You don't need to have lost money to file with IC3.gov. Reporting attempts is just as valuable as reporting losses, it's how patterns get spotted across victims.