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Options: data-theme="light|dark", data-height="420", data-variant="scam" data-slug="..." for a single-scam warning.

Scam of the day · 2-line install

Tiny 2 KB script. Auto-shows today's top-trending scam from GACS — perfect for crypto news sites, safety blogs, Discord landing pages.

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Optional config (before the script tag): window.GACS_WIDGET = { theme: "light" }. Raw JSON also available at /api/public/widget/scam-of-the-day.json.

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Data cited from GACS

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  <img src="https://gacs.app/api/public/badge.svg?variant=cited"
       alt="Data cited from GACS — Global Anti-Crime & Safety scam registry" width="260" height="40" loading="lazy">
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Scam data source

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       alt="Scam data source — GACS open registry, CC BY 4.0" width="260" height="40" loading="lazy">
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Usage and attribution

Free to use on any site, commercial or not. No account and no payment.
Keep the link to gacs.app intact — that link is what lets your readers verify the claim, and it is the only thing we ask in return.
Registry data is published under CC BY 4.0 — quote the figures freely with attribution to GACS.
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Authoritative sources

Independent primary sources used to check and corroborate the guidance on this page.

FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
Official US channel for reporting internet-enabled fraud and cybercrime.
US Federal Trade Commission — ReportFraud
Consumer fraud reporting and published enforcement data.
UK Report Fraud
UK national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime.
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
Canada's central repository for fraud reports and scam alerts.