Methodology

Anyone — victim or witness — can file a report at gacs.app/report. We collect: the suspect identifier (URL, wallet, phone, handle), category, evidence (screenshots, transaction IDs, chat logs), the reporter's relationship to the case, and timestamps. Reporter identity is optional and never published.

Every report is auto-triaged using deterministic checks: blockchain analysis of wallet flow, URL-pattern matching against known scam kits, similarity to existing entries in our database, and language models flagging classic pig-butchering / recovery-scam phrasing.

Reports flagged as plausible enter a human moderation queue. Moderators verify evidence is internally consistent, look for duplicate reports (a strong signal of legitimacy), and dismiss reports that appear to be retaliatory or competitive in nature.

Severity is a function of: number of independent victim reports, confirmed financial loss, sophistication of the operation, and ongoing activity. Levels: Low → Medium → High → Critical.

Every entry is tagged with one of: fake-websites, fake-brokers, rugpull-tokens, memecoin-scams, social-impersonation, phone-scams, wallet-drainers, recovery-scams, or pig-butchering. Categories are visible at /scams/c.

Once approved, the entry gets a permanent URL at /scam/<slug>, appears in the live feed, and is pushed to subscribers via push, email, and RSS within minutes.

If you believe an entry is incorrect, email disputes@gacs.app with evidence. We respond within 72 hours. Confirmed errors result in retraction or correction with a public changelog entry.

GACS aggregates community intelligence. We do not claim every entry constitutes legal proof of fraud — only that enough credible signals exist that you should not send money. Always verify independently before making financial decisions.