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GACS (Global Anti-Crime & Safety) is a public-protection platform combining a scam registry, free checking tools, and education. This page gives journalists, directories, and researchers everything needed to understand, verify, and cite us: our mission, our tools, exactly where our data comes from, and how to reach us on deadline.

How to report a scam — the short answer

  1. Save the evidence first: the scammer's website, phone number, wallet address, messages, and payment records.
  2. File a free report on GACS so the operation is listed publicly and others are warned — no account needed.
  3. Alert the authorities: in the US, ReportFraud.ftc.gov and IC3.gov; in the UK, Report Fraud; in Canada, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
  4. Contact your bank or card issuer immediately if any money moved.

Step-by-step detail: how to report a scam.

Request a source or interviewpress@gacs.app Media kit Methodology

Our mission

GACS exists to make 30-second scam detection a basic public utility — free, anonymous, and independent. Online fraud moves faster than platform moderation; most people meet a scammer's handle, number, or link before they ever meet a warning. We close that gap by letting anyone paste what they received and get a data-derived verdict in seconds, and by publishing every verdict's underlying evidence and methodology openly.

  • Free and anonymous — no account required to check anything.
  • Independent — no ads, no paid placement, no recovery upsell.
  • Evidence-based — verdicts cite their data; a section without data is omitted.
  • Appealable — anyone wrongly listed can contest it via a public appeals process.

Full statement: our public-safety mission.

Free tools

Everything below is live and free to use — and free to link to.

Public scam registry

Searchable registry of reported scam websites, wallets, handles, and tokens, with per-entity report pages.

Open public scam registry →

Social profile scan

Free scam check for X, Instagram, TikTok, Telegram, Facebook, and more — verdict in seconds.

Open social profile scan →

Unknown number lookup

Check any phone number against 286,000+ reported scam numbers, with network facts from public records.

Open unknown number lookup →

Website legitimacy check

Domain report with registrar, registration date, hosting country, and live status — only verifiable facts.

Open website legitimacy check →

Courses & certifications

Free anti-scam courses and paid certification tracks, with verifiable certificates.

Open courses & certifications →

Scam-fighting guide

Plain-English guides to the most common scams, red flags, and first-hour recovery steps.

Open scam-fighting guide →

Data sources

Exactly what the registry is built from — the same evidence base our verdicts cite.

Verified public threat feeds

Listings ingested from OpenPhish (brands matched against rendered page content), PhishTank (community-verified phishing), URLhaus (malware distribution), and related public feeds — with ingestion source and dates recorded per entry.

Moderated visitor reports

First-hand scam reports from the public, each reviewed by a human before publication, with evidence links and an appeals route for contested listings.

Public domain records

Registrar, registration date, hosting network and country, and live status pulled from public DNS and RDAP records — facts only, never guesses.

Public telephone numbering data

Area code, assigned region, country, and line type from the public North American numbering plan.

The registry today

449,153

Scam entities tracked

19,080

Added in the last 30 days

8,214

Public scam reports on file

3

Countries reporting

Detailed breakdowns: registry statistics · global scam database · how verdicts are produced

What we can speak to

Registry scale, with receipts

GACS tracks 400,000+ scam entities — fraudulent websites, wallet addresses, social handles, and tokens — each with source attribution and first/last-seen dates. We can confirm on deadline whether a specific platform, wallet, or handle appears in the registry.

Phone-scam intelligence

More than 286,000 phone numbers reported for scam calls, with aggregates on what callers claimed to be and the call types used. Every number has a public report page with verifiable network facts (area code, region, line type) rather than assertions.

Evidence-backed case studies

Published scam case studies built exclusively from registry data, moderated visitor reports, and public domain records — every claim cites its source, and a section with no supporting data is omitted rather than invented.

Honest methodology, on the record

Our verdicts are data-derived and published openly, with a public appeals process for wrongly flagged entities. We can walk any newsroom through exactly how a listing, verdict, or score is produced.

For UAE and Gulf media

Reporters in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and across the Gulf can use the live UAE scam page, which lists reports involving the United Arab Emirates from our public registry. The figures update as reports arrive, so please cite the page and the date you checked it.

On deadline?

Fastest route is the press request form — it reaches us verified and timestamped, and we can start matching a source straight away. Otherwise email press@gacs.app with your outlet, deadline, and the platform / wallet / number / handle you're asking about. We typically respond within a few hours during US business hours. We can:

  • Confirm or deny whether a platform, wallet, handle, or number appears in our registry.
  • Provide aggregate figures from the registry and report data.
  • Provide a named, on-the-record quote from our team.
  • Point you to the published case studies and cited sources behind any verdict.

Journalist FAQ

The questions newsrooms ask us most — how GACS works, who runs it, and how to reach us.

›What is GACS and how does it work?

GACS (Global Anti-Crime & Safety) is a public-protection platform that maintains a registry of reported scam entities — websites, wallet addresses, phone numbers, social handles, and tokens — alongside free checking tools. Anyone can paste a website, number, handle, or wallet and get a verdict in seconds. Listings come from verified public threat feeds (OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus), moderated first-hand visitor reports, and public domain and telephone-numbering records. Every verdict cites its underlying data, and anything without supporting data is omitted rather than invented.

›Who runs GACS?

GACS operates as an independent, public-benefit anti-fraud service supported by optional paid services and voluntary public donations — no ads, no paid placement, and no funding from exchanges, brokers, recovery firms, or any party it may report on. Formal charitable registration is in progress in Canada and the United States; registration numbers will be published on the about page once granted.

›How do I submit a story tip or request an interview?

Use the press request form on this page — it reaches press@gacs.app verified and timestamped, and it is the fastest route on deadline. Or email press@gacs.app directly with your outlet, deadline, and the platform, wallet, number, or handle you are asking about. We typically respond within a few hours during US business hours and target a response within 24 hours on deadline.

›Can I verify GACS's claims before publishing?

Yes. Every scam case study is built from registry data, moderated reports, and public records, with each claim citing its source. The registry statistics page publishes live totals and breakdowns, free CSV and JSON exports are available, and the methodology page explains exactly how listings and verdicts are produced. We can walk any newsroom through a specific verdict on the record.

›Can you connect me to people who were targeted by a scam?

Sometimes. People who file a report can opt in to speaking with journalists, and we introduce verified reporters to opted-in individuals matched to the scam pattern you are covering. Consent is confirmed twice, there is no public list of people who were scammed, and we step back after the introduction — we do not sit in on interviews or ask for copy approval. Availability depends on who has opted in when you ask; we will tell you straight away if nobody suitable is available.

›Can we use GACS data or cite it in our coverage?

Yes. Registry statistics, scam case studies, and public report pages are free to cite and link to, no permission needed. For anything not published on the site — a specific registry lookup on deadline, aggregate figures, or a named on-the-record quote — email press@gacs.app.

›Is there a cost for press requests?

No. Press support, source matching, and on-the-record commentary are free. GACS accepts no payment from any party it may report on, and never requires a link in exchange for a source or a quote.

›What if a listing about our organization is wrong?

Anyone can contest a listing through the public appeals process on the entity's report page. Cleared entities are reclassified as false alarms, removed from active warnings, and excluded from future automated rescans. If your organization is named in our coverage, email press@gacs.app and we will prioritize the review.

Something missing? Email press@gacs.app — we answer press questions within 24 hours on deadline.

Coverage

Auto-updated from Google News

Story sourcing: speaking to people who were targeted

Working on a fraud story and need a real person to speak to? People who report a scam to GACS can tick a box saying they're open to talking to a journalist. We can introduce accredited reporters to those who have agreed, on background or on the record, matched to the scam pattern you're covering.

Background for a story: scam patterns and what they cost people sets out the patterns we see most in the registry alongside the official reported loss figures from the FTC and the FBI's IC3, with sources.

Case types we can usually match

  • Fake brokerages and blocked withdrawals
  • Pig-butchering and long-con romance investment scams
  • Impersonation of banks, exchanges, and support teams
  • Scam phone calls, including imposter fraud against older adults
  • Wallet drainers, fake airdrops, and giveaway scams
  • Fake shops, delivery, and job-offer scams

How we protect the people involved

  • There is no public list of people who were scammed, and there never will be. Contact details are never published, sold, or shared in bulk — recovery scammers target exactly these lists.
  • Consent is given twice: once on the report form, and again when we email the person with your outlet, angle, and deadline. No reply means no introduction.
  • We verify reporters first — newsroom email address, masthead or byline, and recent coverage. We don't broker introductions for unverified requests.
  • We make the introduction and step back. We don't sit in on interviews, coach answers, or ask for copy approval, and we never require a link in exchange.

Availability depends on who has opted in for a given scam type at the time you ask — we will tell you straight away if we have nobody suitable rather than stretch a match.

Request a source

Newsroom email addresses only. Nothing you send here reaches anyone who was scammed until we have verified you.

Scam types you're covering
Or email press@gacs.appBrowse published case studies

Media kit

Logos, app icons, screenshots, approved boilerplate, and quick facts are on the full media kit page. Preferred description (one-liner):

GACS (Global Anti-Crime & Safety) is a free public-protection platform — a scam registry and free checking tools that let anyone verify a website, phone number, or social profile in seconds. No ads, no paid placement, no recovery upsell.
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Tip us a scam

Not a journalist? If you've spotted a scam website, phone number, or social account, you can report it directly — anonymous, 30 seconds. Submit a report.

Authoritative sources

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