GACS Scam Index — August 2026
Final figures for a completed month. Generated September 23, 2026.
19,182
New listings · Previous month: 22,324
19,171
Confirmed listings · Active blacklist status
0
Public reports · Previous month: 1
0
Reporting countries · Distinct countries
What changed this month
- 19,182 new registry listings, down from 22,324 the month before (-14%).
- Website was the largest category: 19,103 of 19,182 new listings (100%).
- Most new entries were identified by website (19,155 of 19,182).
- No reports were filed directly by the public this month.
- 0 public reports, down from 1 the month before (-100%).
New listings by category
- Website19,103(100%)
- Social52(0%)
- Broker27(0%)
What was listed
The identifier each listing was filed under.
- Website19,155(100%)
- Other27(0%)
Methodology & limitations
Counts are distinct registry records created in the calendar month shown, in UTC. We count rows, never the running "reports" counter on a listing, because that counter is also incremented by automated re-scans and would overstate activity.
Two very different sources feed these numbers. Most listings arrive from bulk ingests of public threat feeds and regulator notices (for example URLhaus, OpenPhish, ScamSniffer). A much smaller number are reports filed by members of the public through gacs.app. A large month-over-month swing in listings usually reflects the timing and size of a feed import, not a real-world surge — the "public reports" figure is the better signal of consumer-reported activity.
A listing becomes a confirmed entry only after three independent reports or a corroborating authoritative source. Entries can be appealed and removed, so historic figures may be revised down.
No personal data about reporters or victims appears in any figure or export on this page.
Cite this report
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Citation
Global Anti-Crime & Safety (GACS). "GACS Scam Index — August 2026." https://gacs.app/research/scam-index/2026-08
APA
Global Anti-Crime & Safety. (2026). GACS Scam Index: August 2026. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://gacs.app/research/scam-index/2026-08
Ready-to-quote stat
In August 2026, the GACS scam registry recorded 19,182 new scam listings and 0 reports filed directly by the public. Source: GACS Scam Index, https://gacs.app/research/scam-index/2026-08
More data: United States scam-call breakdown · live registry statistics · open dataset
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 Action Fraud
UK national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime.
- Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
Canada's central repository for fraud reports and scam alerts.
