Free X impersonator checker & social scam detector
Twitter scam detector · TikTok impersonator checker · Instagram, Telegram, Facebook & YouTube fake-profile scanner. Paste a link, get a verdict in 5 seconds.
Real cases in the GACS registry
These are live accounts flagged by GACS scans and community reports — not illustrations. Open any case to see the evidence, or check the profile yourself on the platform.
- @OfficialTravlad (X)criticalX · 741 reports · seen 2 months agoSource profile
- @G0tzeWeb3 (X)criticalX · 657 reports · seen 3 months agoSource profile
- @OfficalTravlad (X)criticalX · 622 reports · seen 3 months agoSource profile
- @cryptoxxxcoffee (X)criticalX · 265 reports · seen 2 months agoSource profile
- @hailey_cryptoo (X)criticalX · 147 reports · seen 2 months agoSource profile
- @WhalesEverything (X)mediumX · 122 reports · seen 3 months agoSource profile
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Platform-specific impersonator field guides
The 60-second manual check for each major platform — useful when you want to understand why a scan came back as suspect.
- Spot a TikTok impersonatorHandle + checkmark + follower-ratio playbook.
- Spot an X (Twitter) impersonatorWhat the blue check actually means in 2026.
- Spot an Instagram impersonatorThe "lost-main-account" DM trap and one-letter swaps.
- Spot a YouTube impersonatorLive deepfake giveaways and hijacked verified channels.
- 50 scam phrases to recognize in 2026The exact opening lines logged in our database.
- How scammers use AI to impersonate youVoice clones, deepfakes, and the 4 defenses that still work.
Recently reported scam accounts
Verified impersonator and giveaway-scam profiles from X, Instagram, TikTok, Telegram, YouTube and Facebook. Tap any account to see the evidence.
GACS social scanner is a heuristic check — verdicts are AI-assisted, not legal opinions. Always verify independently before sending money. We never execute trades, payments, or transfers.
How to scan a social media profile for scams
- Paste the profile link
Copy the full profile URL (e.g. tiktok.com/@handle, instagram.com/handle, x.com/handle) and paste it into the scanner.
- Run the scan
GACS cross-references the handle against 1,700+ known scam accounts, live community reports, and learned impersonator patterns.
- Review the verdict
Get a Safe / Caution / Danger verdict in 5 seconds with the exact signals (impersonation, recovery-scam pattern, blacklist hit, etc.).
Not a social profile? Try the right tool — check if a website is a scam (any URL), full website audit (SSL, age, signals), wallet checker (crypto addresses), or crypto scam checker (tokens & exchanges).
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.
Is this social profile a scam?
Paste a handle like @username or a full profile URL. Verdict in 5 seconds.
1 free scan, no account needed. Create a free account (Google, Apple, X or email) for unlimited scans, your dashboard, saved history + re-alerts when scanned profiles get new reports.
Why r/Scams? General scam report → r/Scams. Inputs — category: not provided, verdict: not provided.