Why GACS is free and ad-free
Fraud is a public-safety problem. The cost of charging for protection is the people who can't afford it getting hurt. So we don't.
free and ad-free
No paywalls, no tiers, no trials. The people most at risk are often the least able to pay.
No deposits
GACS never holds your money. There is no balance, no account funding, no withdrawals.
No wallet access
We never connect to, sign with, or request keys for any wallet. Ever.
No ads
Ad networks profile users. We refuse to monetize attention on a public-safety tool.
No tracking
No analytics SDKs that follow you across the web. Anonymous by default.
How it stays sustainable
Donations from people who used GACS to avoid a loss, plus volunteer development. No VC, no token, no upsell.
Quick answers
GACS core tools are free because charging victims to find out they were defrauded would defeat the point — the platform is funded by donations and paid education, not by the people it protects.
Why is GACS free?
Because scam checking has to reach people at the moment they are about to lose money, and a paywall at that moment costs victims their savings. The free tools are funded by voluntary donations and by the paid certification programmes, not by advertising or data sales.
Will the free GACS tools ever become paid?
No. Scam checking, the public registry, reporting, and victim-recovery guidance are committed to remaining free.
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.
