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Know the scam,
before it gets you.

Scampedia is a living encyclopedia of scam patterns — how they work, the red flags, and how to protect yourself. Written and kept up to date by VerifyGuard's AI, sourced from real reports.

47M+
Scams reported globally per year
$10B+
Lost to scams annually in the US
1 in 3
Adults over 60 targeted by scammers
Documented scam patterns on Scampedia
How Scampedia Works

From new scam to published article

Every entry starts as a real pattern, gets written up in plain language, and stays connected to live protection.

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AI Brain Discovers

VerifyGuard's AI mines emerging scam tactics from scan activity and public reporting in real time.

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Written & Sourced

Each pattern becomes an article — how it works, red flags, safety tips — cited back to a real source.

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Published & Synced

The entry goes live here and syncs directly into the VerifyGuard app, so protection updates automatically.

What's Here

A real encyclopedia,
not a listicle

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Every Scam, Documented

Grandparent scams, IRS fraud, romance scams, crypto schemes, AI voice clones, and more — each with its own article.

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Categories & A-Z Index

Browse by scam type or alphabetically, with cross-links between related patterns — wiki-style.

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AI-Discovered, Source-Cited

New entries are surfaced by VerifyGuard's AI and written with real, cited sourcing — not guesswork.

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Synced to VerifyGuard

Every article here is also live inside the VerifyGuard app, so what you read powers real-time detection.

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Continuously Updated

New scam patterns are added as they emerge — this isn't a static list that goes stale.

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Free & Public

No account, no paywall. Scampedia is a public safety resource, for anyone.

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A sample of documented scams, each with safety tips written in plain English.

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