OpenScam

Editorial method

How OpenScam monitors, organizes, and explains scams.

OpenScam combines public complaints, official advisories, platform patterns, and editorial review into a single scam-index structure.

Signals monitored

The site tracks signals from official advisories, complaint ecosystems, major platforms, public scam discussions, and recurring fraud patterns seen across regions and channels.

  • Public complaint boards and official advisories
  • Platform-specific scam reports
  • Repeating patterns across categories, audiences, and geographies

How a page gets written

Each scam page is organized around plain-language usefulness first: what the scam is, how it works, what to watch for, and what to do next.

  • One canonical title and slug
  • Aliases that map to the same scam
  • Clear red flags and next steps

How trend labels work

Trend labels are editorial signals that describe whether a scam looks like it is accelerating, still active, or worth watching. They are designed to be readable, not opaque scores.

  • Surging
  • Rising
  • Stable

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