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01The Simulator
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Every app on this phone is a real, documented scam.

Send this to someone you love. Tap through the apps together — the scripts come from real FBI and FTC case files. It's the fastest way to protect the people you care about.

MessagesSMISHING

Fake bank texts with urgent links to credential-harvesting sites.

InstagramCRYPTO ROMANCE

DMs that build trust over weeks before introducing a fake investment platform.

LinkedInJOB SCAM

Fake recruiters offering remote jobs that require upfront equipment purchases.

WhatsAppPIG BUTCHERING

Wrong-number contacts that become months-long relationship-investment scams.

GmailPHISHING

Spoofed emails impersonating banks, IRS, or employers with dangerous links.

MarketplaceOVERPAYMENT

Buyers send fake checks and request Zelle refunds before they bounce.

Cash AppPAYMENT SCAM

Fake "flip" offers and support impersonators stealing account access.

TinderROMANCE SCAM

Fake profiles build emotional connection before a financial emergency appears.

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Why this works: People don't believe scams happen to them until they experience one. These scripts come from real FBI and FTC case files — so they feel uncomfortably familiar.

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03Live Threat MapFTC Consumer Sentinel
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Brooke
Former Federal Prosecutor · Attorney · Adjunct Professor, FSU

The Fraud Codex is built and edited by a former federal prosecutor who spent years investigating and charging fraud. Every scam entry, simulator, and alert is grounded in real enforcement experience and cited public records — not guesswork.

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The Fraud Codex — By the Numbers
57
Scam types catalogued
14
Interactive simulators
The Fraud Landscape — Cited Sources
FTC
$12.5B
Lost to fraud in 2024
Consumer Sentinel
2.6M
Reports filed in 2024
FBI IC3 2023
$3.3B
Crypto scam losses
FBI IC3
67%
Contact via text/call
Chainalysis 2023
$120K
Avg pig butchering loss
DOJ survey
33%
Victims never report
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