Share Your Scam Story Privately
Scam Story Campaign led by John Sloan. Share what happened to help warn others. Please avoid sensitive information. Your story stays private by default, and you choose whether to allow follow-up or anonymized sharing.
Story Context
Are you sharing your own experience or someone else’s?
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Own experience
On behalf of someone else
Witnessed or helped someone
What kind of scam was it?
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Phone call
Text message
Email
Social media
Romance or relationship
Tech support
Impersonation of family or friend
Online purchase
Investment or money request
Not sure
Other
Scam Narrative
Tell us what happened
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What warning sign or lesson would you like others to know?
Impact and Money Loss
Did you lose money?
No
Yes
Prefer not to say
Approximate amount lost
Please Select
Under $100
$100 to $999
$1,000 to $4,999
$5,000 to $9,999
$10,000 or more
Prefer not to say
Contact and Follow-up
May John Sloan or the campaign team contact you for clarification or a possible interview?
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Yes
No
Your first name
First Name
Last Name
Email address
example@example.com
Phone number
Please enter a valid phone number.
Format: (000) 000-0000.
May we use a secure third-party AI service to help privately review and summarize your story?
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Yes, I consent to AI-assisted review
No, please review my story manually
May Scam Story Project retell your experience anonymously for community education, including a fictional AI dramatization?
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Yes, I give permission for an anonymous educational retelling
No, do not publish my story
Please contact me before deciding
Your Privacy Matters If you give permission, we may use a third-party AI service to help summarize and categorize your submission for private review and to draft educational materials. If you decline, your submission can still be reviewed by our team without AI. We do not automatically publish submitted stories, and all educational use is subject to your choices and human approval.
Thank you for helping protect others. Your submission will be received by John Sloan and authorized members of his team for review and community education. Your name and contact information are optional unless you request a personal response. We will not publish your story without your permission. If you permit anonymous sharing, we will review the story and remove identifying information before publication. Original voice recordings will not be published without separate permission. Please do not submit passwords, Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, or other sensitive personal information. Please do not include identifying details about other people without their permission. This form is for educational purposes and is not an official fraud reporting service.
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