Terms of Use

1. Agreement to these terms

By accessing or using Scamlist — browsing, searching, reading a report, casting a vote, or submitting a report — you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and by our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

2. What Scamlist is — and what it isn't

Scamlist is a free, crowdsourced, public registry where people can report online scams and search whether a listing, seller, platform, or offer has already been flagged by others.

Reports are unverified statements made by individual users. They are not findings, conclusions, or verdicts of this site. We do not independently investigate reports, and we do not endorse, adopt, or vouch for the accuracy of any of them. Content on Scamlist should be read as “reported by users” — a signal to look into something yourself, not an established fact and not a substitute for your own judgement or professional advice.

3. Who can use Scamlist

You may use Scamlist only if you can form a legally binding contract in your jurisdiction (generally, you are at least the age of majority, or you have the consent of a parent or guardian). By using the site you confirm that you meet this requirement and that your use complies with all laws that apply to you.

4. Anonymous use, no accounts

Scamlist has no accounts and no login — by design, and permanently. You do not create a profile or give us your identity to browse or to submit a report.

“No accounts” does not mean we process nothing. To keep voting and reporting resistant to manipulation, our anti-abuse systems handle limited technical signals (such as a salted, hashed form of your IP address — never the raw address). This is explained in full in our Privacy Policy.

5. Your responsibilities when you submit

When you submit a report or any other content, you confirm that:

• It is your own honest, good-faith account — something you genuinely and reasonably believe to be true, based on your own experience, not speculation, rumour, or hearsay presented as fact.
• You have the right to share it, and doing so does not break any law or any duty you owe to someone else (for example, confidentiality).
• You will keep it factual and specific, and distinguish what you experienced from what you are inferring.
• It does not fall into any of the prohibited categories in section 6.

You are solely responsible for the content you submit and for the consequences of submitting it.

6. Prohibited content

You agree not to submit content that falls into any of the following categories:

• Defamatory content. Content that makes false statements of fact that harm the reputation of an identifiable person or business.
• Content violating others' privacy. Content that discloses private information about a person without a legitimate, good-faith basis for doing so.
• Claims without a good-faith basis. Reports the submitter does not honestly and reasonably believe to be true. Every report must reflect an honest, first-hand account, not speculation or hearsay presented as fact.
• Impersonation. Content that impersonates any person or entity, or misrepresents the submitter's identity or affiliation.
• Illegal content. Content that is unlawful under applicable law, including threats, harassment, or content promoting illegal activity.

You also agree not to misuse the site itself — for example, by attempting to manipulate vote counts, submit automated or bulk content, evade our anti-abuse measures, or disrupt the service.

7. How reports, corroboration, and votes work

Multiple reports about the same listing, seller, platform, or offer are grouped together so that corroboration is visible. Votes are a corroboration signal — a rough measure of how many people recognise the same problem — and are deliberately limited (for example, to one vote per person per item) and protected by anti-abuse systems.

Vote counts and rankings are indicative, can be affected by our anti-abuse measures, and may change over time. We may re-order, de-emphasise, hide, or remove content, and we do not guarantee that any particular report or ranking will appear, persist, or stay in any position.

8. Content you submit

You keep ownership of the content you submit. So that we can operate the site, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, display, reproduce, adapt for formatting, and distribute that content in connection with running and promoting Scamlist. This licence continues for submitted content even if you stop using the site, so that the public record and its corroboration remain intact.

Because the site is anonymous, we generally cannot verify who submitted a given piece of content, remove it “on your account,” or return it to you.

9. Moderation, removal, and reporting a problem

We may, at our discretion and without notice, remove or hide any content, or restrict access, where we believe it breaks these terms, is unlawful, or is harmful — but we are under no obligation to monitor content and do not promise to review everything.

If you believe a report is false, defamatory, discloses private information, or otherwise breaks these terms — including if it concerns you or your business — contact us using the details in section 16 with enough information to identify the specific content and explain the problem. We will review genuine requests in good faith.

10. Disclaimers

Scamlist and all content on it are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including any implied warranties of accuracy, completeness, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

Nothing on Scamlist is legal, financial, investigative, or professional advice, and nothing on it is a definitive statement about any person or business. Reports are unverified user claims. Before you rely on anything you read here, verify it independently and use your own judgement.

11. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to your use of (or inability to use) Scamlist or any content on it — including any reliance you place on a report — whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain of these limitations, in which case they apply only to the extent permitted.

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the operator of Scamlist from any claims, damages, liabilities, and reasonable expenses (including legal fees) that arise out of content you submit or your breach of these terms.

13. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy explains what limited technical signals we process for anti-abuse purposes, how long we keep them, and how we handle them. By using Scamlist you also agree to that policy.

14. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Your continued use of Scamlist after a change means you accept the revised terms.

15. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of India, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules, and the courts of that jurisdiction will have exclusive authority over any dispute, except where the law that applies to you gives you a right to a different forum.

16. How to contact us

For questions about these terms, or to report content that you believe breaks them, contact the operator at legal@scammer.fyi.