Scam Wire: the desk that follows the paper trail
We are an investigative news desk. Our job is simple and hard: document financial fraud, show how schemes work, and give the public tools to refuse the next wire, fee, or fake “bank instrument.”
Mission
Scam Wire (scamwire.news) publishes case files on scammers and fraud schemes — advance-fee traps, fake SWIFT and bank paper, clone firms, investment and crypto confidence scams, and the middlemen who sell them. We exist so victims, compliance officers, and honest counterparties can see the method before money moves.
How we work
- Documents first — PDFs, registries, regulator warnings, payment trails, timelines
- Pattern guides — red flags that repeat across schemes
- Named case files — when evidence and public sources support careful publication
- Live wire — world, business, and fraud headlines; markets board
- Exhibits archive — watermarked educational forgeries (PDF first pages), never clean templates for reuse
Publishing standards
Calling a person or company a scammer is serious. We prefer primary material and public records over rumor. Pattern guides are educational. Named investigations state their basis. We do not invent convictions. We do not publish clean forgeries for others to recycle. If we get something wrong, we correct it in public.
Related reading: case file archive · PDF exhibits · tip desk.
Contact & tips
Confidential intake: scamwire.news/tip
Email: desk@scamwire.news
Desk archive: exhibits · public fraud-watch materials curated by Scam Wire
Send invoices, chats, registry links, wallet addresses, and a clear sequence of events. Do not send passwords, seed phrases, or full payment-card numbers.
FAQ
What is Scam Wire?
An investigative news desk at scamwire.news focused on financial fraud, document forgeries, and scheme anatomy.
Are you a bank or a regulator?
No. We are a journalistic desk. For crime reports, contact police and national fraud channels (e.g. IC3, Action Fraud, local authorities). We publish patterns and evidence trails.
How do I get a case file taken down?
Email desk@scamwire.news with a clear correction request and supporting documents. We review factual errors carefully.