Probably the evil of the decade, scams have always existed, but they have multiplied with the advent of the Internet and mobile telephony.
If a few years ago it was quite difficult for a French person to fall into the trap (because the scams were often in English or in dubious French), today, the scammers have made a lot of progress and it is not uncommon to have doubts about the veracity of an email or a text message.
So if you have any doubts about a message you received or even a phone call, know that there are online tools to find out more and avoid being trapped! This is particularly the case with the site Signal Scams whose vocation is to reference all the scams denounced on the Internet.
Real search engine for scams, Signal Scams allows you to verify emails, phone numbers or even nicknames to make sure that other users have not been scammed before you!
If your search returns results, you can click on them to get more information!
Finally, if you spot any unreferenced scams, you can also report them to keep the community alive and prevent other Internet users from being scammed!
Article updated on March 31, 2025 by Byothe
