Privacy policy

Last updated August 17, 2026

1. 01The short version

   We collect as little as possible. Reporters are published under a first name or initials only, or anonymously on request. Your email address, phone number, home address, bank details, and payment records are never published. We do not sell or rent anything to anyone.

2. 02What we collect when you file a report

   Nothing in the form is required beyond the domain and a description of what happened. If you would rather give us no way to contact you, leave the email field blank.

   • The details of the incident you describe, including the domain, business name, amounts, payment method, and dates.
   • Any name or initials you choose to give, and an email address if you want us to be able to follow up.
   • Files you email us voluntarily, such as screenshots, invoices, or correspondence.

3. 03What appears in a published case file

   A published file contains the domain and business identity of the reported seller, open-source records about that domain, the amount lost, the payment method, the dates, and a narrative of what happened. Where a reporter is credited it is by first name or initials, for example a report by Nolan appears as Nolan.

   Personal information about the reporter, including contact details, exact address, employer, and full bank or account numbers, is redacted before publication. Where documents are shown, identifying details are masked.

4. 04Information about reported sellers and businesses

   Case files also process information about the operators of reported websites. This is limited to what is necessary for the public-interest purpose of documenting fraud: business identities, domains, publicly filed registration records, the payment identities used to receive funds, and the contact details the seller published or used to solicit buyers. We do not publish home addresses or family information of individuals.

5. 05Site analytics and logs

   We use privacy-respecting, aggregate analytics to understand which case files are being found and to detect scraping. We do not use advertising trackers or sell audience data. Our hosting provider keeps standard server logs, including IP addresses, for a limited period for security and abuse prevention.

6. 06Cookies

   The site works without advertising or tracking cookies. Any cookie we set is strictly functional, such as remembering an interface preference.

7. 07How long we keep things

   Published case files are retained indefinitely, because their value is precisely that they remain findable years later when an operator resurfaces under a new domain. Unpublished submissions, correspondence, and evidence files are retained while a case remains open and for a reasonable period afterwards to support law enforcement requests.

8. 08Your requests

   Send requests to reports@fraudreported.com from the address you originally contacted us with, where possible.

   • You can ask what we hold about you, ask for your name to be removed from a published file, or ask us to delete your contact details from our records.
   • You can withdraw a report before it is published, and we will not publish it.
   • We cannot always unpublish the underlying factual record of a documented fraud, because that record concerns the reported business rather than you, but we can and will anonymize your role in it.

9. 09Security

   Submissions are transmitted over encrypted connections and evidence files are stored with restricted access. No system is perfect, so please do not send us full account numbers, government ID numbers, or passwords. We never need them.

10. 10Children

    This site is intended for adults and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect their information.

11. 11Changes

    If we make a material change to this policy we will update the date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after a change indicates acceptance of the updated policy.