About, privacy, and limitations

Scrammer does not send or store Written Help Finder text. You may write a short general summary or paste a message after removing names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, account numbers, passwords, security codes, QR codes, exact locations, and other identifying details. The text is compared on your device with a reviewed educational pattern guide and disappears when the page is refreshed or closed.

If you choose a screenshot for the Screenshot Safety Check, the image remains in temporary page memory and is not uploaded or saved by Scrammer. When supported by the browser, text recognition also runs on the device; Scrammer keeps only temporary warning-sign results and does not display or store the recognized text. Crop or cover private details before choosing an image. Refreshing or closing the page removes the image and results.

If you explicitly choose to share an anonymous quick community pattern, Scrammer stores only four broad categories you review first: possible scam type, contact method, situation stage, and pressure tactic. It also stores the month of submission and a random deletion credential. It never stores a written description, screenshot, recognized text, or location with a quick pattern. Shared patterns expire after 90 days. A deletion control remains on the device used to share it.

Written Community summaries are stored privately until the Scrammer owner approves them. The form does not ask for a name. Scrammer stores the title, written summary, general city/county/state/region label, submission month, and a random deletion credential. Approved summaries become public for up to 90 days. Do not submit names, usernames, exact addresses, ZIP codes, pasted messages, accusations, contact details, account information, links, or other identifying information. Automated checks and owner review can still miss details.

Community Blog submissions are also stored privately until the Scrammer owner approves them. Scrammer stores the public byline, topic, title, post text, month, and a random deletion credential. Approved posts become public; deleted submissions do not. Do not submit a full legal name, pasted message, accusation, contact information, account information, link, security code, or exact location. Automated privacy checks and owner review can still miss details.

Guided Help Finder, local-help, and challenge answers otherwise disappear when the page is refreshed or closed. If you choose to remember activity, only completed challenge dates and two general safety-card categories are stored in this browser. A local-help location is never stored or included in a Scrammer link.

Scrammer uses large controls, visible keyboard focus, semantic headings and labels, a skip link, reduced-motion support, plain language, and layouts intended to reflow on phones and at increased zoom.

The project aims toward WCAG 2.2 Level AA but has not received a formal accessibility certification. Before public launch, it should be tested with keyboard-only navigation, screen readers, 200% zoom, narrow screens, and people with varied vision, dexterity, and technical experience.

• It cannot determine whether a communication is legitimate or fraudulent.
• The Screenshot Safety Check can miss warning signs, misread an image, or be unavailable in some browsers. Few detected signs never mean a message is safe.
• Its written-description and screenshot tools do not search the live open web. They compare temporary information on the device with a reviewed educational pattern guide.
• It does not file or track official reports.
• It is not an emergency service.
• It does not provide legal advice or replace a qualified professional.
• It cannot promise investigation, representation, services, or recovery.

Before public launch: a qualified consumer-protection or legal-aid professional should review the educational matching rules, routing, and organization descriptions.