Editorial Policy

Last updated: July 2026

The Scam Exposed exists to help people, especially older adults, recognize and avoid scams. Because trust matters so much for this topic, we hold ourselves to clear editorial standards.

Our Sources

We base our articles and warnings on information from official and reputable sources, including:

• The Federal Bureau of Investigation and its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).
• The Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
• The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
• The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
• State Attorneys General and other public consumer protection offices.
• User-submitted reports, which are reviewed before being published (see our Community Guidelines).

How We Write

We write in plain, simple English on purpose. Many of our readers are older adults who don't want legal jargon or scare tactics, they want clear, honest information they can act on. We avoid fear-based headlines and exaggerated claims. We do not use a scam story to sell a product.

Editorial Independence

Our articles and scam warnings are not influenced by advertisers or sponsors. See our Advertising Disclosure and Affiliate Disclosure pages for how we handle any outside relationships.

Review Process

Before publishing, content is checked for accuracy against the sources listed above. User-submitted scam reports are reviewed by our team before they appear publicly, so that real businesses are not wrongly flagged. Our full sourcing standards are described in our Fact-Checking Policy.

Corrections

Scams change constantly, and even careful writers make mistakes. If you spot an error, we want to know. See our Corrections Policy for how to tell us and what happens next.

Questions

If you have a question about how a particular article was written or sourced, please reach out through our Contact page.