Editorial Policy

ScamClarity publishes scam awareness and online safety guidance for people trying to understand suspicious messages, risky requests, payment concerns, identity exposure, account issues, device warnings, and other situations that may involve fraud or manipulation.

Our goal is to make scam information easier to use in the moment: what may be happening, what may be at risk, what to save, where to look for official help, and which next steps may be worth considering.

ScamClarity is not a law enforcement agency, bank, payment provider, legal advisor, financial advisor, cybersecurity incident-response service, or money recovery service. Our content is informational and should not replace guidance from the relevant agency, platform, provider, attorney, financial professional, or security professional.

How we choose topics

We prioritize topics based on practical user need. That includes situations where people may be:

• deciding whether to click, pay, reply, share information, install something, or trust a profile, listing, store, message, or caller
• trying to understand something suspicious that already happened
• looking for next steps after a payment, account change, exposed information, suspicious link, fake support message, or online relationship request
• helping a family member, friend, student, shopper, traveler, or older adult slow down before a risky action

We aim to cover scam topics by real-world situation, not just by broad category names. A person may not know whether something is "phishing," "impersonation," or "payment fraud," but they usually know what they clicked, shared, paid, received, or noticed.

Research standards

ScamClarity content should be grounded in reliable, relevant sources whenever possible.

Preferred sources include:

• official government and consumer-protection agencies
• law enforcement or public reporting agencies, when relevant
• platform help centers and safety pages
• bank, payment-app, telecom, carrier, and marketplace support resources
• security and identity-protection resources when they are relevant to the user's situation
• public scam alerts, consumer warnings, and documented scam patterns
• clearly attributed public reports that help explain how a scam commonly works

We try to avoid relying on unsupported claims, recycled viral warnings, anonymous anecdotes, or fear-based claims unless they are clearly framed as examples rather than verified facts.

When official or platform-specific guidance changes, that guidance should take priority over older summaries or third-party explanations.

How we write guidance

ScamClarity articles should be clear, calm, and practical.

Our content should:

• explain what may be happening without assuming the worst
• separate urgent next steps from general background
• avoid fearmongering
• avoid promising outcomes we cannot control
• explain when a user should contact a bank, platform, payment provider, carrier, credit bureau, official reporting agency, attorney, or qualified security professional
• make clear when a step is general guidance rather than official instruction
• avoid asking users to submit private personal information to ScamClarity
• use examples to help readers recognize patterns without encouraging panic

We do not publish content that claims guaranteed recovery, guaranteed protection, or guaranteed identification of a scammer.

Prevention and response content

ScamClarity separates two common reader states:

Some topics include both prevention and response guidance. When possible, pages should make the difference clear so readers can find the right next step quickly.

Updates and review

Scam patterns, reporting paths, platform rules, and payment-provider guidance can change. We aim to review and update pages when:

• official reporting paths or agency guidance changes
• platform, payment-provider, or support guidance changes
• a scam pattern becomes more common or materially different
• a page contains time-sensitive claims that need verification
• a correction request identifies a meaningful issue
• new information would change the practical advice on the page

Evergreen explanations should be separated from time-sensitive warnings when possible. If a page includes date-specific information, the page should make that clear.

Pages may include a "last updated" date where useful. A recent update date does not mean every source or linked resource changed that day; it means the page was reviewed or revised.

Corrections

We welcome correction requests.

To suggest a correction, email hello@scamclarity.com with:

• the page URL
• the statement or section you believe should be corrected
• the proposed correction
• any relevant source, official page, screenshot, or context

We review correction requests for accuracy, relevance, and whether the change would improve reader understanding. If a correction is accepted, we may update the page, clarify wording, add a source, remove outdated information, or adjust the recommendation.

We may not respond to every message, but we take meaningful accuracy issues seriously.

Use of AI and editorial tools

ScamClarity may use software tools, research tools, search tools, data tools, or AI-assisted drafting and editing tools to support content production, organization, summarization, quality checks, or page updates.

These tools do not replace editorial judgment. Content should be reviewed for usefulness, accuracy, clarity, tone, and source alignment before publication or major updates.

AI-assisted output should not be used to invent facts, sources, credentials, quotes, official guidance, or personal experiences. Claims that affect user safety, money, accounts, identity, devices, or reporting should be checked against reliable sources whenever possible.

Source attribution

When a page relies on official or third-party guidance, we should link or cite the relevant source where it helps the reader verify the information or take action.

Not every sentence requires a citation, but important claims about reporting paths, platform rules, payment policies, eligibility, deadlines, official steps, or time-sensitive warnings should be supported where possible.

If a source becomes outdated, unavailable, or contradicted by newer official guidance, the page should be updated.

Editorial independence

ScamClarity's editorial goal is to help readers understand risk and choose safer next steps.

Affiliate relationships, sponsorships, or advertising should not determine whether a scam warning, safety step, or official reporting option is included or excluded.

For details about monetization and partner relationships, read our Affiliate Disclosure.

Limits of our guidance

ScamClarity content is informational. It can't determine every user's exact situation, verify every message or account, recover funds, remove malware, provide legal advice, provide financial advice, or file official reports on a reader's behalf.

Readers should contact the relevant bank, payment provider, platform, carrier, credit bureau, law enforcement agency, attorney, financial professional, or qualified security professional when the situation requires official, legal, financial, or technical support.

Contact

For corrections, feedback, or editorial questions, email hello@scamclarity.com.