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jarelllama authored Apr 3, 2024
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[ANFRAS](https://anfras.com/fakeshops/) | Fake | Yes | -
[Artists Against 419](https://db.aa419.org/fakebankslist.php) | Advance-fee | |
[DFPI's Crypto Scam Tracker](https://dfpi.ca.gov/crypto-scams/) | Crypto | |
[DFPI's Crypto Scam Tracker](https://dfpi.ca.gov/crypto-scams/) | Crypto | | Yes
[Google's Custom Search JSON API](https://developers.google.com/custom-search/v1/introduction) | Google Search | |
[GunTab](https://www.guntab.com/scam-websites) | Firearm | | Yes
[PetScams.com](https://petscams.com/) | Pet | |
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The list of search terms is proactively updated and is mostly sourced from investigating new scam site templates seen on [r/Scams](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/).
#### Limitations
The Google Custom Search JSON API only provides 100 daily free search queries per API key (which is why this project uses two API keys).
The Google Custom Search JSON API only provides ~100 daily free search queries per API key (which is why this project uses two API keys).
To optimize the number of search queries made, each search term is frequently benchmarked on its number of new domains and false positives. Underperforming search terms are flagged and disabled. The figures for each search term can be viewed here: [source_log.csv](https://github.com/jarelllama/Scam-Blocklist/blob/main/config/source_log.csv)
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