D014.001

Fabricated endorsements or testimonials

Subtechnique in the Deception (D000) stage of the SC&MS ABCDEF lifecycle

Version 0.3 · ID stable since March 5, 2026 · Data snapshot: March 8, 2026

Description

Fabricated reviews, ratings, comments, or testimonials claiming satisfaction or success.

Parent technique

This subtechnique refines D014 Fabricated social proof.

Other subtechniques of D014

Tags

social-proof testimonials reviews
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How to cite

Plain text:

Narang, S. S. (2026). Fabricated endorsements or testimonials (D014.001), in SC&MS: Scam Classification & Mapping System (Version 0.3). https://scams.dev/techniques/D014.001/

BibTeX:

@misc{scms03_d014_001,
  author = {Narang, Satnam Singh},
  title = {{D014.001 Fabricated endorsements or testimonials}, in SC\&MS: Scam Classification \& Mapping System},
  year = {2026},
  version = {0.3},
  url = {https://scams.dev/techniques/D014.001/},
  note = {A taxonomy for classifying scam techniques}
}