Fabricated social proof
Technique in the Deception (D000) stage of the SC&MS ABCDEF lifecycle
Description
Fabricated evidence that others have benefited from or endorsed a product, service, or opportunity.
Subtechniques
- D014.001Fabricated endorsements or testimonialsFabricated reviews, ratings, comments, or testimonials claiming satisfaction or success.
- D014.002Fabricated earnings proofFabricated screenshots or images showing earnings, payouts, or investment returns attributed to other users.
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How to cite
Plain text:
Narang, S. S. (2026). Fabricated social proof (D014), in SC&MS: Scam Classification & Mapping System (Version 0.3). https://scams.dev/techniques/D014/BibTeX:
@misc{scms03_d014,
author = {Narang, Satnam Singh},
title = {{D014 Fabricated social proof}, in SC\&MS: Scam Classification \& Mapping System},
year = {2026},
version = {0.3},
url = {https://scams.dev/techniques/D014/},
note = {A taxonomy for classifying scam techniques}
}