E010

Fake verification indicator

Technique in the Exploiting Trust (E000) stage of the SC&MS ABCDEF lifecycle

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

Description

A fake verification badge (like a blue checkmark) used to appear legitimate.

Tags

verification badge

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How to cite

Plain text:

Narang, S. S. (2026). Fake verification indicator (E010), in SC&MS: Scam Classification & Mapping System (Version 0.3). https://scams.dev/techniques/E010/

BibTeX:

@misc{scms03_e010,
  author = {Narang, Satnam Singh},
  title = {{E010 Fake verification indicator}, in SC\&MS: Scam Classification \& Mapping System},
  year = {2026},
  version = {0.3},
  url = {https://scams.dev/techniques/E010/},
  note = {A taxonomy for classifying scam techniques}
}