r/scambait

Updated 2026-10-24

r/scambait is an AI & Machine Learning community on Reddit with 608,510 members, ranking #81 of 3,604 in AI & Machine Learning. Welcome to r/scambait. The largest scambaiting community on Reddit! Scambaiting, by definition, is the practice of feigning interest in a fraudulent scheme, in order to waste a scammer's time and resources, to keep them away from real victims. Please read the rules before posting, and share your scambaiting success stories with us!

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How big is r/scambait?

Created in 2009, r/scambait has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within AI & Machine Learning it ranks #81 of 3,604 communities we track — the top 2.2% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 299× the median AI & Machine Learning subreddit, which has 2,036 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.

For scale, the largest AI & Machine Learning community we track is r/explainlikeimfive with 23,613,002 members — roughly 39 times the size of r/scambait. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2009 sits in the early wave of community building on the platform. Subscriber counts indicate reach, not activity — a large community can be quiet, and a smaller one busy. Open r/scambait on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members608,510
CategoryAI & Machine Learning
Rank in category#81 of 3,604
Created2009
Category median size2,036 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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