researchWe study how scams work, so you can see them coming.
7P Research follows threat actors and the routes they use to reach people: texts, wallet prompts, fake support calls, stickers on parking meters. We turn what we learn into plain steps anyone can follow.
Written for people, not security teams.
researchEvery scam starts with someone who studied you first. We study them back, and write down what they do in words you can use.
The research
- Actors run the playbook
- Vectors carry it to you
- Habits decide if it works
- Defense ends it
What we look at
Threat actors. Fraud is staffed and sold like software now. Drainer kits are rented by the month. Recruiters look for money mules. Call centers script fake support. We map who does what, and what they buy from each other.
Threat vectors. Every scam needs a way in. A wallet prompt, a page that asks you to paste a fix, a cloned voice on a live call, a sticker on an EV charger. We document the ways in that work right now, and how each one is made to look familiar.
How we write it up
Every pattern is broken into the same four stages, told from your side of the screen, with a protection at each one.
- Stage 1
What Is Already in Place Before You See Anything
What the attacker has prepared, in general terms, and what that means for you.
- Stage 2
What You Will See
The actual signals on your screen, phone, mailbox, or doorstep, why each one is a red flag, and what to do.
- Stage 3
How They Find and Approach You
How contact is made, with a protection at each step.
- Stage 4
The Moment of Loss
The final click or call, and the one check that stops it.
Where crime lives now
The 11 surfaces we track, and how many active patterns sit on each.
- Crypto Market and Token Fraud5 patterns
- Wallet Draining and Crypto Theft6 patterns
- Social Engineering and Account Takeover4 patterns
- Investment, Romance, and Impersonation3 patterns
- Marketplace, Retail, and Payments Fraud4 patterns
- Identity and Money-Laundering Infrastructure3 patterns
- Emerging Surfaces3 patterns
- Victim-Run Malware and Browser Lures3 patterns
- Crypto-Specific New Twists4 patterns
- AI-Agent and Developer Supply-Chain Threats3 patterns
- Messaging, Payments, and Physical Cash-Out6 patterns
Modern
Crime 2027
Our defense guide to 44 of the most active fraud patterns. Each one walked step by step, with what stops it at every step.
| Format | PDF, 215 designed pages |
| Patterns | 44, across 11 sections |
| Also inside | Ten rules, a one-hour setup checklist, a first 24 hours plan, a glossary |
| Diagrams | 10, plus 11 section plates |
| Price | $39.99, one time. Less than 6 months of the Discord alone ($60) |
| Bonus | 6 months of the 7P Discord ($60 value) |
The 7P Discord
A paid members room where we post new patterns as we find them, and answer questions about messages, wallets and calls you are unsure about. $10 a month, or six months included when you buy the guide for $39.99. That is $20 less than the Discord alone, with the book on top.