Editorial Standards

Every report on this site names a real person. That is a serious thing to publish, so this page sets out where the material comes from, what we do with it, and what we do not do.

Where reports come from

Two places. Most arrive through the public form at /submit-form/, filled in by someone who says they dealt with the person and lost money or time. The rest come from agencies with accounts here, reporting clients and vendors that burned them.

Both kinds are first-hand accounts. Nobody on our side witnessed the events. Whoever files a report has to confirm the account is true and accurate before they can send it, and they can attach screenshots, contracts, invoices or payment records.

What happens before a report is published

A person on our side reads every submission and decides whether it gets published or dropped. Reports with no substance, no way to tell who is being described, or that read as a grudge rather than a transaction go no further.

From an approved submission we produce the write-up you read. It is drafted with software from the material the reporter sent, and a person signs off before it goes live. We supply the headline, the summary and the surrounding context. We do not add allegations that were not in the original report.

What we do not do

We do not independently verify the underlying claim. We cannot audit a bank record, read a private contract or compel anyone to answer us. When a report says money was taken, that is the reporter’s account of what happened, not our finding of fact.

We are not a court and we do not decide guilt. Nothing published here is a criminal conviction, a regulatory ruling or a credit decision, and it should not be read as one.

We do not take payment to remove a report.

Who is accountable

The Blacklist publishes everything on this site and stands behind the decision to publish it. We are a small operation. There is no wire service behind us and no newsroom, and the same people who run the site read the corrections mail.

Corrections and disputes

If something here about you is wrong, tell us at /corrections/. There is a form on that page and it reaches a person.

We answer every correction request within five business days. Where a claim is factually wrong we fix it or take the page down, and the page says what changed and when. Where we think the report stands, we tell you that and give you the reason, and you can have a reply published on the same page.

You do not need a lawyer to ask. Anyone can use that form.

What we ask of you

Read a report as what it is, one person’s account of dealing with another. It is a reason to ask harder questions before you send money to someone. It is not proof of a crime.

If you are about to make a decision about a person named here, check the report against what you can see for yourself. Look at the dates, the amounts and the company names. If something does not line up, tell us and we will look again.

Last reviewed 9 September 2026