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<!--
  ScamSpike — sitemap.xml
  Updated: 2026-03-20

  REMOVED vs old version:
    /login       — auth page, should never be indexed
    /register    — auth page, should never be indexed
    /share-story — requires login, private
    /my-recovery — requires login, private
    /tools       — alias for /security-scanner, causes duplicate content
    /global-reporting — requires login, renamed to /report-scam

  ADDED vs old version:
    /faq                            — new FAQ page
    /free-courses                   — courses hub
    /cybersecurity                  — cybersecurity articles
    /ai-tools                       — AI tools hub
    /search                         — search results
    /affiliate-disclosure           — legal page
    /reporting-directory/ng         — Nigeria
    /reporting-directory/ke         — Kenya
    /reporting-directory/ph         — Philippines
    /reporting-directory/br         — Brazil
    /reporting-directory/de         — Germany
    /reporting-directory/pk         — Pakistan
    /blog/sextortion-nepal-guide-2026
    /blog/esewa-khalti-scams-nepal-2026
-->
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">

  <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
       TIER 1 — Homepage (1.0)
       ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
       TIER 2 — Core high-intent pages (0.9)
       ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/i-was-scammed</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/report-scam</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/alerts</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/scams</loc>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/reporting-directory</loc>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/faq</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
       TIER 3 — AI & Security tools (0.8)
       ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/scam-checker</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/ai-assistant</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/phone-lookup</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/security-scanner</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/threat-analyzer</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/security-tools</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/ai-tools</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/tools/whois-lookup</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/tools/prompt-generator</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
       TIER 4 — Scam encyclopedia categories (0.8 / 0.7)
       Each page targets a specific high-volume search keyword
       ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/scams/phishing</loc>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/scams/romance</loc>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/scams/investment</loc>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/scams/crypto</loc>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/scams/identity</loc>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/scams/employment</loc>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/scams/impersonation</loc>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/scams/vishing</loc>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/scams/voice-cloning</loc>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/scams/shopping</loc>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/scams/real-estate</loc>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/scams/lottery</loc>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
       TIER 5 — Reporting directory by country (0.8 / 0.7)
       ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/reporting-directory/us</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/reporting-directory/gb</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/reporting-directory/in</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/reporting-directory/np</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/reporting-directory/au</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/reporting-directory/ca</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/reporting-directory/eu</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/reporting-directory/ng</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/reporting-directory/ke</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/reporting-directory/ph</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/reporting-directory/br</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/reporting-directory/de</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/reporting-directory/pk</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
       TIER 6 — Blog (0.9 index / 0.8 posts)
       Add every new blog post slug here when published
       ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/blog</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/blog/pig-butchering-scam-guide</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/blog/romance-scam-red-flags</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/blog/irs-scam-guide</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/blog/sextortion-nepal-guide-2026</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/blog/esewa-khalti-scams-nepal-2026</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
       TIER 7 — Community & education (0.7 / 0.6)
       ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/stories</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/quiz</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/free-courses</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/cybersecurity</loc>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/security</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/shop</loc>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/search</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
       TIER 8 — Static / legal pages (0.5 / 0.4)
       ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/about</loc>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/contact</loc>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/privacy</loc>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.4</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/terms</loc>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.4</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://scamspike.com/affiliate-disclosure</loc>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.4</priority>
  </url>

</urlset>
