Where to report
Reporting rarely gets money back on its own. It is still worth doing: it is what produces the enforcement actions and the statistics on this site, and in several countries it triggers a freeze process that can.
Before you report, the first hour
- Call your bank's fraud line. Use the number on your card. A transfer that has not settled can sometimes be recalled.
- If crypto was sent, contact the receiving exchange with the transaction hashes. Some deposits can be frozen if the exchange hears fast.
- Stop paying. Any "fee to release your funds" is the scam continuing.
- Screenshot everything before deleting an app or blocking a number.
Choose your country
Argentina
Unidad Fiscal Especializada en Ciberdelincuencia (UFECI), Ministerio Público Fiscal
+54 11 5071-0040
Australia
Scamwatch (National Anti-Scam Centre)
Brazil
Polícia Civil, delegacia eletrônica of your state
Cambodia
Cambodia National Police: Hotline Scam Reporting 24/7 (Anti-Cybercrime Department)
Canada
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC)
1-888-495-8501
China
National Anti-Fraud Center (国家反诈中心) / Ministry of Public Security
96110
France
Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr
Germany
Polizei: Online-Wache (your state force)
Ghana
Cyber Security Authority (CSA) / CERT-GH
292
Hong Kong
Anti-Deception Coordination Centre (ADCC)
18222
India
National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal
1930
Indonesia
Indonesia Anti-Scam Centre (IASC), led by OJK (Satgas PASTI)
157
Ireland
An Garda Síochána, your local station
Israel
Israel Police
100
Italy
Polizia Postale (Commissariato di PS online)
Japan
Consumer Hotline (消費者ホットライン)
188
Kenya
Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), FICHUA hotline
0800 722 203
Malaysia
National Scam Response Centre (NSRC)
997
Mexico
CONDUSEF
Myanmar
Department of Consumer Affairs (DOCA), online complaint portal
Netherlands
Fraudehelpdesk
088 786 7372
New Zealand
CERT NZ
Nigeria
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Philippines
PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group
Poland
CERT Polska (NASK), incident reporting
Singapore
ScamShield / Singapore Police Force
1799
South Africa
South African Police Service
South Korea
Korean National Police Agency
112
Spain
Guardia Civil: online report (denuncia telemática)
900 101 062
Thailand
Thai Police Online: Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, Royal Thai Police
1441
Turkey
Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü, Siber Suçlarla Mücadele Daire Başkanlığı (Turkish National Police, Cybercrime Department)
+90 312 462 55 00
United Arab Emirates
eCrime: UAE cybercrime reporting
United Kingdom
Report Fraud (formerly Action Fraud)
0300 123 2040
United States
FTC: ReportFraud.ftc.gov
Vietnam
Anti-spam and anti-scam-call system (nospam.vncert.vn), Cyber Security Department, Ministry of Public Security
156
If your country is not listed
Three routes work almost everywhere. Contact your bank first. Report to your national police, most forces now take online reports for fraud. And if an investment platform is involved, check your national financial regulator's register and warning list, which will often already name it.
If you would like your country added, send us the official reporting URL and we will check and add it.
A warning about "recovery"
Anyone who contacts you after a loss offering to recover your money for a fee is running a second scam on the same victim. It works because it arrives exactly when someone is most desperate, and because the first scam has already proved they will pay. Real asset recovery is done by police, by your bank, and occasionally by a lawyer you found yourself and paid on normal terms, never by a stranger who contacted you first. See recovery scams.