Reporting a scam in Hong Kong

First hour, in order

Call your bank. Call your bank and the ADCC on 18222 — the ADCC operates a stop-payment mechanism with banks.
Stop paying. No fee, tax or "release payment" ever unlocks money that does not exist.
Screenshot everything before you delete an app, block a number or close an account.
Then report using the routes below. Reporting is slower than the bank call, and less urgent — but it is what produces enforcement.

Hong Kong’s ADCC runs a 24-hour helpline on 18222 and a stop-payment mechanism with local banks. Its Scameter tool lets you check a phone number, account or URL against reported fraud before you act.

18222 is the 24-hour Anti-Scam Helpline. Verified on the ADCC site at our last review.

What not to do

Do not pay anyone to recover your money. No legitimate service charges an up-front fee to get stolen funds back, and people who have just been scammed are the primary market for recovery scams.

Do not use contact details the scammer gave you — not the phone number, not the "support" chat, not a link in a message. Look the agency up yourself.

Do not delete the evidence. Apps, chats, wallet addresses and transaction IDs are what make a report actionable.

Do not send one more payment. This is where most of the largest losses happen.

Agency names, URLs and phone numbers were checked on 2026-09-06. Government contact details do change — if something here is wrong, please tell us.

Reporting a scam in Hong Kong

Where to report

Anti-Deception Coordination Centre (ADCC)

Also worth using

What not to do

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