Fraud Awareness & Recovery Guidance

Understand the Scam. Protect the Evidence. Choose the Next Step.

Use this resource hub to recognize common fraud patterns, respond after a loss, prepare useful records, and understand what a legitimate recovery process can—and cannot—do.

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First Response Guide

If You Think You Have Been Scammed

Speed matters, but accuracy matters too. Follow these actions without destroying evidence or sending more money.

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  1. 01

    Stop contact and payments

    Do not pay new taxes, release charges, liquidity deposits, or recovery fees.

  2. 02

    Secure affected accounts

    Protect banking, email, exchange, social, and mobile accounts from a trusted device.

  3. 03

    Preserve original evidence

    Save statements, transaction hashes, chats, emails, URLs, profiles, receipts, and screenshots.

  4. 04

    Notify relevant institutions

    Contact banks, card issuers, payment providers, or exchanges using verified official channels.

  5. 05

    File accurate reports

    Use consistent dates, amounts, recipients, and transaction identifiers in every complaint.

  6. 06

    Watch for repeat recovery scams

    Be cautious when strangers claim they found your funds and demand another upfront payment.

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Help Topics and Recovery Resources

Choose the topic that most closely matches what happened.

Choose the Correct Route

Who Should You Contact First?

The first reporting channel usually depends on how the money moved and whether account access is still at risk.

This is general information; rights and deadlines vary by jurisdiction, transaction type, provider, and reporting date.

Bank transfer or debitBank fraud or dispute channel
Credit-card purchaseCard issuer and merchant record
Crypto sent to a walletExchange report and transaction record
Account or wallet compromisedSecure access before case escalation
Threat or impersonationOfficial authority and payment provider
Build a Reliable Record

What Evidence Should You Keep?

Payment Records

Statements, receipts, beneficiary details, card entries, transfer confirmations, and payment-app records.

Crypto Records

Wallet addresses, transaction hashes, networks, assets, timestamps, exchange accounts, and withdrawal attempts.

Communications

Emails with headers, chat exports, texts, telephone numbers, social profiles, promises, and payment demands.

Platform Evidence

URLs, screenshots, advertisements, dashboards, terms, licensing claims, error messages, and support tickets.

Legitimate Assistance

What a Recovery Review Can Do

  • Organize evidence and the transaction chronology.
  • Identify banks, processors, exchanges, wallets, or counterparties involved.
  • Explain relevant reporting, dispute, negotiation, or legal-referral routes.
  • Track submissions, responses, and missing information.
  • Give a realistic assessment as facts develop.
Important Warning

What Nobody Can Guarantee

No private company can independently reverse a blockchain transaction, seize crypto, issue a court order, or force an exchange to release assets.

Be cautious of guaranteed recovery, secret government connections, payment requests to private wallets, or demands for your seed phrase and security codes.

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Bring the facts and records you have. A structured review can identify urgent actions, missing evidence, and realistic next steps.

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