Financial scams · Response tool
Where to report a scam
Find the right official reporting route and what to do first. Choose where you live and what happened to get your action plan.
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Your plan will put the most urgent actions first, with official links for your country.
- 01Limit further harm
- 02Preserve the useful evidence
- 03Report through the right channel
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Official reporting routes
Open the service’s website to report. Links open in a new tab.
What to expect: A report may support investigations, but does not guarantee an investigation or refund. Payment disputes are separate; ask your provider about the process and deadlines. Keep report references. Reject anyone demanding an upfront fee to “recover” your money.
Routing guidance reviewed 26 October 2026 · Version 1.0
All countries and official reporting links
Choose your country’s service. Technical reports and intelligence submissions may need a separate police complaint. If a portal is unavailable, contact local police directly.
United States
- FTC ReportFraud — consumer scams.
- FBI IC3 — internet-enabled crime.
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Report Fraud — fraud and cybercrime reports.
Scotland
- Police Scotland — non-urgent online reports; call 101 for non-emergency police assistance.
European Union
- Europol’s national police directory — contact national authorities; Europol does not take public crime reports directly.
Canada
- Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre — national reporting guidance. Victims should also contact local police.
Australia
- Scamwatch — scam intelligence.
- ReportCyber via Cyber.gov.au — choose the cybercrime reporting option.
New Zealand
- NCSC / Own Your Online — online incident help.
- NZ Police 105 — non-emergency fraud reporting.
India
- National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal — cybercrime complaints; call 1930 promptly for financial cyber fraud.
Singapore
- Singapore Police — crime reports.
- ScamShield — next steps and guidance at 1799.
South Africa
- South African Police Service — report a crime at a police station; keep the case reference.
Romania
- DNSC / PNRISC — cyber incident reports. Report suspected crimes separately to police.
- National police directory — find Romania’s police contact.
Spain
- INCIBE — technical reports and guidance at 017.
- Police reporting options via INCIBE — a technical report does not replace a criminal complaint.
Other countries and cross-border scams
Start with your local or national police. Do not rely on the scammer’s claimed location.
- econsumer.gov — additional cross-border consumer complaints; does not replace local reporting or a payment dispute.
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Sources, review date and scope
Reviewed 26 October 2026. The directory uses official police, government and national cybersecurity sources. It is a selected international directory, not a list of every country. This page does not check for live changes.
The official pages linked above support each reporting route. Additional guidance informing the action plan:
- FTC — What to do if you were scammed (June 2026): payment-provider contact and account recovery. US guidance; local rights and deadlines differ.
- FBI IC3 — Frequently asked questions: preserving evidence and reporting expectations.
- FTC — Cryptocurrency and scams: limitations on reversing cryptocurrency payments.
- Australian Cyber Security Centre — Recover from hacking: disconnecting compromised devices and securing accounts.
- Australian Cyber Security Centre — Help during a cybercrime: police reporting through ReportCyber.
- India I4C — National Cybercrime Reporting Portal: financial cyber fraud helpline 1930.
- FTC — Report international scams at econsumer.gov: cross-border complaints.
- UK NCSC — Report a suspicious website: malicious website reporting.
Reporting and reimbursement rules vary by country and payment method. This tool does not decide eligibility or promise recovery. Check the linked authority’s instructions when you report.
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