Urgent scam check
Am I being scammed?
Answer a few plain questions about what is happening. You will get a clear warning level and practical next steps. You do not need to understand cryptocurrency.
- 01Do not send more
- 02Do not share access
- 03Verify separately
Check the situation
Select everything that is happening
One strong warning sign is enough to stop and verify.Your answers stay in this browser and are not submitted.
Protect yourself first
What to do now
Do these steps in order. Do not ask the person guiding the payment for help.- 1
Stop contact and further payments
Hang up, close the chat, and step away from the ATM or payment screen. Do not send a fee, tax, deposit, refund charge, or “small final payment.”
- 2
Contact the real person or organization
Use a number from an official app, bank card, statement, or website you type yourself. Do not use a link, phone number, or caller ID supplied in the suspicious conversation.
- 3
Secure anything you shared
From a trusted device, change exposed passwords, sign out unknown sessions, and contact the affected financial services. Treat a wallet as compromised if its recovery phrase or private key was exposed.
- 4
Preserve evidence and report promptly
Keep messages, receipts, wallet addresses, transaction hashes, usernames, phone numbers, and screenshots. Report to the services involved and the official fraud or police authority where you live.
- 5
Talk to someone you trust in person
Tell a family member, close friend, trusted adviser, or local police officer what happened and ask them to help you review the situation. Face-to-face support is best when possible. You can also call your local police non-emergency number, but find it through an official website or another trusted source. Never call back using a number, link, or contact detail supplied by the suspected scammer.
Watch for a second scam
Scammers may contact you next and promise to recover your money.
No stranger can guarantee recovery of cryptocurrency. Do not pay an upfront fee or give a “recovery agent” your password, identity documents, private key, or wallet recovery phrase.The story may sound convincing
These requests are not normal payment requests
“Your bank account is under attack”
Do not move money to a wallet for “protection.” Call your bank yourself.
“Police or government need payment now”
Unexpected threats demanding cryptocurrency are a reason to stop and verify.
“I care about you, and this investment is safe”
An online relationship does not make a payment or investment platform trustworthy.
“Buy crypto as part of your new job”
A legitimate employer does not require an upfront payment or use you to move money.
“Support needs your recovery phrase”
A recovery phrase gives control of a wallet. Do not share it with support staff.
“Pay one more fee to unlock your balance”
A displayed balance may be fake. Do not pay more to withdraw or recover it.
A simple verification test
Leave the conversation that started the request.
- 01End the call, chat, or remote-access session.
- 02Find official contact details without using anything they supplied.
- 03Ask whether the account issue, invoice, person, and destination are real.
If the person objects, threatens you, or insists you must stay connected, do not continue.
Official guidance