A police report makes you a victim on record. A forensic case makes the money trail readable. You need both, in the right order, with the right evidence. This page gives you the exact authority for your country and the exact documents to gather first.
A report filed with strong evidence gets taken seriously. A report filed without it often goes nowhere. Spend one hour on this list before you file anything.
The correct first authority for each market we serve. File the police report, then submit your case to us for the forensic work a police report cannot do.
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (antifraudcentre.ca, 1-888-495-8501), then local police. Securities warnings via the CSA.
Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk, 0300 123 2040). Check the FCA warning list for the platform name. Scotland: Police Scotland on 101.
ReportCyber (cyber.gov.au) and Scamwatch (ACCC). ASIC publishes investor alerts on fake platforms.
Police on 105, plus Netsafe (netsafe.org.nz) and CERT NZ. FMA warnings list for investment schemes.
An Garda Síochána, GNECB (economic crime bureau). Central Bank of Ireland warning list.
SAPS cybercrime, plus the FSCA for investment fraud. The FIC handles financial intelligence.
Police (999 or 1800-255-0000) and the Anti-Scam Centre. Install ScamShield. Check the MAS Investor Alert List.
Politie (0900-8844) and the Fraudehelpdesk. AFM and DNB warning lists.
police.be / politie.be and Safeonweb. The FSMA publishes a running list of fraudulent trading platforms.
Policía Nacional (091) or Guardia Civil (062). CNMV warnings; INCIBE hotline 017.
Polícia Judiciária cybercrime. CMVM and Banco de Portugal warning lists.
Polisen (polisen.se, 114 14). Finansinspektionen warnings. Mention if BankID or Swish was involved.
Politi (02800). Økokrim for economic crime; Finanstilsynet warnings.
Politi (114). Finanstilsynet warnings; Center for Cybersikkerhed for incidents.
Poliisi online report (poliisi.fi). Finanssivalvonta (FIN-FSA) warnings.
Politsei (politsei.ee). Finantsinspektsioon warnings; CERT-EE for incidents.
Valsts policija (110). Latvijas Banka supervision; CERT.LV for incidents.
Policija (112). Lietuvos bankas warnings; NKSC for cyber incidents.
Policie ČR (158). ČNB warnings; NÚKIB for cyber incidents.
Rendőrség (107, police.hu). MNB publishes detailed fraud warnings.
Hellenic Police Cyber Crime Division (cyberalert.gr, 11188). HCMC warnings.
Cyprus Police Cyber Crime Unit. CySEC warnings for investment platforms.
МВР cybercrime (112). Bulgarian National Bank supervision.
MUP cybercrime department (192). National Bank of Serbia warnings.
Dubai Police eCrime portal (ecrime.ae) or the Aman service. SCA and VARA regulate virtual assets.
Kollona Amn app (كلنا أمن) or police 999. SAMA and CMA warnings.
Ministry of Interior cybercrime (2347444) or the Metrash2 app.
MOI cybercrime (moi.gov.bh). The CBB licenses legitimate crypto firms.
Royal Oman Police cybercrime (rop.gov.om). CMA and CBO supervision.
Ministry of Interior cybercrime directorates. Central Bank of Iraq restrictions apply to trading.
Ministry of Interior internet crimes administration (108 hotline). CBE restrictions apply to trading.
Emniyet cybercrime units (Siber Suçlarla Mücadele). USOM for incidents; SPK and MASAK supervise.
Police cybercrime consultation line #9110. FSA supervises exchanges; JC3 coordinates intelligence.
Police 112 or cyber consultation 182. FSS fraud alerts; KISA for incidents.
Police 110 and the National Anti-Fraud Center app (国家反诈中心). Fraud-victim assistance only.
CyberDefender (cyberdefender.hk) and the ADCC hotline 18222. SFC licenses virtual asset platforms.
PDRM Commercial Crime (CCID, 997) and the National Scam Response Centre. SC and Bank Negara alerts.
patrolisiber.id or Bareskrim cyber units. OJK for finance; Bappebti regulates crypto commodities.
Police 102 and the Committee for Financial Monitoring. AIFC framework for digital assets.
МВД cybercrime (Управление К) via мвд.рф. Central Bank fraud warnings.
МУС cybercrime units. National Bank supervision; Hi-Tech Park framework for digital assets.
Filing matters: it establishes your victim status and starts the official clock. But police forces rarely have the tooling to follow funds across chains, mixers, and offshore exchanges. That gap is where our work begins.
Victims of one scam are targeted again by fake recovery services. Anyone who contacts you about your loss and asks for the following is not working with us or any legitimate firm.
To your national police cybercrime channel and your financial regulator's fraud list. The directory above names the exact authority for each country we serve. A police report establishes your status as a victim; it does not by itself trace or return funds.
Transaction hashes, wallet addresses, the platform's URL and domain history, all emails and chat logs, payment receipts, and screenshots of your account balance. Do not delete anything, even conversations that feel embarrassing.
A report creates an official record and can trigger an investigation, but police rarely have the tooling to trace funds across chains and exchanges. Recovery work combines on-chain forensics with legal action against identifiable recipients. Recovery is never guaranteed, and any firm that promises it is not being honest with you.
Treat it as a second scam. Legitimate recovery firms do not cold-contact victims, do not ask for seed phrases or remote access, and do not charge before funds are returned. EthGuardians works on a no win, no fee basis: our fee comes out of recovered funds, after they reach you.
No. The blockchain does not forget: every transaction is still on the public ledger. Limitation periods differ by country and delay makes tracing harder, so file the report now and submit your case the same day.
