Scam Help
Scam Help: a free guide to online scams
Online scams cost ordinary people their savings. This free section explains how common scams work, what to do in the first hour if you have been cheated, and which official channel to report to. It is a public service from Apex Influence. We do not sell anything here.
Lost money in the last few hours?
Where to report, by country
India: national helpline 1930 and cybercrime.gov.in.
United States: ReportFraud.ftc.gov and IC3.
United Kingdom: Report Fraud and 7726.
Canada: Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
Australia: Scamwatch and ReportCyber.
Singapore: ScamShield Helpline.
UAE is coming. A country goes live only after its official reporting details are read on the agency's own site. Want your country added? Tell us.
What this service is, and is not
- It is free. We never charge a victim.
- We never ask for an OTP, password, card number or money.
- We cannot recover lost money.
- We are not the police, a bank or a government body. Where we mention an official channel, we link straight to it.
Read our charter and sources.