Additional Resources for Fraud Victims Internationally

 

If you are a victim of crypto-related fraud located anywhere else in the world or have experienced a crime whilst not in your country of residence, there are a number of resources available to help you:


National Cyber Fraud Reporting Services

After you have reported your case to your local law enforcement agency, you may also wish to report your case to one of the following organisations:

UNODC

Interpol

eConsumer

ICPC

If you are located in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, you can report your case to one of the following organisations:

APNAC

Council of Anti-Phishing Japan

FinCrime Asia

Crime Prevention Services

If you have experienced a crypto-related crime whilst not in your country of residence, you will need to contact the local embassy, high commission or consulate as soon as possible.


Victim Support and Victim Support Europe both provide free and confidential advice to international victims of crime in their jurisdictions and abroad, regardless of how long ago the offence was committed or if it has already been reported to the local police.

Personal, Financial, Legal or Emotional Advice Services
If you are having a hard time emotionally and want to talk to someone, don't struggle in silence! Check out HelpGuides' directory of international mental health helplines for assistance.


Australians can get emotional support from Lifeline by calling their 24/7 helpline, using their LiveChat service or texting 0477 13 11 14.

Victims in New Zealand can get emotional support from Lifeline by calling their 24/7 helpline or texting ‘HELP’ to 4357; or from the Samaritans by calling their 24/7 helpline or filling out their non-urgent contact form.

Those in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region can get in touch with the Samaritans Mumbai, the iCall Helpline or the Phillipines' InTouch Crisis Line. You may also wish to contact one of the organisations in Sneha's list of 24/7 emotional support helplines in India or AASRA’s list of Indian mental health helplines.

If you are an elderly person, or you’re concerned about an older person falling victim to a scam, you can get specific, free and confidential advice from Age International, Seniorline New Zealand, Elderline India, HelpAge India

Other Services

If you need additional support, please take a look at the regularly updated list of articles, videos and links below:

Useful Reading

Chainalysis’ Reports Library

What to Know About Cryptocurrency and Scams by the FTC

Common Crypto Scams and How to Avoid Them by Kaspersky

Cryptocurrency Scammers in 2022 by Btcc

5 Crypto Scams to Watch Out For by Forbes

What You Need to Know About Cryptocurrency Scams by AARP

The Growing problem of Transnational Elder Fraud by the OVC

Experian’s Global Identity & Fraud Report June 2022

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Useful Tools

Search for known scams on the blockchain using CryptoScamDB's open source database

Take a look fake cryptocurrency site HoweyCoins.com to see an example of an imposter website (created by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an educational tool)

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