Report a scam
Report a scam, and keep what the coins did
Reporting a scam and asking whether the crypto can be pursued are two different jobs. Do the report. It dates the loss and it warns the next person. Then, if you want a solicitor to look at the coins, keep the identifiers. This page leads with Australia and the United Kingdom, because that is where these searches are sharpest, and then says what changes in Canada and elsewhere.
Australia
Report to Scamwatch at scamwatch.gov.au, and to police through ReportCyber at cyber.gov.au. If money left a bank account, tell the bank the same day and ask what they can still recall. Keep the reference numbers. Scamwatch and ReportCyber are not part of this firm.
United Kingdom
Report to Report Fraud, online or on 0300 123 2040. In Scotland, call Police Scotland on 101. Tell your bank. Action Fraud was replaced in December 2025. The phone number stayed. Scotland was never covered by that service.
Canada, and everywhere else
In Canada, report to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and to local police. In other countries, use the reporting body named on that country's page on this site. The police, the regulator, and the consumer office are there for you to contact. They do not work with us, and we do not practise that country's law.
After you have a report number, you can ask Harvey Kaye to read the crypto side: the wallet addresses, the transaction IDs, and whether an exchange still sits on the path. Bring the report number. Leave the seed phrase out.
The plain terms
Harvey Kaye is the solicitor at RVK Legal Services Limited, a firm authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. SRA ID 8009455. His own SRA number is 609496. He was admitted on 15 March 2017. The work is done in English.
You pay nothing to start, and nothing if nothing comes back. If money reaches your bank, by a settlement or through a court, the fee is 12.5% of what you receive. In a typical matter that is the only charge from this firm. We sign a written agreement before we act for you. Sending a form does not start that agreement.
We never ask for a seed phrase, a private key, a password, or remote access to your phone or computer. If someone does, and uses our name, it is not us.
We cannot take clients who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States, Germany, Italy, or France.
Questions people ask
Does a scam report return the money?
No. It creates a record. Whether any crypto can be pursued depends on where it went, and on whether a court can reach that place.
Who do I call in Australia?
Scamwatch, ReportCyber, and your bank. Then keep the reference numbers for the review.
Who do I call in the UK?
Report Fraud on 0300 123 2040, or Police Scotland on 101. Tell your bank as well.