Scam report
A scam report that is actually useful
A scam report helps if it names the thing that took the money, the day it happened, and the path the coins took. A long story with no transaction ID is hard to use. A short list with the IDs is enough to start. Australia is the example below, because that is where this wording is searched hardest. The same list works in the UK, in Canada, and on any other country page.
If you are reporting in Australia
Scamwatch will ask what happened. ReportCyber will ask for the crime report. Your bank will ask for the payment reference. Write the same facts into all three, so the numbers match. Keep each reference. Those offices are not our partners.
The list to keep, wherever you live
- The platform name, the URL, and any app you installed.
- Dates, amounts, and the coin or the token.
- Wallet addresses and transaction IDs.
- Bank references, if you paid from an account.
- Chat handles, email addresses, and screenshots.
- The report number, once you have one.
Do not put a seed phrase, a private key, or a password in a report you send to us, or in a form on a site you have not checked. The public blockchain already shows the transfer. The secret that spends the coins does not belong in an email.
When that list exists, the review can say whether there is a practical path. Sometimes the same names already sit in a matter the firm knows. We will say so. We will not call that a database, and we will not tell you it makes the result quicker.
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
What is the difference between a scam report and a recovery?
The report is for the police, Scamwatch, or your bank. The recovery question is whether the coins can still be pursued. One does not do the other.
Should I include my seed phrase so you can trace it?
No. A seed phrase spends the wallet. Transaction IDs are enough to read the public record.
Is this only for Australia?
The full example is Australian, because that is the search. The list itself is the same in the UK, Canada, and the other countries we can consider.