Scam recovery guides
Written for the search you just typed — and written honestly. All 20 guides tell you what actually works, what does not, and where the limits are. No guarantees, no upfront fees, no seed phrases.
Basics
Start here if you are still working out what happened and what to do first.
How to Get Your Money Back From a Scammer: A Realistic 2026 Recovery Guide
Practical recovery guide for victims searching how to get my money back from a scammer. Clear steps, no fake recovery promises, and evidence-first reporting advice.
Read guideWas I Scammed? 17 Signs You Were Targeted and What to Do in the First 24 Hours
Practical recovery guide for victims searching was I scammed. Clear steps, no fake recovery promises, and evidence-first reporting advice.
Read guideHow to Trace Stolen Crypto: The Complete 2026 Walkthrough
Learn how to trace stolen crypto yourself using public blockchain data — the addresses to record, the tools that work, the hop patterns thieves use, and how to turn a trace into evidence a bank, exchange or investigator will act on.
Read guideIs My Wallet Compromised? 12 Warning Signs and the 10-Minute Test
How to tell whether your crypto wallet has been compromised: the 12 warning signs, the free 10-minute self-audit, what drainers and approval exploits look like on-chain, and the exact order to act in if the answer is yes.
Read guideWallet Drainer Checker: Test Any Site Before You Connect
Free wallet drainer checker guide — how to test a site before you connect, what a drainer kit actually asks you to sign, the five checks that expose one in under three minutes, and how to revoke an approval you already signed.
Read guideScam Website Checker: 12 Checks That Expose a Fraud Site
Use this scam website checker to test any site before you deposit: domain forensics, registration lookups, the design tells of a fraud site, and the two checks that defeat the most convincing fakes.
Read guideReporting
How to file reports that create a record institutions actually act on.
How to Report a Scam to the FBI IC3: Step-by-Step Complaint Guide
Practical recovery guide for victims searching report scam to fbi. Clear steps, no fake recovery promises, and evidence-first reporting advice.
Read guideHow to Report Stolen Crypto: IC3, FTC, Police and Exchange
Where and how to report stolen crypto, in the order that actually works: the IC3 narrative that gets matched to other cases, the FTC complaint, the police report, and the exchange freeze request that can still recover funds.
Read guideScam types
The specific playbooks behind the most costly fraud patterns.
Romance Scam Recovery: How to Protect Yourself and Get Help
Practical recovery guide for victims searching romance scam recovery. Clear steps, no fake recovery promises, and evidence-first reporting advice.
Read guidePig Butchering Scam Recovery: The Complete Victim Action Plan
Practical recovery guide for victims searching pig butchering scam recovery. Clear steps, no fake recovery promises, and evidence-first reporting advice.
Read guideFake Investment App: How to Identify One Before You Deposit
How to identify a fake investment app before you deposit: the 9 checks that expose a fabricated platform, the fabricated-profit mechanic explained, why app store presence is not proof, and what to do if you already funded one.
Read guideRecovery Scam: How the Second Fraud Works and How to Spot It
A recovery scam targets people who have already lost money. Learn the four opening scripts, the seven proof-of-legitimacy demands almost none can meet, and why any upfront fee is the fraud itself.
Read guidePayment methods
Recovery routes and deadlines for each way you can pay.
Zelle Scam Refund: Can You Get Your Money Back?
Practical recovery guide for victims searching zelle scam refund. Clear steps, no fake recovery promises, and evidence-first reporting advice.
Read guideCash App Scam Refund: Step-by-Step Dispute Guide
Practical recovery guide for victims searching cash app scam refund. Clear steps, no fake recovery promises, and evidence-first reporting advice.
Read guidePayPal Scam Dispute: How to File a Claim and Strengthen Your Case
Practical recovery guide for victims searching paypal scam dispute. Clear steps, no fake recovery promises, and evidence-first reporting advice.
Read guideWire Transfer Scam Reversal: The 24-Hour Emergency Checklist
Practical recovery guide for victims searching wire transfer scam reversal. Clear steps, no fake recovery promises, and evidence-first reporting advice.
Read guideCrypto Chargeback: The Only Routes That Actually Recover Money
A crypto chargeback does not exist on the blockchain — but real recovery routes do. Card disputes, bank recalls, exchange freezes and civil claims compared by deadline, likelihood and what evidence each one needs.
Read guideCrypto
Chain-specific tracing, approvals and what a ledger record can prove.
Crypto Scam Recovery: What Actually Works and What Does Not
Practical recovery guide for victims searching crypto scam recovery. Clear steps, no fake recovery promises, and evidence-first reporting advice.
Read guideEthereum Scam Recovery: What You Can Still Do After a Loss
Ethereum scam recovery explained honestly: how ETH and ERC-20 thefts are traced, the approvals you must revoke, the freeze request that can work, and why the first 72 hours decide most outcomes.
Read guideBitcoin Scam Recovery: Tracing BTC and What Comes After
Bitcoin scam recovery without the false promises: how UTXO tracing differs from account chains, why address clustering matters, what exchanges can and cannot do, and the realistic recovery timeline.
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The rules that never change
No one can reverse a blockchain transaction
Not us, not a "recovery expert", not law enforcement. Anyone claiming otherwise is defrauding you.
Never pay an upfront recovery fee
Legitimate services charge a small flat amount for document work — never a percentage of money that was never recovered.
No one legitimate needs your seed phrase
Not for tracing, not for recovery, not for "verification". This is the single fastest way to lose everything that is left.
Speed is the only lever you control
The first 24 hours matter more than the next six months. File today, refine later.
Turn what you learned into filed documents.
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