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You think you have been scammed

If you sent crypto or money to a scammer, act quickly. Recovery is hard but reporting helps you and others. Never pay anyone who promises to get crypto back.

Quick answer

Stop sending money → report to Action Fraud and the FCA → contact your bank if you paid by transfer → preserve screenshots and transaction IDs → beware recovery scams asking for upfront fees.

  1. Step 1 All scam types

    Identify the scam type

    Every major UK crypto scam explained — phishing, pig butchering, clone firms, fake apps and recovery fraud.

  2. Step 2 Crypto scams

    Report and protect yourself

    How to spot fake investment sites, phishing and pressure tactics — and where to report them in the UK.

  3. Step 3 Recovery scams

    Do not pay 'recovery fees'

    After losing crypto to fraud, a second scam often follows. How to recognise recovery fraud in the UK.

  4. Step 4 Check FCA register

    Check if the firm was ever registered

    Verify a UK crypto firm is on the FCA register before you send money. Plain-English walkthrough with what MLR registration means and what it does not.