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Recover faster. Protect what matters.

Act fast, secure your accounts and reach the right official service. Select your country and situation below.

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RECOVER / PROTECT / STAY SAFE

Six steps to take control

Start with the steps that match your situation. Your personalized action plan is below.

Stop contact Stop replying, do not follow new links and block suspicious contacts if safe to do so.
Stop the payment Contact your bank or payment service directly using verified contact details. Ask about freezing access or reversing transfers.
Secure your accounts Change compromised passwords from a trusted device, enable multi-factor authentication and revoke unknown sessions.
Keep evidence Save original messages, dates, transaction references and screenshots. Do not publish private identifiers on public forums.
Report through an official channel Use the country-specific agency below. Suspect-tip portals and formal police complaints are not always the same.
Stay alert to follow-up scams Review account activity and be cautious of anyone asking for a recovery fee.

FIND YOUR SITUATION

Common scam situations

Choose a situation to open the real, country-aware safety plan. No report is sent automatically.

Bank transfer scam

Contact your bank immediately using its official number.

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Suspicious messages

Avoid the link. Check the sender through a trusted channel.

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Fake online store

Secure your card and ask the bank about a transaction dispute.

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Account takeover

Change affected passwords from a trusted device.

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Cryptocurrency scam

Preserve wallet addresses and transaction references privately.

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Impersonation or identity fraud

Protect identity documents and notify relevant institutions.

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PERSONALIZED HELP

Build your recovery plan

Choose your country and what happened. ScamRadar will show a plan for your situation without submitting a report.

Where do you need help? What happened? What was affected?

My next steps

Bank transfer or payment app

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Checklist completion

Call your bank/payment provider fraud department immediately. Ask about stopping, recalling or disputing the transfer; recovery is not guaranteed.
If an app was linked to a card or bank account, contact that card issuer or bank as well. Secure access and review recent payments.
Keep the recipient and transaction references privately, together with messages and dates, for the appropriate official report.

Important: nobody can guarantee that a fraudulent payment will be recovered. Avoid anyone demanding an upfront recovery fee. FTC warning about recovery scams

Private evidence notes

Prepare a record for your official report

Write down what happened while details are fresh. This is a local-only worksheet: nothing you type here is submitted to us, automatically saved or stored in your browser after reload. Download a private TXT or JSON copy, and reopen your own JSON file later to continue.

Never enter passwords, one-time codes, card PINs, recovery phrases or full payment card numbers. A downloaded file may contain sensitive information - keep it in a safe place. This is not a police report.

Date and time (approximate) How did contact happen? What happened? Brief timeline and claims made Evidence kept privately (message, screenshot, receipt) What actions have you already taken? Reference numbers from bank or official report (optional)

Review the message for personal details before downloading or copying. A local pattern check catches some passwords, tokens, payment-card numbers and one-time codes but cannot detect everything.

Private preview of prepared notes

Resume a privately saved ScamRadar JSON file (local only)

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Need urgent help?

If money is moving or an account is under someone else’s control, contact your bank or the service provider immediately through its verified official channel.

Payment sent Account compromised Suspicious contact

Official help in your area

Chile

ChileAtiende - report a crime at a PDI unit (in person) www.chileatiende.gob.cl

All official routes and their checks

These are independently operated external sites. Follow their current instructions. ScamRadar does not file official complaints for you.

Stay protected

Enable multi-factor authentication
Verify contacts independently
Avoid recovery-fee requests

Chile

The Chilean government service ChileAtiende explains how to file a crime complaint at a PDI unit. This procedure is generally in person, not an online report form. Preserve evidence and notify your bank after a loss.

Chile Investigative Police (PDI) explains its specialised cybercrime units and preventive advice. Its Cibercrimen information page does not submit a complaint by itself.

We show whether a link responded when it was last checked. This does not confirm that the page is accurate or that you can submit a report there. If the link does not open, visit the institution's official website directly.

Official external resource ChileAtiende - report a crime at a PDI unit (in person) www.chileatiende.gob.cl Could not confirm that the link is accessible (2026-10-22 20:51:56 UTC)

RECOVER / VERIFY / PREVENT

Know what to do next

Use your step-by-step checklist and evidence tools above. Recheck the official institution website before sharing any sensitive information.

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Curated country routes: 78 . catalog updated on 2026-10-17. External services may change. Verify instructions on the institution’s website.

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