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Scam types explained

Each guide describes how the scam operates, the warning signs to recognise, the tactics used to keep victims paying, and the steps to take afterwards.

Crypto Investment Scams

Schemes that promise unrealistic cryptocurrency returns and then block withdrawals or demand further payments.

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Fake Trading Platforms

Websites and apps that imitate regulated brokers but hold no real market positions.

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Romance Investment Scams

A relationship is built over weeks or months before an investment 'opportunity' is introduced.

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Recovery Scams

Second-wave fraud that targets people who have already lost money by promising to retrieve it.

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Advance Fee Scams

A payment is demanded up front to release a larger sum that does not exist.

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