{"dataset": "Official reporting routes, financial regulators and bar registers by country", "compiledBy": "The Crypto Fraud Desk / KyanoLab", "licence": "CC-BY 4.0 applies to The Crypto Fraud Desk's selection, arrangement, verification grades and presentation, and to any database right therein. No claim is made over the underlying official materials, authority names, URLs or public facts.", "checkedOn": "2026-08-16", "gradeMeaning": {"harvester": "our own pipeline fetches this page four times a day", "content": "fetched on checkedOn and the page body read", "resolves": "the host answered but a bot wall blocked reading it; live, nothing more"}, "count": 45, "countries": {"AE": {"country": "United Arab Emirates", "region": "Middle East", "report": {"name": "UAE Ministry of Interior — report a cybercrime", "url": "https://www.moi.gov.ae/en/eservices/servicedetails.aspx?SID=15", "note": "The Ministry of Interior's cybercrime report service. Dubai residents can also use the Dubai Police eCrime platform at ecrime.ae, which did not answer from our network when we checked.", "checked": "content"}, "regulator": {"name": "VARA Dubai", "url": "https://www.vara.ae/en/news/", "checked": "harvester"}, "mapId": "784", "bar": {"name": "Legal Affairs Department of Dubai", "url": "https://legal.dubai.gov.ae/en/Pages/default.aspx", "checked": "content"}, "bar_note": "Lawyers in the UAE are licensed EMIRATE BY EMIRATE, not federally. The Dubai roll is kept by the Legal Affairs Department above; if the firm claims Abu Dhabi or another emirate, ask which authority licensed them and check that authority's own roll.", "checked": "content"}, "AR": {"country": "Argentina", "region": "Latin America", "report": {"name": "Denunciar un delito informático — official national guidance (Argentina.gob.ar), routing to local police and UFECI, the federal cybercrime prosecution unit", "url": "https://www.argentina.gob.ar/servicio/denunciar-un-delito-informatico", "note": "Official route: file first at the police station or complaints office for your home address, then also report to UFECI (Unidad Fiscal Especializada en Ciberdelincuencia) by email at denunciasufeci@mpf.gov.ar. Phone given is UFECI's, verified on its own page at https://www.mpf.gob.ar/ufeci/.", "checked": "content"}, "phone": "+54 11 5071-0040", "regulator": {"name": "CNV — Comisión Nacional de Valores (securities regulator), Alertas al Inversor (investor warnings on unregistered agents and virtual-asset service providers)", "url": "https://www.argentina.gob.ar/cnv/alertas-al-inversor", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Colegio Público de Abogados de la Capital Federal (CPACF) — Guía de Abogados. Argentina has NO single national lawyer register; each province and CABA runs its own colegio. National umbrella body is FACA (Federación Argentina de Colegios de Abogados, faca.org.ar)", "url": "https://w3.cpacf.org.ar/GuiaAbo2/GuiaAbo3.aspx", "checked": "content"}, "mapId": "032", "checked": "content"}, "AT": {"country": "Austria", "region": "Europe", "regulator": {"name": "FMA Austria — investor warnings", "url": "https://www.fma.gv.at/en/investor-warnings/", "checked": "resolves"}, "bar": {"name": "Österreichischer Rechtsanwaltskammertag", "url": "https://www.oerak.at/", "checked": "content"}, "report_note": "Report to the Bundeskriminalamt or your local police (Polizeiinspektion).", "mapId": "040", "checked": "resolves"}, "AU": {"country": "Australia", "region": "Oceania", "report": {"name": "ACCC Scamwatch", "url": "https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/", "note": "Scamwatch is the national scam report, run by the ACCC. To report a cybercrime to police, use ReportCyber at cyber.gov.au — that host did not answer from our network when we checked, so we have not linked it rather than link a route we could not confirm.", "checked": "content"}, "regulator": {"name": "ASIC registers", "url": "https://www.asic.gov.au/online-services/search-asic-registers", "checked": "content"}, "bar_note": "Each state and territory has its own law society or bar association; there is no single national roll.", "mapId": "036", "checked": "content"}, "BD": {"country": "Bangladesh", "region": "South Asia", "regulator": {"name": "Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC)", "url": "https://sec.gov.bd/", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Bangladesh Bar Council", "url": "https://www.barcouncil.gov.bd/", "checked": "resolves"}, "mapId": "050", "report_note": "Cybercrime and online financial fraud are handled by the Cyber Police Centre of the Criminal Investigation Department. We have not linked police.gov.bd: Bangladeshi government hosts are geo-restricted and it did not answer from our network, so we cannot say it is live. Do NOT use cybercrime.gov.bd — that host serves an empty directory listing behind a certificate that expired in December 2025 and is not a working portal.", "checked": "resolves"}, "BE": {"country": "Belgium", "region": "Europe", "regulator": {"name": "FSMA Belgium — warnings", "url": "https://www.fsma.be/en/warnings", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Advocaat.be — Orde van Vlaamse Balies", "url": "https://www.advocaat.be/", "checked": "content"}, "report_note": "Report to the local police. Belgium's consumer fraud notification point is meldpunt.belgie.be; we did not verify it on this pass and have not linked it.", "mapId": "056", "checked": "content"}, "BR": {"country": "Brazil", "region": "Latin America", "report": {"name": "Comunica PF — Federal Police online crime reporting (Polícia Federal, Comunicação de Crimes)", "url": "https://www.gov.br/pf/pt-br/canais_atendimento/comunicacao-de-crimes", "note": "Official Federal Police channel; the reporting form itself sits at apps.pf.gov.br/r/comunicapf/comunicapf/comunicar-ocorrencia. Brazil has NO single national fraud portal: for most retail investment/crypto fraud the victim must also file a Boletim de Ocorrência with their own state Civil Police 'Delegacia Eletrônica', which each state runs separately. Police emergency is 190.", "checked": "resolves"}, "regulator": {"name": "CVM — Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil), consultations/complaints/reports channel", "url": "https://www.gov.br/cvm/pt-br/canais_atendimento/consultas-reclamacoes-denuncias", "checked": "resolves"}, "bar": {"name": "OAB — Cadastro Nacional dos Advogados (national lawyer register of the Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil; the OAB has state sections but this register is national)", "url": "https://cna.oab.org.br/", "checked": "resolves"}, "mapId": "076", "checked": "resolves"}, "CA": {"country": "Canada", "region": "North America", "report": {"name": "Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre", "url": "https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm", "note": "The national intake for fraud reports, run jointly by the RCMP, the Competition Bureau and the OPP. Report to your local police as well — the Centre collects and refers, it does not investigate your case itself.", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Federation of Law Societies of Canada", "url": "https://flsc.ca/", "checked": "content"}, "bar_note": "Canada has no single national roll: each province and territory has its own law society. The Federation links to all of them.", "phone": "1-888-495-8501", "regulator": {"name": "BC Securities Commission — Investment Caution List", "url": "https://www.bcsc.bc.ca/enforcement/investment-caution-list", "checked": "harvester"}, "mapId": "124", "checked": "content"}, "CH": {"country": "Switzerland", "region": "Europe", "regulator": {"name": "FINMA warning list", "url": "https://www.finma.ch/en/finma-public/warning-list/", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Schweizerischer Anwaltsverband (SAV/FSA)", "url": "https://www.sav-fsa.ch/en/", "checked": "content"}, "report_note": "Report to your cantonal police. Switzerland has no single federal fraud portal; the NCSC takes cyber-incident reports but a criminal complaint is cantonal.", "mapId": "756", "checked": "content"}, "CL": {"country": "Chile", "region": "Latin America", "report": {"name": "Denunciar un delito — ChileAtiende (official government services portal); complaint filed with the PDI, Carabineros or the local Fiscalía", "url": "https://www.chileatiende.gob.cl/fichas/1795-denunciar-un-delito", "note": "134 is the PDI (investigative police) line, for crimes in progress that endanger life or property; Carabineros emergency is 133. A denuncia can be filed at any PDI unit, any Carabineros station, or the local Fiscalía (Ministerio Público). Note: denunciaseguro.cl is for anonymous tip-offs, not for fraud victims.", "checked": "resolves"}, "phone": "134", "regulator": {"name": "CMF — Comisión para el Mercado Financiero (financial market regulator); complaint against securities entities, via the official ChileAtiende service page", "url": "https://www.chileatiende.gob.cl/fichas/18192-reclamo-contra-entidades-de-valores", "checked": "resolves"}, "bar": {"name": "Poder Judicial de Chile — Búsqueda de Abogados (official register of qualified lawyers, including suspensions). The Colegio de Abogados de Chile is a voluntary association and is NOT the register", "url": "https://www.pjud.cl/transparencia/busqueda-de-abogados", "checked": "resolves"}, "mapId": "152", "checked": "resolves"}, "CO": {"country": "Colombia", "region": "Latin America", "report": {"name": "CAI Virtual — Policía Nacional de Colombia, virtual cybercrime reporting centre (Dirección de Investigación Criminal e INTERPOL)", "url": "https://caivirtual.policia.gov.co/", "note": "Contact details as published on the page: caivirtual@policia.gov.co, 'Tel: 5159700 ext 30409', Avenida El Dorado No. 75-25, Bogotá D.C. A formal criminal complaint should also be filed with the Fiscalía General de la Nación via the '¡A Denunciar!' portal at adenunciar.policia.gov.co — that host was returning HTTP 500 when checked, so it is deliberately not the primary link here.", "checked": "content"}, "regulator": {"name": "Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia (SFC) — 'Formule su queja' complaints and PQRSFD form", "url": "https://www.superfinanciera.gov.co/formulesuqueja/faces/registro/registro.xhtml", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "SIRNA — Sistema de Información del Registro Nacional de Abogados, Consejo Superior de la Judicatura (national lawyer register; also shows current disciplinary sanctions)", "url": "https://sirna.ramajudicial.gov.co/Paginas/Inicio.aspx", "checked": "content"}, "mapId": "170", "checked": "content"}, "CY": {"country": "Cyprus", "region": "Europe", "report": {"name": "Cyprus Police", "url": "https://www.police.gov.cy/", "note": "Report to the Cyprus Police Office for Combating Cybercrime, in person at any station. CyberAlert.CY is the police's own cybercrime portal, in Greek and English.", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Cyprus Bar Association", "url": "https://www.cyprusbarassociation.org/", "checked": "content"}, "extra": [{"name": "CyberAlert.CY", "url": "https://www.cyberalert.cy/", "checked": "content"}], "regulator": {"name": "CySEC Cyprus", "url": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/investor-protection/warnings/cysec/", "checked": "harvester"}, "mapId": "196", "checked": "content"}, "CZ": {"country": "Czechia", "region": "Europe", "report": {"name": "Policie České republiky (Police of the Czech Republic) — Podat oznámení (File a report)", "url": "https://policie.gov.cz/podat-oznameni", "note": "Czech only. IMPORTANT: the Czech Police have moved to policie.gov.cz — the old policie.cz links now redirect and many deep links are dead. 158 is the police line, 112 for emergencies. A criminal complaint may also be filed with the public prosecutor.", "checked": "content"}, "phone": "158", "regulator": {"name": "Česká národní banka (Czech National Bank) — Public notices / supervisory warnings", "url": "https://www.cnb.cz/en/supervision-financial-market/conduct-of-supervision/public-notices/", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Česká advokátní komora (Czech Bar Association) — advocate and trainee search", "url": "https://vyhledavac.cak.cz/", "checked": "content"}, "mapId": "203", "checked": "content"}, "DE": {"country": "Germany", "region": "Europe", "report": {"name": "Onlinewachen der Polizeien in Deutschland", "url": "https://www.polizei.de/Polizei/DE/Einrichtungen/Onlinewache/onlinewache_node.html", "note": "Germany has no single federal report form — policing is a Land matter. This official page lists the online police station (Onlinewache) for every Land; use the one for where you live.", "checked": "content"}, "regulator": {"name": "BaFin Unternehmensdatenbank (company database)", "url": "https://portal.mvp.bafin.de/database/InstInfo/", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Bundesweites Amtliches Anwaltsverzeichnis (BRAK)", "url": "https://www.rechtsanwaltsregister.org/", "checked": "content"}, "mapId": "276", "checked": "content"}, "DK": {"country": "Denmark", "region": "Europe", "report": {"name": "Politi (Danish Police) — Report a crime", "url": "https://politi.dk/en/report-a-crime", "note": "Official English reporting page. 114 is the police non-emergency line, 112 for emergencies. Online reporting forms are available for several crime types including fraud.", "checked": "content"}, "phone": "114", "regulator": {"name": "Finanstilsynet (Danish Financial Supervisory Authority) — Warnings against companies", "url": "https://www.dfsa.dk/supervision/warnings-against-companies-archive", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Advokatsamfundet (The Danish Bar and Law Society)", "url": "https://www.advokatsamfundet.dk/", "checked": "content"}, "mapId": "208", "checked": "content"}, "ES": {"country": "Spain", "region": "Europe", "regulator": {"name": "CNMV — Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores", "url": "https://www.cnmv.es/portal/Home.aspx", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Consejo General de la Abogacía — Censo de Letrados", "url": "https://www.abogacia.es/servicios/ciudadanos/censo-de-letrados/", "checked": "resolves"}, "report_note": "A denuncia is filed with the Policía Nacional or the Guardia Civil, in person or through their online complaint service. We could not read either service's page from our network on the day we checked, so we have not linked one — go to a station, or start from policia.es.", "mapId": "724", "checked": "resolves"}, "FI": {"country": "Finland", "region": "Europe", "report": {"name": "Poliisi (Finnish Police) — Report a crime", "url": "https://poliisi.fi/en/report-a-crime", "note": "Official English page. Non-urgent crime reports are filed online through Police e-services at https://asiointi.poliisi.fi (strong identification required; service closed 22:45–06:00), or in person at any police station. 112 for emergencies. NOTE: the path /en/report-an-offence does NOT exist — use /en/report-a-crime.", "checked": "content"}, "phone": "112", "regulator": {"name": "Finanssivalvonta (FIN-FSA) — Warning lists and unauthorised service providers", "url": "https://www.finanssivalvonta.fi/en/registers/warning-lists/", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Finnish Bar Association (Suomen Asianajajaliitto) — find an attorney", "url": "https://asianajajat.fi/en/", "checked": "content"}, "mapId": "246", "checked": "content"}, "FR": {"country": "France", "region": "Europe", "report": {"name": "Ma Sécurité (Ministère de l'Intérieur)", "url": "https://www.masecurite.interieur.gouv.fr/", "note": "The Ministry of the Interior's public service portal. For an online offence, PHAROS at internet-signalement.gouv.fr is the national reporting platform; a formal complaint (plainte) must still be filed with the police or gendarmerie.", "checked": "content"}, "regulator": {"name": "AMF France", "url": "https://www.amf-france.org/en", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Conseil national des barreaux", "url": "https://www.cnb.avocat.fr/", "checked": "content"}, "extra": [{"name": "PHAROS — internet-signalement.gouv.fr", "url": "https://www.internet-signalement.gouv.fr/", "checked": "content"}], "mapId": "250", "checked": "content"}, "GB": {"country": "United Kingdom", "region": "Europe", "report": {"name": "Report Fraud (England, Wales, Northern Ireland)", "url": "https://www.reportfraud.police.uk/", "note": "Report Fraud replaced Action Fraud on 4 December 2025 (City of London Police); anything still saying 'Action Fraud' is working from pre-December-2025 information. England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. Scotland does not use it — call Police Scotland on 101.", "checked": "resolves"}, "regulator": {"name": "FCA Warning List", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/consumers/warning-list-unauthorised-firms", "checked": "resolves"}, "bar": {"name": "SRA — Solicitors Register (England and Wales)", "url": "https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/register/", "checked": "content"}, "bar_note": "England and Wales. Barristers are on the Bar Standards Board register; Scotland has a separate profession and a separate roll at the Law Society of Scotland; Northern Ireland at the Law Society of Northern Ireland.", "phone": "0300 123 2040", "mapId": "826", "checked": "resolves"}, "HK": {"country": "Hong Kong", "region": "East Asia", "report": {"name": "Anti-Deception Coordination Centre (ADCC), Hong Kong Police Force", "url": "https://www.adcc.gov.hk/en-hk/home.html", "note": "24-hour Anti-Scam Helpline 18222; the site's live alerts cover fraudulent investment platforms. To file the report itself online use the HK Police e-Report Centre, 'Report Technology Crime and Deception', at https://crp.police.gov.hk/crp001/?lang=en. Emergency 999.", "checked": "content"}, "phone": "18222", "regulator": {"name": "Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) — Alert List of unlicensed/suspicious entities", "url": "https://www.sfc.hk/en/alert-list", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "The Law Society of Hong Kong — The Law List (register of solicitors and firms)", "url": "https://www.hklawsoc.org.hk/en/Serve-the-Public/The-Law-List", "checked": "content"}, "pin": {"x": 797.2, "y": 215.5}, "checked": "content"}, "ID": {"country": "Indonesia", "region": "South-East Asia", "report": {"name": "Patroli Siber — Bareskrim Polri (Indonesian National Police cyber crime directorate)", "url": "https://patrolisiber.id/", "note": "Official online cybercrime complaint channel of the Indonesian National Police criminal investigation agency. Sits behind a bot wall so the complaint form could not be read from here.", "checked": "resolves"}, "regulator": {"name": "OJK (Financial Services Authority) — Waspada Investasi / Satgas PASTI illegal investment alert portal", "url": "https://ojk.go.id/waspada-investasi/id/alert-portal/Pages/default.aspx", "checked": "resolves"}, "bar": {"name": "PERADI — Indonesian Advocates Association", "url": "https://www.peradi.or.id/", "checked": "resolves"}, "mapId": "360", "checked": "resolves"}, "IE": {"country": "Ireland", "region": "Europe", "report": {"name": "An Garda Síochána", "url": "https://www.garda.ie/en/", "note": "Report at your local Garda station. The Garda National Economic Crime Bureau handles serious fraud, but the report starts locally.", "checked": "content"}, "regulator": {"name": "Central Bank of Ireland — warning notices", "url": "https://www.centralbank.ie/news-media/warning-notices", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Law Society of Ireland — Find a Solicitor", "url": "https://www.lawsociety.ie/find-a-solicitor/", "checked": "content"}, "mapId": "372", "checked": "content"}, "IL": {"country": "Israel", "region": "Middle East", "regulator": {"name": "Israel Securities Authority", "url": "https://www.isa.gov.il/sites/ISAEng/Pages/default.aspx", "checked": "content"}, "report_note": "Report to the Israel Police — the national service line is 105 for online offences. Both the police service page and the Israel Bar were behind bot walls from our network on the day we checked, so neither is linked here.", "mapId": "376", "bar_note": "The roll is the Israel Bar Association. Both israelbar.org.il and the gov.il department page were behind bot walls from our network on the day we checked, so neither is linked here — the hosts are live, which is all a 403 shows. Search for the Israel Bar Association directly and check the lawyer against its own roll.", "checked": "content"}, "IN": {"country": "India", "region": "South Asia", "report": {"name": "National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP)", "url": "https://cybercrime.gov.in/", "note": "Run by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), Ministry of Home Affairs. Use the 'Report Financial Fraud' path. Helpline 1930 is toll-free, 24/7, and feeds straight into this portal — calling it within the first hour lets banks freeze the beneficiary account before funds are moved on.", "checked": "content"}, "phone": "1930", "regulator": {"name": "Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) — SCORES complaints system", "url": "https://scores.sebi.gov.in/", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Bar Council of India", "url": "https://www.barcouncilofindia.org/", "checked": "content"}, "mapId": "356", "checked": "content"}, "IT": {"country": "Italy", "region": "Europe", "report": {"name": "Polizia Postale — Commissariato di PS Online", "url": "https://www.commissariatodips.it/", "note": "The Polizia Postale's online police station is the route for an online offence in Italy.", "checked": "content"}, "regulator": {"name": "CONSOB warnings", "url": "https://www.consob.it/web/consob-and-its-activities/warnings", "checked": "resolves"}, "bar": {"name": "Consiglio Nazionale Forense", "url": "https://www.consiglionazionaleforense.it/", "checked": "content"}, "mapId": "380", "checked": "resolves"}, "JP": {"country": "Japan", "region": "East Asia", "report": {"name": "National Police Agency (警察庁) — Consultation desks for cyber incidents (サイバー事案に関する相談窓口)", "url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/bureau/cyber/soudan.html", "note": "Japan has no single national online fraud-report form. This NPA page lists the cybercrime consultation desk for each prefectural police force — a victim contacts the desk for the prefecture where they live and files the criminal report there. Page is Japanese only; the NPA English site is https://www.npa.go.jp/english/index.html. Emergency 110.", "checked": "content"}, "regulator": {"name": "Financial Services Agency (FSA, 金融庁) — 'Cold Calling' Investors Alert (list of unregistered operators)", "url": "https://www.fsa.go.jp/en/refer/cold/index.html", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Japan Federation of Bar Associations (日本弁護士連合会, JFBA / Nichibenren)", "url": "https://www.nichibenren.or.jp/en/", "checked": "content"}, "mapId": "392", "checked": "content"}, "KR": {"country": "South Korea", "region": "East Asia", "report": {"name": "Korean National Police Agency — ECRM cybercrime reporting system (사이버범죄 신고시스템)", "url": "https://ecrm.police.go.kr/minwon/main", "note": "Official online cybercrime report and case-tracking portal of the National Police Agency; the site carries English, Japanese and Chinese language toggles, though the report flow is largely Korean. For a live transfer being drained, call 112 immediately to request a payment stop. FSS financial-fraud line is 1332 (dial 1332 then 8 for foreign-language support).", "checked": "content"}, "phone": "112", "regulator": {"name": "Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) — Investor Alert List", "url": "https://www.fss.or.kr/cmmn/popup/investoralert.html", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Korean Bar Association (대한변호사협회) — 'My Lawyer' official lawyer directory", "url": "https://www.klaw.or.kr/", "checked": "content"}, "mapId": "410", "checked": "content"}, "LU": {"country": "Luxembourg", "region": "Europe", "regulator": {"name": "CSSF Luxembourg — warnings", "url": "https://www.cssf.lu/en/warnings/", "checked": "content"}, "report_note": "Report to the Police Grand-Ducale. We could not read the Barreau de Luxembourg's site on this pass.", "mapId": "442", "bar_note": "The roll is the Barreau de Luxembourg. barreau.lu answered but served an error page on every path we tried on the day we checked, so we have not linked a URL we could not read.", "checked": "content"}, "MT": {"country": "Malta", "region": "Europe", "regulator": {"name": "MFSA Malta — consumer warnings", "url": "https://www.mfsa.mt/consumers/warnings/", "checked": "resolves"}, "bar": {"name": "Chamber of Advocates Malta", "url": "https://www.avukati.org/", "checked": "content"}, "report_note": "Report to the Malta Police Cyber Crime Unit.", "pin": {"x": 527.3, "y": 171.9}, "checked": "resolves"}, "MX": {"country": "Mexico", "region": "Latin America", "report": {"name": "Guardia Nacional CERT-MX — Centro Nacional de Respuesta a Incidentes Cibernéticos (national cybercrime response centre)", "url": "https://www.gob.mx/gncertmx", "note": "088 is the National Guard's 24h citizen line for cybercrime; the page carries a 'Reporta un delito cibernético' report button. This is a report/triage route, not a criminal complaint — a formal denuncia must also be filed with the state prosecutor or the FGR. On the regulator choice: CONDUSEF is the body a retail victim should contact (it takes complaints and runs the financial-fraud portal); CNBV is the licensing/supervision body and is where you check or report a platform posing as an authorised financial institution.", "checked": "content"}, "phone": "088", "regulator": {"name": "CONDUSEF — Comisión Nacional para la Protección y Defensa de los Usuarios de Servicios Financieros (financial consumer protection body), Portal de Fraudes Financieros", "url": "https://www.gob.mx/condusef/acciones-y-programas/portal-de-fraudes-financieros", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Registro Nacional de Profesionistas (SEP) — cédula profesional lookup. Mexico has NO compulsory bar; a lawyer is verified by their cédula profesional, not by bar membership (Barra Mexicana is voluntary)", "url": "https://www.gob.mx/cedulaprofesional", "checked": "content"}, "mapId": "484", "checked": "content"}, "MY": {"country": "Malaysia", "region": "South-East Asia", "report": {"name": "National Scam Response Centre (NSRC)", "url": "https://www.malaysia.gov.my/en/categories/safety-and-community/cybersecurity/nsrc-997-hotline", "note": "Joint centre of the National Anti-Financial Crime Centre (NFCC), Royal Malaysia Police, Bank Negara Malaysia and MCMC. Call 997 within 24 hours of discovering the loss so accounts and transactions can be frozen. Note there is no nsrc.gov.my website — that domain does not exist; NSRC is reached by phone via this official government page.", "checked": "content"}, "phone": "997", "regulator": {"name": "Securities Commission Malaysia — Investor Alert List (unauthorised entities and websites)", "url": "https://www.sc.com.my/investor-alert-list", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Malaysian Bar", "url": "https://www.malaysianbar.org.my/", "checked": "content"}, "mapId": "458", "checked": "content"}, "NG": {"country": "Nigeria", "region": "Africa", "report": {"name": "EFCC — report a case (Nigeria)", "url": "https://www.efcc.gov.ng/efcc/report-a-case", "note": "The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission takes reports of financial crime directly.", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Nigerian Bar Association", "url": "https://nigerianbar.org.ng/", "checked": "resolves"}, "regulator": {"name": "SEC Nigeria", "url": "https://sec.gov.ng/news/", "checked": "harvester"}, "mapId": "566", "checked": "resolves"}, "NL": {"country": "Netherlands", "region": "Europe", "report": {"name": "Politie — aangifte of melding doen", "url": "https://www.politie.nl/aangifte-of-melding-doen", "note": "Aangifte (a formal report) can be filed online for most fraud. The page was behind a bot wall when we checked, which means the host is live; it is not evidence about the service.", "checked": "resolves"}, "regulator": {"name": "AFM waarschuwingen", "url": "https://www.afm.nl/en/consumenten/waarschuwingen", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Nederlandse orde van advocaten", "url": "https://www.advocatenorde.nl/", "checked": "content"}, "mapId": "528", "checked": "resolves"}, "NO": {"country": "Norway", "region": "Europe", "report": {"name": "Politiet (Norwegian Police Service) — Report a crime", "url": "https://www.politiet.no/en/english/report-a-crime", "note": "Official English reporting page; 02800 is the police non-emergency number, 112 for emergencies. Note the older path /en/services/report-a-crime silently redirects to the homepage — use the /en/english/ path.", "checked": "content"}, "phone": "02800", "regulator": {"name": "Finanstilsynet (Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway) — Investor alerts", "url": "https://www.finanstilsynet.no/en/investor-alerts/", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Advokatforeningen (Norwegian Bar Association) — 'Advokaten hjelper deg' find-a-lawyer register", "url": "https://advokatenhjelperdeg.no/finn-advokat/", "checked": "content"}, "mapId": "578", "checked": "content"}, "NZ": {"country": "New Zealand", "region": "Oceania", "regulator": {"name": "FMA New Zealand — warnings and alerts", "url": "https://www.fma.govt.nz/investors/warnings-and-alerts/", "checked": "resolves"}, "bar": {"name": "New Zealand Law Society — Find a lawyer", "url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/for-the-public/find-a-lawyer/", "checked": "content"}, "report_note": "Report to New Zealand Police (105 for non-emergencies) and to CERT NZ for an online incident.", "mapId": "554", "checked": "resolves"}, "PH": {"country": "Philippines", "region": "South-East Asia", "report": {"name": "PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) — e-Complaint", "url": "https://acg.pnp.gov.ph/eComplaint/", "note": "Philippine National Police unit handling online investment and cryptocurrency scams; complaints may also be emailed to acg@pnp.gov.ph. Site sits behind a bot wall so the form could not be read from here.", "checked": "resolves"}, "regulator": {"name": "Securities and Exchange Commission (Philippines) — Advisories on unregistered investment schemes", "url": "https://www.sec.gov.ph/advisories/", "checked": "resolves"}, "bar": {"name": "Integrated Bar of the Philippines", "url": "https://ibp.ph/", "checked": "resolves"}, "mapId": "608", "checked": "resolves"}, "PK": {"country": "Pakistan", "region": "South Asia", "report": {"name": "National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) — online complaint portal", "url": "https://complaint.nccia.gov.pk/", "note": "NCCIA absorbed the FIA Cybercrime Wing (NR3C) in 2024–25 and is now the reporting route. The old FIA helpline 1991 is superseded — the current 24/7 NCCIA helpline is 1799.", "checked": "resolves"}, "phone": "1799", "regulator": {"name": "Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) — Service Desk (complaint filing)", "url": "https://sdms.secp.gov.pk/", "checked": "resolves"}, "bar": {"name": "Pakistan Bar Council", "url": "https://www.pakistanbarcouncil.org/", "checked": "resolves"}, "mapId": "586", "checked": "resolves"}, "PL": {"country": "Poland", "region": "Europe", "report": {"name": "Centralne Biuro Zwalczania Cyberprzestępczości (CBZC, Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime — Polish Police) — Report cyber fraud", "url": "https://cbzc.policja.gov.pl/bzc/zglos-cyberprzestepstwo/464,Zglos-cyberoszustwo.html", "note": "Polish only. Explains how to file a report of cyber fraud, including what evidence to bring (crypto wallet addresses and transfer confirmations are named explicitly). A report can be lodged at any police unit; the general government route is https://www.gov.pl/web/gov/zglos-przestepstwo. Emergency 112, police 997. Phishing sites and scam SMS can also be reported to CERT Polska at https://incydent.cert.pl/.", "checked": "content"}, "regulator": {"name": "Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego (KNF, Polish Financial Supervision Authority) — Lista ostrzeżeń publicznych (public warnings list)", "url": "https://www.knf.gov.pl/dla_konsumenta/ostrzezenia_publiczne", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Naczelna Rada Adwokacka — Krajowy Rejestr Adwokatów i Aplikantów Adwokackich (national register of advocates)", "url": "https://rejestradwokatow.pl/adwokat", "checked": "content"}, "mapId": "616", "checked": "content"}, "RO": {"country": "Romania", "region": "Europe", "report": {"name": "Directoratul Național de Securitate Cibernetică (DNSC) — PNRISC online fraud / cyber incident reporting platform", "url": "https://pnrisc.dnsc.ro/raporteaza", "note": "Romania's national route for reporting online fraud and cyber incidents: the PNRISC form, or the single national number 1911. DNSC states explicitly that a PNRISC report does NOT replace a criminal complaint (plângere penală) — that must still be filed at a police unit or with the prosecutor; 112 for emergencies. Poliția Română (https://politiaromana.ro/) has no online crime-report form.", "checked": "resolves"}, "phone": "1911", "regulator": {"name": "Autoritatea de Supraveghere Financiară (ASF) — Investor Alerts (list of unauthorised investment entities)", "url": "https://www.asfromania.ro/en/a/19/investor-alerts---information", "checked": "resolves"}, "bar": {"name": "Uniunea Națională a Barourilor din România (UNBR) — Tabloul avocaților (roll of advocates)", "url": "https://unbr.ro/tabloul-avocatilor/", "checked": "resolves"}, "mapId": "642", "checked": "resolves"}, "SE": {"country": "Sweden", "region": "Europe", "report": {"name": "Swedish Police Authority (Polismyndigheten) — Report a crime", "url": "https://polisen.se/en/victims-of-crime/making-a-report/", "note": "Official English-language reporting page. Call 114 14 from within Sweden, or +46 77 114 14 00 from abroad; 112 for emergencies. Fraud reports can be filed by phone or at a police station.", "checked": "content"}, "phone": "114 14", "regulator": {"name": "Finansinspektionen (FI) — 'Have you been a victim of fraud?' consumer/investment-fraud page", "url": "https://www.fi.se/en/consumer-protection/bedragerier/have-you-experienced-investment-fraud/", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Sveriges advokatsamfund (Swedish Bar Association)", "url": "https://www.advokatsamfundet.se/", "checked": "content"}, "mapId": "752", "checked": "content"}, "SG": {"country": "Singapore", "region": "South-East Asia", "report": {"name": "ScamShield (Singapore Police Force / National Crime Prevention Council)", "url": "https://www.scamshield.gov.sg/", "note": "National anti-scam route. The 24/7 ScamShield Helpline (1799) advises but cannot take a police report — file the report itself online via SPF e-Services 'Lodge Police Report' at https://www.police.gov.sg/E-Services/Lodge-Police-Report (the old eservices1.police.gov.sg link now redirects here). Emergency 999.", "checked": "content"}, "phone": "1799", "regulator": {"name": "Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) — Investor Alert List", "url": "https://www.mas.gov.sg/investor-alert-list", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA), Ministry of Law — Search for a Lawyer or Law Practice", "url": "https://eservices.mlaw.gov.sg/lsra/search-lawyer-or-law-firm/", "checked": "content"}, "pin": {"x": 776.0, "y": 282.5}, "checked": "content"}, "TH": {"country": "Thailand", "region": "South-East Asia", "report": {"name": "Thai Police Online — Technology Crime Suppression Centre, Royal Thai Police", "url": "https://www.thaipoliceonline.go.th/", "note": "The national online-fraud reporting system of the Royal Thai Police; 1441 is the Anti Online Scam Operation Centre (AOC) hotline, which can request bank account freezes. The 1441 number could not be read on the page itself (JavaScript-rendered).", "checked": "content"}, "phone": "1441", "regulator": {"name": "SEC Thailand — Investor Alert list of unlicensed operators", "url": "https://market.sec.or.th/public/idisc/en/InvestorAlert", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Lawyers Council of Thailand", "url": "https://www.lawyerscouncil.or.th/", "checked": "content"}, "mapId": "764", "checked": "content"}, "US": {"country": "United States", "region": "North America", "report": {"name": "FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)", "url": "https://www.ic3.gov/", "note": "The FBI's national route for internet crime, including cryptocurrency fraud. Report to the FTC as well at reportfraud.ftc.gov — the two agencies use the reports differently and neither forwards to the other.", "checked": "content"}, "regulator": {"name": "SEC — Investor.gov", "url": "https://www.investor.gov/", "checked": "content"}, "bar_note": "The United States has no national bar register. A lawyer is admitted STATE BY STATE, and each state bar keeps its own roll and its own disciplinary record. Check the bar of the state the lawyer claims admission in — not a national directory, and not a badge on a website.", "extra": [{"name": "FTC — ReportFraud.ftc.gov", "url": "https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/", "checked": "content"}, {"name": "CFTC — submit a tip", "url": "https://www.cftc.gov/complaint", "checked": "content"}, {"name": "SEC — tips, complaints and referrals", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/tcr", "checked": "resolves"}], "mapId": "840", "checked": "content"}, "VN": {"country": "Vietnam", "region": "South-East Asia", "report": {"name": "Ministry of Public Security (Bộ Công an) — official portal", "url": "https://bocongan.gov.vn/", "note": "Fraud reports in Vietnam are filed with the police (local station, or the Ministry of Public Security cyber and high-tech crime department A05). 156 is the national hotline for reporting scam calls and fraudulent SMS. The widely cited NCSC scam-report portal canhbao.khonggianmang.vn is DEAD — that domain no longer resolves; its successor appears to be canhbao.ncsc.gov.vn, which resolves but refused connections from outside Vietnam and so is not listed as the primary route.", "checked": "content"}, "phone": "156", "regulator": {"name": "State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC)", "url": "https://ssc.gov.vn/", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Vietnam Bar Federation", "url": "https://liendoanluatsu.org.vn/", "checked": "content"}, "mapId": "704", "checked": "content"}, "ZA": {"country": "South Africa", "region": "Africa", "regulator": {"name": "FSCA South Africa", "url": "https://www.fsca.co.za/", "checked": "content"}, "bar": {"name": "Legal Practice Council (South Africa)", "url": "https://lpc.org.za/", "checked": "content"}, "report_note": "Report at any SAPS station and obtain a case number. The SAPS website did not answer from our network when we checked, so it is not linked.", "mapId": "710", "checked": "content"}}, "fallback": {"eu": {"name": "Europol — report cybercrime online", "url": "https://www.europol.europa.eu/report-a-crime/report-cybercrime-online", "note": "Europol does not take reports from the public. This page is its list of the national reporting route for every EU member state, which is the route that matters.", "checked": "content"}, "global": {"name": "INTERPOL — financial crime", "url": "https://www.interpol.int/en/Crimes/Financial-crime", "note": "INTERPOL does not take reports from the public either. Report to your own national police force; a cryptocurrency fraud is a crime where you live, whatever country the platform claimed to be in.", "checked": "content"}}}