Verify safely
Use official websites, apps, statements, cards, or contact details you already trust.
Country support
Browse reviewed support routes, practical next steps, and public alerts without mistaking FraudSentry for an official authority. Automatic country may be approximate, and you can change it manually.
Country
Use the selected country for support routes and official-alert context. Automatic country may be approximate; manual selection stays active until you return to automatic.
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How support works
Use official websites, apps, statements, cards, or contact details you already trust.
It does not provide proof, recover money, guarantee legitimacy, or replace banks, police, regulators, or emergency services.
Scale of the problem
These are official or trusted reported figures. Sources are linked below.
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United States
The FTC said consumers reported losing more than $12.5bn to fraud in 2024.
FTC data show reported losses of $470m from scams that started with text messages.
Source: FTC - Top text scams of 2024
Investment scams had the highest reported consumer fraud losses in the FTC's 2024 fraud data.
Figures are from linked primary or trusted public sources and may reflect reported losses, not total harm.
Support in your country
Use reviewed routes to verify independently, report suspicious contact, and protect accounts or payments.
Reviewed support is partially available for this country.
Coverage note: Federal reporting routes are verified. State-level and sector-specific routes are not fully mapped yet.
Use the FTC reporting route for scams, fraud, and deceptive business practices.
Use IC3 for internet-enabled fraud, cyber-enabled crime, and online scam reporting.
Use the FTC consumer contact guidance if you need the federal reporting or complaint routes.
Use 911 if there is immediate danger.
Use the FTC identity-theft route if personal details, accounts, or identity records may have been compromised.
Use the FTC consumer phone line if you need the federal contact route directly.
Keep screenshots, message text, timestamps, sender details, payment references, and any case numbers.
Use official channels you already trust, such as the organisation's official website, app, card number, or local authority website.
Do not use links, numbers, or contact details supplied by the suspicious message or caller.
If money may be at risk, contact your bank or payment provider first using an official route you already trust.
If there is immediate danger, use local emergency services or a trusted local authority route.