Investment & crypto scams
Fast-return promises, fake brokers, manipulated platforms and fabricated profits.
Action: never pay under pressure, verify through an independent channel and preserve all evidence.
FRAUD INTELLIGENCE
Scam types
Scams evolve quickly, but their levers are often the same: urgency, authority, trust, secrecy and promised gain.
Romance scams
A relationship is built over time before a financial emergency, investment pitch or transfer request.
Action: never pay under pressure, verify through an independent channel and preserve all evidence.
Bank & government impersonation
Fake bank advisers, police, government agencies or tech support creating urgency.
Action: never pay under pressure, verify through an independent channel and preserve all evidence.
Business email compromise
Impersonating an executive or supplier to redirect a business payment.
Action: never pay under pressure, verify through an independent channel and preserve all evidence.
Marketplace, rental & delivery
Fake buyers, sellers or rentals and fraudulent payment or delivery links.
Action: never pay under pressure, verify through an independent channel and preserve all evidence.
Recovery scams
A second scam targets victims by promising to recover lost money for upfront fees.
Action: never pay under pressure, verify through an independent channel and preserve all evidence.
Family emergency scams
A relative claims an accident, arrest or urgent need for money.
Action: never pay under pressure, verify through an independent channel and preserve all evidence.
Job & task scams
Fake recruitment, online tasks and fictitious commissions followed by deposit requests.
Action: never pay under pressure, verify through an independent channel and preserve all evidence.
Social media scams
Fake profiles, fraudulent ads, fake shops and approaches leading to investment, job or shopping scams.
Action: never pay under pressure, verify through an independent channel and preserve all evidence.