Report Scam Email

FAQs For New Users

Our goal is to prevent individuals and companies from experiencing financial loss due to scam emails. Hackers and scammers increasingly target victims through email, finding it easier than bypassing the security measures most people and businesses have in place. Reporting these fraud attempts to authorities and shutting down the services scammers use are some of the most effective ways to fight back.

Adding a scam email address to our database allows others to access the report of an attempted scam. Adding and searching is always free however no additional reporting action is taken.

Reporting a scam email address adds it to our database, and we take active steps to report the scam. Our reports are sent to email hosting providers, domain registrars, financial institutions, law enforcement, and other agencies dedicated to public protection. Our goal is to disrupt scammers by warning others, shutting down their services, and notifying the appropriate authorities.

We collect the information required by hosting companies, financial institutions, and authorities to promptly notify the appropriate parties about the scam email you received. Our goal is to shut down the services scammers rely on and supply authorities with comprehensive evidence of the fraud, supporting investigators in their efforts to hold scammers accountable.

If a scammer has defrauded a senior citizen, there are organizations available to help. By identifying you as a senior citizen, we can report the incident to a wider range of agencies that can provide the necessary assistance.

We collect personal information solely for processing scam reports. This information is never sold or shared with third parties, except when reporting the scam email to the relevant authorities.

Unfortunately, no. If you’ve fallen victim to a scam, the chances of recovering your money is low. However, by reporting the scam, you can help warn others who may receive the same email and alert authorities, financial institutions, and hosting companies. Prompt reporting may improve your chances, but recovery remains unlikely.

Every country has different agencies that investigate scams. By letting us know the country you reside in allows to correctly report to the proper authorities.

While some parts of our reporting process are automated, certain tasks require manual review by our experts. Charging a small fee helps cover the costs associated with this expert review.

Yes. Many clients reporting to us need help deciding if an email is a possible scam. Scam emails are becoming more sophisticated and harder to spot. Our experts can help you report and provide a recommendation on how best to act on the email received.

Our website services are offered on a best-effort basis, and we cannot guarantee specific processing outcomes or timelines. Reports are handled in the order they are received, with actions taken at our sole discretion based on what we believe to be most effective. While some actions are automated, others require manual review and may take additional time to process.



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