Sadly, scams are unavoidable in the cryptocurrency space.
Cryptocurrency transactions are not reversible which is why bad actors like to use cryptocurrency like bitcoin, along with secure crypto wallets like Edge, that are encrypted and private (zero-knowledge) with self-custodial (holding your own private key) wallets inside.
Even without using Edge, anyone can create a Bitcoin (or other crypto) wallet address, and depending on how the stolen coins move from address to address, you may be able to identify an exchange wallet where the scammer is trying to off-ramp the coins for their local currency.
If this is the case, you may be able to report the criminal to that exchange directly, and get their account frozen while you pursue legal action.
We always advise anyone that is a victim of a scam to please report to your local law enforcement so there is a record of what has happened, so gather as much data about this case as you can into a personal research document.
Here below you have an incomplete list of police departments specialized in cyber crimes, divided by State. For other countries, please search "Cyber Crime department for NAMEOFYOURCOUNTRY" on Google.
For USA you can contact the FBI
| Department | Contact Information | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Phone: 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) | Visit Website |
Local Cybercrime Police Departments in EU Countries
| Country | City | Department | Contact | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Berlin | Landeskriminalamt Berlin (LKA Berlin) | Phone: 110 Email: lka@berlin.de |
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| France | Paris | Direction centrale de la police judiciaire (DCPJ) | Phone: 17 Email: dcpj@interieur.gouv.fr |
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| Italy | Rome | Polizia Postale e delle Comunicazioni | Phone: 112 Email: postale@poliziadistato.it |
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| Spain | Madrid | Unidad de Investigación Tecnológica (UIT) | Phone: 091 Email: uit@policia.es |
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| United Kingdom | London | National Crime Agency (NCA) | Phone: 101 Email: nca@nca.x.gsi.gov.uk |
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| Netherlands | The Hague | Politie (Dienst Landelijke Recherche, Team High Tech Crime) | Phone: 0900-8844 Email: high-tech.crime@politie.nl |
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| Sweden | Stockholm | National Cyber Crime Centre (NCC) | Phone: 114 14 Email: ncc@polisen.se |
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| Belgium | Brussels | Federal Computer Crime Unit (FCCU) | Phone: 0800 91 119 Email: FCCU@police.belgium.eu |
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| Denmark | Copenhagen | Police National Cyber Crime Centre (NC3) | Phone: +45 114 Email: NC3@politi.dk |
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| Portugal | Lisbon | Polícia Judiciária (PJ) - Unidade Nacional de Combate ao Cibercrime e à Criminalidade Tecnológica (UNC3T) | Phone: 21 892 05 55 Email: unc3t@pj.pt |
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| Greece | Athens | Hellenic Cybercrime Division (HCD) | Phone: 1142 Email: hcd@cybercrimeunit.gov.gr |
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| Austria | Vienna | Bundeskriminalamt (BK) | Phone: 059 133 3333 Email: cybercrime@bmi.gv.at |
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| Finland | Helsinki | National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) - National Cyber Crime Centre (NC3) | Phone: +358 295 480 161 Email: vihje.cyber@poliisi.fi |
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| Ireland | Dublin | Cyber Crime Investigation Unit (CCIU) | Phone: +353 1 6663777 Email: info@cciu.gov.ie |
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| Poland | Warsaw | Centralne Biuro Śledcze Policji (CBŚP) - Wydział do walki z Cyberprzestępczością | Phone: +48 22 601 00 00 Email: info@cbsp.policja.gov.pl |
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| Czech Republic | Prague | Národní centrum kybernetického a informačního bezpečí (NCKIB) | Phone: 974 820 680 Email: nckib@mvcr.cz |
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| Hungary | Budapest | Cyber Crime Unit of the Hungarian National Bureau of Investigation (NNI Kiber Bűnözés Elleni Osztály) | Phone: +36 1 453 8300 Email: cybercrime@nni.hu |
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| Slovakia | Bratislava | National Crime Agency (Národná Kriminálna Agentúra) | Phone: +421 961 300 100 Email: nka@nka.sk |
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| Romania | Bucharest | Directorate for Countering Organized Crime and Terrorism (Direcția de Combatere a Criminalității Organizate și Terorismului - Serviciul de Combatere a Criminalității Informatice) | Phone: +40 21 208 25 10 Email: scci@politie.ro |
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| Bulgaria | Sofia | Cybercrime Department (Управление "Киберпрестъпност") | Phone: +359 2 982 2222 Email: cybercrime@mdvr.bg |
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| Lithuania | Vilnius | Information Technology and Communications Department (Informacinės Technologijos ir Ryšių Departamentas - Kibernetinio Nusikalstamumo Prevencijos Skyrius) | Phone: 112 Email: itd@policija.lt |
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| Estonia | Tallinn | Central Criminal Police (Keskne Kriminaalpolitsei - Cybercrime Bureau) | Phone: +372 612 3333 Email: info@politsei.ee |
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| Latvia | Riga | State Police (Valsts Policija - Criminal Police - Cybercrime Unit) | Phone: 110 Email: zprk@vp.gov.lv |
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| Croatia | Zagreb | Ministry of the Interior - Cybercrime Police Directorate (Direkcija policije - Služba za visokotehnološki kriminalitet) | Phone: 192 Email: pol@policija.hr |
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| Slovenia | Ljubljana | Specialized State Prosecutor's Office (Specializirano državno tožilstvo Republike Slovenije - Specialized State Prosecution Office for Prosecuting Cybercrime) | Phone: +386 1 478 4600 Email: gp.sdt@gp-rs.si |
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| Luxembourg | Luxembourg City | Police Grand-Ducale (Cybercrime Unit) | Phone: 113 Email: info@police.etat.lu |
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| Malta | Valletta | Malta Police Force (Cybercrime Unit) | Phone: +356 2122 4001 Email: info@pulizija.gov.mt |
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| Cyprus | Nicosia | Police - Cybercrime Combatting Office (CCO) | Phone: +357 22 802020 Email: cco@police.gov.cy |
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Local Cybercrime Police Departments in Asian countries
| Country | City | Department | Contact Information | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Beijing | Ministry of Public Security (MPS) - Cybersecurity Bureau | Phone: +86-10-6626-9012 Email: ccb@mail.gov.cn |
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| Japan | Tokyo | Japan Cybercrime Control Center (JC3) | Phone: +81-3-3518-2860 Email: info@jc3.or.jp |
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| India | New Delhi | Cyber Crime Investigation Cell (CCIC) - Ministry of Home Affairs | Phone: 155260 Email: ccic-mha@nic.in |
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| South Korea | Seoul | Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) - Cyber Terror Response Center (CTRC) | Phone: +82-2-380-1712 Email: cyberbureau@police.go.kr |
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| Singapore | Singapore | Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) - Singapore Police Force (SPF) - Technology Crime Division | Phone: +65-6323-2788 Email: csa_feedback@csa.gov.sg |
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Local Cybercrime Police Departments in Oceanian countries
| Country | City | Department | Contact Information | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Canberra | Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) | Phone: 1300 CYBER1 (1300 292 371) Email: asd.assist@defence.gov.au |
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| New Zealand | Wellington | New Zealand Police - High Tech Crime Group | Phone: +64-4-474-9499 Email: htcg@police.govt.nz |
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| Fiji | Suva | Fiji Police Force - Cyber Crime Unit | Phone: +679-331-1222 Email: c3@police.gov.fj |
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| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary - National Cyber Crime Unit | Phone: +675-321-4204 Email: info@police.gov.pg |
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| Samoa | Apia | Samoa Police - Cyber Crime Unit | Phone: +685-22222 Email: info@police.gov.ws |
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Local Cybercrime Police Departments in South America
| Country | City | Department | Contact Information | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Brasília | Department of Federal Police - Cybercrimes Division | Phone: +55-61-2024-8000 Email: dpf.srm@dpf.gov.br |
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| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Argentine Federal Police - Cybercrime Division | Phone: +54-11-4800-5100 Email: cibercrimen@policiafederal.gov.ar |
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| Colombia | Bogotá | Colombian National Police - Cybernetic Center for Criminal Investigations (CCDI) | Phone: +57-1-315-868-4731 Email: info@policia.gov.co |
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| Chile | Santiago | Investigative Police of Chile - Cybercrime Brigade | Phone: +56-2-2707-7777 Email: cibercrimen@investigaciones.cl |
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| Peru | Lima | Peruvian National Police - High Technology Crimes Division | Phone: +51-1-205-6800 Email: divindet@pnp.gob.pe |
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Our suggestion is to send the transaction ID to the authorities, so they can try to trace the coin movements through the public ledgers / blockchains:
From within the wallet used to send money to the scammer -
- tap on the transaction where funds were sent
- scroll down and tap on the transaction id to copy
- paste it into your research document & the email you will send to the authorities
Hopefully they will be able to follow the money.
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