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Guides on investment scams

• 'AI that invests for you' scams: why miracle trading bots are fake

  Quantum AI, Trading Bot, GPT Invest… Scammers use the AI hype to sell trading robots with impossible profits. How they work and how to spot them.

• I installed AnyDesk for an investment 'advisor': what to do right now

  If a so-called advisor asked you to install AnyDesk, TeamViewer or another remote-access app, follow these urgent steps to protect your money and accounts.

• Celebrity investment scams: how they work and how to spot them

  Ads with deepfakes of TV hosts, business leaders and politicians promising easy profits. Here is how the scam works step by step and how to recognise it.

• Chargebacks: how to try to get money back from a fake investment platform

  If you paid an investment scam by card or bank transfer, your bank is the first route to try to recover the money. What a chargeback is, how to request one and the time limits.

• Fake crypto exchanges and apps: how to recognise them

  Crypto platforms that show profits that do not exist and will not let you withdraw. How they work, warning signs and how to check whether an exchange is authorised.

• Fund recovery scams: the second scam targeting victims

  After losing money on a fake investment platform, many victims are offered help to get it back. It is almost always another scam. Here is how to recognise it.

• How to help a family member who is falling for an investment scam

  Your parent or a friend is investing in a platform that 'makes a lot of money' and won’t listen. How to talk to them without them shutting down, and what to do step by step.

• How to check if a broker is regulated (country-by-country guide)

  Before investing, check in two minutes whether a broker or platform is authorised. Here is where to look in each country and the tricks fake brokers use.

• How to report an investment scam (UK, US, Canada, Australia and more)

  Where and how to report a fraudulent investment platform in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, Ireland, India and other countries, and what evidence to prepare.

• How to spot a deepfake in an investment ad

  Scammers use AI-manipulated videos of celebrities recommending investments. These are the visual, audio and context clues that give them away.

• Quantum AI: what it is and why regulators warn against it

  Quantum AI is advertised with celebrities in dozens of countries. We explain what it is, what regulators say and what to do if you have signed up.

• What returns are realistic? When a profit promise is a scam

  1% a day, 20% a month, 'guaranteed profits'. Simple maths shows why no legitimate investment can promise that.

• A call 'from the regulator', your bank or the police: how to spot impersonation

  After an investment scam, many victims get calls from fake regulators, lawyers or police officers promising to return their money. Here is how to recognise them.

• Romance investment scams ('pig butchering'): when love comes with a crypto 'opportunity'

  A charming person you meet online ends up teaching you to invest on a crypto platform. Here is how 'pig butchering' works and how to spot it.

• 'Task' job scams that end in investing: how they work

  You are offered money for liking videos, rating products or reviewing hotels. At first they pay, then they ask you to deposit. Here is how it works and how to get out.

• WhatsApp and Telegram investment scams: how fake trading groups work

  Groups of 'investors' with professors, assistants and fake testimonials that end in a fraudulent app or platform. Here is how they work and how to get out in time.