Guides on investment scams
In-depth explanations to recognise investment scams, protect yourself and know what to do if you have already fallen for one.
- '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.
Updated on October 29, 2026
- 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.
Updated on October 29, 2026
- 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.
Updated on October 29, 2026
- 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.
Updated on October 29, 2026
- 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.
Updated on October 29, 2026
- 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.
Updated on October 29, 2026
- 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.
Updated on October 29, 2026
- 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.
Updated on October 29, 2026
- 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.
Updated on October 29, 2026
- 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.
Updated on October 29, 2026
- 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.
Updated on October 29, 2026
- 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.
Updated on October 29, 2026
- 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.
Updated on October 29, 2026
- 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.
Updated on October 29, 2026
- '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.
Updated on October 29, 2026
- 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.
Updated on October 29, 2026