How to Report a Scammer

Category: Reporting | Read Time: 6 mins

Step-by-step instructions for submitting police reports, reporting malicious wallets, and filing complaints with regional authorities.

Why Reporting Matters Immediately

Filing a formal police report creates an official legal paper trail required by banks, payment providers, and cryptocurrency exchanges to execute account freezes or asset forfeitures. Prompt reporting also contributes to intelligence aggregation across regional taskforces.

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Official Regional Anti-Scam Directory

Contact the appropriate national emergency hotline for immediate assistance:

  • Thailand — Anti-Online Scam Center (AOC): Call 1441 (24/7 Hotline) or report via the High-Tech Crime Division.
  • Taiwan — National Police Agency Anti-Fraud Center: Call the 165 Anti-Fraud Hotline or file online via 165.npa.gov.tw.
  • Malaysia — National Scam Response Centre (NSRC): Call 999 or 997 to report bank fraud and request swift transaction blocks.
  • Japan — Cybercrime Division (National Police Agency): Contact local Prefectural Police Cybercrime Consultation Counters.

What Information to Include in Your Report

  1. Exact bank account numbers, swift codes, or cryptocurrency wallet addresses of the recipient.
  2. Transaction timestamps, IDs, and transaction hashes (TxHash).
  3. Phone numbers, LINE IDs, Telegram handles, and domain URLs used by the fraud syndicate.
  4. Full un-edited chat exports showing promises made by the scammer.
Tip: Always request a formal Police Incident Number or Case Reference Number. You will need this string when communicating with bank compliance desks and cryptocurrency exchange security teams.

Filing On-Chain Reports

In addition to law enforcement, file a public report on AntiScammer to flag the scammer's wallet or domain for millions of global users. Learn more about post-incident recovery in How to Recover Funds After a Scam.

Read Next

  • How to Recover Funds After a Scam — Next steps after filing your police report.
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