Victims of Cybercrime: Where to Report & Get Help
October 17, 2023 | Backup and Recover
So you have fallen victim to a cybercrime? Don’t know what to do next? Well, you are not alone. It is estimated that cybercrime has claimed 6.5 million victims. So what is next, where do you go from here? Reporting the crime is the first step, and we have gathered resources to help you navigate this by geographic region as well as finding resources to help you recover.
United States
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) – https://www.ic3.gov/
FBI – https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber
Identity Theft – https://identitytheft.gov
CISA Reporting a Cybercrime Complaint Tip Card – https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Reporting%2520a%2520Cybercrime%2520Complaint_0.pdf
Cybercrime Support Network – https://cybercrimesupport.org/
Federal Trade Commission – https://www.ftc.gov/scams
IACP – https://www.theiacp.org/projects/law-enforcement-based-victim-services-lev
The Cyber Helpline – https://www.thecyberhelpline.com/
Europe
Europol – https://www.europol.europa.eu/report-a-crime
United Kingdom
Stop! Think Fraud – https://stopthinkfraud.campaign.gov.uk/reporting-fraud/
Action Fraud – https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/
Australia
Australian Cyber Security Centre – https://www.cyber.gov.au/report-and-recover
Canada
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre – https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/report-signalez-eng.htm
Royal Canadian Mounted Police – https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Reporting Economic Crime On-Line – https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/RECOL-CAFC-System-Merger
Indonesia
Lapor! – http://lapor.go.id/
International
Econsumer – https://econsumer.gov/#crnt
Nigeria
Police Special Fraud Unit – https://www.specialfraudunit.org.ng/en/?page_id=80
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission – https://www.efcc.gov.ng/efcc/channels-of-reporting-complaints-2
Pakistan
National Response Centre For Cyber Crime – https://complaint.fia.gov.pk/
Philippines
Department of Justice, Office of Cybercrime – https://www.doj.gov.ph/reporting_cybercrime.html#:~:text=Reporting%20of%20Cybercrime%20Incidents%20%3A%3A,8482%2C%20(%2B632)%20523%206826
Singapore
ScamShield – https://form.gov.sg/63982e109841390011a59121
South Korea
Korean National Police Agency – https://ecrm.police.go.kr/minwon/main
Vietnam
National Cyber Security Center – https://canhbao.ncsc.gov.vn/#!/
