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Recovery scams & threats

Victim list and reimbursement phishing

A message knows previous loss amounts and dates, claims access to an official victim list and requests reimbursement registration.

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If you have one minute

Pause, then verify independently.

Old details without verifiable identity

Before paying

Verify through the original reporting authority

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If you paid or shared details

Stop submitting more data

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Start with these three signs

  • Old details without verifiable identity
  • Reimbursement through an unfamiliar link
  • Requests bank codes or advance fees

How the situation unfolds

  1. Contact

    Reimbursement emails, messages, group notices or registration sites.

  2. The lure

    You are on an official reimbursement list; verify your identity to receive funds.

  3. The demand and outcome

    Exposed details from an earlier scam establish targeted trust. Registration harvests identity and bank data or leads to fee-based recovery.

Verify these things before paying

  1. Verify through the original reporting authority
  2. Keep full IDs and accounts out of public groups
  3. Do not treat personal knowledge as identification

Already engaged or paid?

  1. Stop submitting more data
  2. Protect affected email and bank accounts
  3. Update police or the reporting authority with the new contact

Contact your payment provider and local police promptly. The responsible institution must confirm whether a payment can be stopped, disputed or returned.

Keep these records

Reimbursement notice and link
Previous details the sender knew
Registration form and submitted data
Accounts and fee information

Keep originals and organise working copies. Never give strangers verification codes, banking passwords, private keys or seed phrases.

Original references

  • FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)Publisher location：United States · EnglishOpen the original reference ↗https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2025/PSA250813

This page summarises public prevention guidance to help recognise methods. It is not an enforcement conclusion about a particular incident. Check the source page for its original title. Procedures and reporting routes vary by jurisdiction. Compiled October 2026.

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