Anti-scam guides

Have you fallen victim to an online scam in Switzerland? Our OSINT investigators share practical guides to help you react fast, identify who is behind the fraud and try to recover your money.

💰 Recover your money

Crypto scam: how to recover your money in Switzerland The step-by-step method — react fast, gather evidence, file a complaint (Article 146 of the Swiss Criminal Code, ePolice) and trace the funds. The traps to avoid.

Fake trading site: how to recover your funds Recognise the scam, trigger a chargeback or funds recall, report to FINMA, file a complaint and trace the operator behind the fake site.

🔎 Identify the scammer

How to identify an online scammer with OSINT What OSINT can do legally, the checks you can run yourself (reverse image search, domain, cross-referencing) and what a professional investigation adds.

🎣 By scam type

Romance scam: what recourse to recover your money Recognise the manipulation, preserve the evidence, activate banking recourse, file a complaint and identify the scammer behind the fake profile.

Fake bank adviser and phishing: what to do Recognise the impersonation, the six first actions in order, what your bank can actually do, and the traces to freeze before they disappear.

Sextortion and webcam blackmail: what to do Why paying makes it worse, how to freeze evidence without blocking too early, getting published content removed and filing a complaint.

Marketplace and classified ad scams in Switzerland Fake buyer, fake seller, trap payment links and overpayment: the signals that should stop the transaction, and what to do once the money has gone.

🇨🇭 Steps in Switzerland

Filing a police report for an online scam in Switzerland: the steps The right channels (cantonal police, Suisse ePolice, FOCS, FINMA), the evidence to gather, filing step by step and what happens next.

❓ Frequently asked questions