Scam Victims Financial Survival, Money Recovery, And Help To Manage What’s Left!
After The Scam Financial Survival & Control Is Vital, Plus There Are Real Opportunities For Money Recovery!
The first step after your scam ends is financial survival – to lock down and control your financial situation. Here are articles that may help you with those efforts and provide guidance for things to consider, including Money Recovery.
In addition, there are real opportunities for Money Recovery – some have come and gone, and some may still be options. You will have to review the statuses with the entities involved to determine if they are still active or if you qualify.
We present this information to help you explore topics with your financial professionals. We can make no warranty about the specifics of each since we present the information for educational purposes and as we understand it and as presented by reliable sources. In all such cases, you should consult a financial professional or an attorney before taking any specific action.
Remember, this information is presented as is and can become dated and obsolete
We will update this catalog from time to time as new Finance & Money Recovery articles are added, recategorized, or updated
Get organized. We strongly recommend that you organize all of your transactions before talking to anyone. SCARS publishes a complete online crime organizer (the SCARS RED BOOK) that is available at shop.AgainstScams.org at a small cost.
Money Recovery
Please note that it is possible to recover money after a scam ends, but speed is important. The longer you wait to report to your LOCAL POLICE the less chance you have of getting your money back.
DO NOT listen to amateurs, most are spreading false information. Here are the FACTS!
Bank Wire Transfer Money Recovery
According to Interpol, it is possible to “claw back” or recall bank wire transfers.
- Contact your bank immediately and ask them to do it. Many times they will not because they may end up losing money in this process.
- File your local police report and get the police report number. Ask the local police to contact your bank and get the wire reversed.
- If the bank will still not do it, read the following and give your police the Interpol link contained in the articles. It is a process that has been established worldwide to recall wire transfers up to a year after the transfer takes place. https://romancescamsnow.com/dating-scams/according-to-interpol-it-may-not-be-too-late/
- If the bank still refuses to reverse the wire, we encourage you to explore litigation against your bank.
Cryptocurrency Transfer Money Recovery
One of the unique properties of cryptocurrency is that it can be easily traced and tracked and recovered. Once again, urgency is the critical factor, but crypto can be traced for a long time.
- File your local police report and get the police report number. Ask the local police to trace the crypto and recover it. They have access to the tools to do this – though many agencies do not know this.
- They may have to contact a State/Provincial cybercrime police unit to gain access to these tools, or they can obtain them directly. You will have to apply pressure if they resist and advocate for yourself.
- There are two companies that make the software to help police agencies track crypto – it is not for consumers, just for the police. But they can get it and use it immediately to recover your crypto funds:
- Chainalysis https://www.chainalysis.com/
- Blockchain Intelligence Group https://blockchaingroup.io/
- You may have to bypass the police and talk to the local district attorney’s office or state/provincial attorney’s office for support in getting this done. But Police and Prosecutors around the U.S. are recovering crypto every day now.
SCARS Interview with a Bankruptcy Attorney – Bankruptcy for Scam Victims
After The Scam
Understand Scams Impact On Finances:
- Understanding The Hard Times After The Scam
- A Scam Victim’s Checklist – Interacting With The Police
- Next Steps – Protect Your Financial Identity
- Online Banking Safety For Scam Victims – An Overview
- Reclaiming Financial Control After A Scam
- You Gave The Scammer Your Information?
- Giving Out Your Banking Information – Scam Warning
For Money Mules
If You Were A Money Mule:
Scam Debt
Managing Scam Debt:
- Scam Victims Debt Part 1 – Recognize It, Confront It, Control It, Survive It!
- Scam Victims Debt Part 2: Debt Collection Scams & Managing Real Collections
- Scam Victims Debt Part 3 – Collections & Your Rights
- Scam Victim Debt Part 4: IRS/Tax Debt
- Does Being A Scam Victim Affect Your Credit Score?
- Trouble Paying Your Mortgage or Facing Foreclosure?
- Scam Victims Financial Survival – Car Loan Payments
Victim Financial Assistance
Western Union & MoneyGram
Getting Money Back:
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MoneyGram:
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Western Union:
Money Recovery Options
Getting Money Back from Banks:
Other Options:
Money Recovery Scams
Cryptocurrency Recovery
Yes, It Is Possible!
To recover your cryptocurrency sent to scammers from your wallet or crypto ATM you must report the crime to your local police or District Attorney’s office.
They have the ability (if you insist) to trace the crypto transactions to where the money now resides. Once that is done, they can get court orders to recover and return the cryptocurrency to you. Only the police can do this.
Do You Need Support?
Get It Now!
SCARS provides the leading Support & Recovery program for relationship scam victims – completely FREE!
Our managed peer support groups allow victims to talk to other survivors and recover in the most experienced environment possible, for as long as they need. Recovery takes as long as it takes – we put no limits on our support!
SCARS is the most trusted support & education provider in the world. Our team is certified in trauma-informed care, grief counseling, and so much more!
To apply to join our groups visit support.AgainstScams.org
We also offer separate support groups for family & friends too.
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- AnyScam.com – reporting
- AgainstScams.org – SCARS Corporate Website
- SCARS YouTube Video Channel
I wish that I had seen this a while ago. I was in a romance scam at the end of 2017 early 2018. It literally tore my world apart. Losing family and friends. In late 2018 I suffered with pneumonia which almost became plurosey. Getting pneumonia again in mid 2019. Then in late 2019 I began suffering from blackouts. After treatment being diagnosed with Transient Global Amnesia. Then attending intense Psychiatric counselling of 3 x 1 hour sessions per week for 9 months. Here I am 4 years on and still paying the price of being scammed of all of my money. Over the last 15 or so months I have slowly been able to patch things up with my family. I had to also take out an IVA in 2018 due to all the fake accounts she set up after cloning all of my bank and credit cards, driving licence and Passport. Even with all of this the local Police and Fraud Squad did very little to help.
We are truly sorry to hear about your experience. But we are happy that you are on the mend and moving forward. Let us know if we can help?