Verify safely
Use official websites, apps, statements, cards, or contact details you already trust.
Country support
Support in your country
Browse reviewed support routes, practical next steps, and public alerts without mistaking FraudSentry for an official authority. Automatic country may be approximate, and you can change it manually.
Country
United States
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How support works
Country-aware help without hiding the limits
Keep the limits clear
It does not provide proof, recover money, guarantee legitimacy, or replace banks, police, regulators, or emergency services.
Scale of the problem
Why this matters
These are official or trusted reported figures. Sources are linked below.
Selected country
United States
$12.5B
Consumer fraud losses in 2024
The FTC said consumers reported losing more than $12.5bn to fraud in 2024.
$470M
Text-scam losses in 2024
FTC data show reported losses of $470m from scams that started with text messages.
Source: FTC - Top text scams of 2024
$5.7B
Investment scam losses
Investment scams had the highest reported consumer fraud losses in the FTC's 2024 fraud data.
Figures are from linked primary or trusted public sources and may reflect reported losses, not total harm.
Support in your country
Support in United States
Use reviewed routes to verify independently, report suspicious contact, and protect accounts or payments.
Reviewed support is partially available for this country.
Coverage note: Federal reporting routes are verified. State-level and sector-specific routes are not fully mapped yet.
Report fraud/cybercrime
Report fraud to the Federal Trade Commission
Use the FTC reporting route for scams, fraud, and deceptive business practices.
File an online complaint with the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center
Use IC3 for internet-enabled fraud, cyber-enabled crime, and online scam reporting.
Review FTC consumer fraud guidance
Use the FTC consumer contact guidance if you need the federal reporting or complaint routes.
Police/emergency
Emergency services
Use 911 if there is immediate danger.
Other official routes
Use IdentityTheft.gov if identity details were misused
Use the FTC identity-theft route if personal details, accounts, or identity records may have been compromised.
FTC Consumer Response Center
Use the FTC consumer phone line if you need the federal contact route directly.
Official phone number: 1-877-382-4357
Keep evidence
Keep screenshots, message text, timestamps, sender details, payment references, and any case numbers.
Use official channels you already trust, such as the organisation's official website, app, card number, or local authority website.
Do not use links, numbers, or contact details supplied by the suspicious message or caller.
If money may be at risk, contact your bank or payment provider first using an official route you already trust.
If there is immediate danger, use local emergency services or a trusted local authority route.