Report & Recover
Think you have been defrauded? Move quickly.
The first hours matter most. Follow the emergency steps below, then file a confidential report so we can warn other buyers about the same operation.
If a payment was just sent, start at step one immediately.
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Act within hours, not days
Contact your bank immediately to attempt a wire recall. The first 24-72 hours offer the only realistic window to freeze or claw back funds.
- 2
Preserve every piece of evidence
Keep all emails with full headers, contracts, invoices, chat logs, payment receipts, and banking details. Do not delete or edit anything.
- 3
Notify both banks in writing
File a formal fraud report with your bank and ask them to contact the beneficiary bank to flag the account and request a hold.
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Report to the authorities
File with your local police or economic-crime unit and any relevant cybercrime portal. A formal report number supports any bank or insurance claim.
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Warn the next buyer
Share the pattern (anonymized if needed) so others recognize it. Fraud rings reuse the same domains, accounts, and scripts repeatedly.
File a confidential report
Your report helps build an anonymized picture of how steel-trade fraud operates. We use it to update our scam patterns and warn buyers who may be dealing with the same operation.
- Reports are reviewed by a person, not published automatically.
- Identifying details are anonymized before any pattern is shared.
- We are an independent resource and cannot recover funds on your behalf.