In this section, one guide covers the order for limiting the damage, saving evidence and reporting after a scam. Four cover one scam each, with links to the official warnings and cases they cite. Two more cover how to tell whether an exchange is legitimate and what to watch for at each step of signing up for OKX.
What to do first in each of three situations (account hijacked, approval signed, coins sent yourself), then the evidence to keep and the reporting channels for the US, UK, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China.
Takes the call apart against the FBI IC3 announcement and gives the checks you can make on the spot, with a section on an older relative who is on the call and won't hang up.
Follows the FTC's alert and data report from the first job message to the step where you must deposit to unlock the next set of tasks.
Sets a prosecuted case from Hubei and China's judicial interpretations against the job itself: which offenses taking a cut to forward USDT can fall under, and how to stop if you have already started.
Seven stages from first contact to a blocked withdrawal, each with what you can check for yourself at that point, and a section on a family member who won't listen.
Step by step: is it listed on price-tracking sites, who runs it, is its license in the regulator's register, can you verify its proof of reserves yourself, and what are its withdrawal rules.
Each step of signing up for OKX, with the imitation to guard against at that step: fake websites, fake apps and fake support. This page carries our referral code and the link that includes it.