How to report a crypto scam in the UAE
Report to the police cybercrime channel for your emirate and contact your bank straight away — save every transaction detail, as speed matters.
Report to these authorities
- •Dubai Police eCrime — report online at ecrime.ae, via the Dubai Police app, or call 901 (Dubai).
- •Federal cybercrime portal (u.ae) — for other emirates (e.g. Abu Dhabi "Aman" 8002626).
- •VARA (Dubai's virtual-assets regulator) or the SCA — if the platform claimed to be a licensed virtual-asset provider.
- •Your bank — call immediately to flag the payment.
Do this in every case
- •Stop all contact and send no more money — including "fees" or "taxes" to withdraw.
- •Secure your accounts (passwords + 2FA) and move any remaining crypto.
- •Preserve evidence: screenshots, wallet addresses, transaction hashes.
- •Report the scam wallet address on Chainabuse.
⚠️ Beware "recovery" services. Anyone who contacts you promising to get your money back for an upfront fee is almost always a second scam. See the red flags →
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