Where to Report Cyber Fraud — Global Directory
If you have been targeted by cyber fraud, report it to your government's official agency below. Reporting is free, takes only minutes, and helps protect others. Always report to your local police as well, especially if you have lost money.
This directory covers five regions where the Sikh diaspora and broader Panjabi-speaking community lives in significant numbers. Phone numbers, URLs, and agency scope were verified against each agency's own .gov / national-police domain on 2026-05-07.
What to do first
- If you have lost money — call your bank immediately to stop or reverse transactions. Banks can often hold funds in transit for 24–72 hours.
- Save evidence — take screenshots of messages, emails, websites, and transaction details before deleting anything. Date and time stamps matter.
- Report to the agency below for your country.
- Report to your local police as well, especially if money is involved. The local police can act on local jurisdiction; the federal agency tracks the pattern.
- Tell your family — particularly elders and anyone else who may receive similar messages. Most cyber fraud succeeds because the person targeted does not know to ask.
United States
| Agency | What it handles | Website / Phone |
|---|---|---|
| IC3 (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center) | All internet-enabled crimes, online fraud, scams, identity theft, ransomware | ic3.gov |
| FBI Tips | Threats to life, terrorism, national security, ongoing crimes | tips.fbi.gov |
For most cyber fraud incidents — financial scams, romance fraud, identity theft, ransomware — IC3 is the right destination. Use FBI Tips only when life is at risk or a federal crime is in progress.
Canada
| Agency | What it handles | Website / Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Report Cybercrime and Fraud (RCMP NC3 + CAFC) | National reporting system for fraud and cybercrime; launched Nov 2025 | reportcyberandfraud.canada.ca |
| Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) | National fraud reporting, intelligence, and prevention | antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca • 1-888-495-8501 |
| RCMP NC3 (National Cybercrime Coordination Centre) | Federal cybercrime coordination layer | rcmp.ca/cybercrime |
The Government of Canada consolidated cybercrime + fraud reporting at reportcyberandfraud.canada.ca in November 2025. The legacy URL reportcybercrime.ca still redirects but should not be linked as canonical — use the new canada.ca URL.
United Kingdom
| Agency | What it handles | Website / Phone |
|---|---|---|
| NCSC SERS (email phishing) | Forward suspicious emails to this address | report@phishing.gov.uk |
| NCSC SMS reporting | Forward suspicious text messages | Forward the SMS to 7726 |
| Report Fraud (England, Wales, N. Ireland) | If you have lost money or been hacked | reportfraud.police.uk • 0300 123 2040 |
| Police Scotland (Scotland) | If you have lost money or been hacked. Report Fraud does not cover Scotland. | 101 |
Important name change (December 2025): the UK fraud-reporting service formerly known as Action Fraud is now called Report Fraud, hosted at reportfraud.police.uk. The phone number (0300 123 2040) is unchanged. Any older guidance referencing actionfraud.police.uk should be updated.
Australia
| Agency | What it handles | Website / Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Scamwatch (National Anti-Scam Centre, ACCC) | Reporting scams and community alerts | scamwatch.gov.au |
| ReportCyber (ASD ACSC) | Cybercrime, security incidents, online abuse | cyber.gov.au/report |
| Australian Cyber Security Hotline | 24/7 live support | 1300 CYBER1 (1300 292 371) |
Use Scamwatch for scams (text/call/email scam alerts). Use ReportCyber for active cybercrime (hacked account, ransomware, business email compromise). The hotline is for time-sensitive incidents where you need to talk to a person.
India
| Agency | What it handles | Website / Phone |
|---|---|---|
| National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (I4C, MHA) | All cybercrimes; special focus on women & children and financial fraud | cybercrime.gov.in |
| Cyber crime helpline | 24/7 financial fraud helpline | 1930 |
The 1930 helpline is specifically optimized for financial cyber fraud — banks and the National Cybercrime Coordination Centre can coordinate to freeze attacker accounts within hours if reported quickly. For non-financial cybercrime, use the portal directly.
Glossary
| English | Panjabi | Romanization | Type | Source / note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyber fraud | ਸਾਈਬਰ ਠੱਗੀ | sāibar thaggī | H | ṭhagīā (ਠਗੀਆ) — Old Panjabi root |
| Cybercrime | ਸਾਈਬਰ ਜੁਰਮ | sāibar jurm | H | jurm from Persian/Arabic, modern Panjabi standard |
| Crime | ਜੁਰਮ | jurm | T | Persian/Arabic origin (avoiding Sanskrit-rooted ਅਪਰਾਧ) |
| Scam | ਠੱਗੀ | thaggī | T | Same as fraud; Gurbani-rooted |
| Suspicious | ਸ਼ੱਕੀ | shakkī | T | Persian/Arabic origin |
| Complaint | ਸ਼ਿਕਾਇਤ | shikāyat | T | Persian/Arabic origin |
| Phishing | ਫਿਸ਼ਿੰਗ | phishing | L | Universal loan |
| Report (verb) | ਰਿਪੋਰਟ ਕਰੋ | report karo | H | Anchor glossary |
| Helpline | ਹੈਲਪਲਾਈਨ | helpline | L | Universal loan |
| Website | ਵੈੱਬਸਾਈਟ | webasāīṭ | L | Universal loan |
| Government agency | ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਏਜੰਸੀ | sarkārī aiñsī | T+L | sarkār Persian-origin standard, aiñsī loan |
| Bank | ਬੈਂਕ | bank | L | Universal loan |
| Evidence | ਸਬੂਤ | sabūt | T | Persian/Arabic origin |
| Local police | ਸਥਾਨਕ ਪੁਲਿਸ | sthānak police | T+L | Open question for sangat review: ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕੀ (Persian) is an alternative for "local" |
| FBI / IC3 / CAFC / NCSC / ACSC / I4C / SERS / RCMP / NC3 | unchanged | — | R | Acronyms / proper nouns |
| Action Fraud → Report Fraud | unchanged | — | R | UK proper noun; renamed Dec 2025 |
Type codes: T = Translated (natural Panjabi equivalent), L = Loan word (English form retained in Gurmukhi script), R = Retained (acronym/proper noun unchanged), H = Hybrid (part translated, part retained).
Verification and provenance
URLs and phone numbers were verified on 2026-05-07 against each agency's own official domain. Verification methodology, source URLs, and anomaly notes (e.g., WAFs blocking the verification client for cyber.gov.au and cybercrime.gov.in — confirmed live via official cross-references) are documented separately in the engineering record at the repository level.
This directory is part of the Digital Seva community fraud-awareness series. It will be referenced from other awareness posts that discuss specific scam types (romance fraud, parcel-delivery scams, fake-arrest WhatsApp calls, etc.).
Reviewer note
This document is v0.1 — an initial AI-assisted draft. The Panjabi sibling post has not yet been reviewed by the local sangat. We invite Panjabi-speaking community members — especially elders, language teachers, and gurdwara families — to review the Panjabi version for accuracy, cultural fit, and clarity for the audience this serves.
Email feedback to gurvinder@securityleader.ai with the subject line "Digital Seva Review — Reporting Centers". Even a single correction or suggestion is valuable.
🌐 A Panjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) translation of this directory is in sangat review. Read the bilingual version at
/blog/pa-in/reporting-centers-onepager. Email gurvinder@securityleader.ai with subject "Digital Seva Review — Reporting Centers" to suggest corrections.