Crypto safety

Regulators report billions in crypto fraud losses every year. These guides use their own warnings and registers.

Guides

• Crypto scam red flags

  The warning signs regulators see again and again — and what to do if you spot one.

• How to check if a crypto firm is authorised

  Official crypto registers in the UK, EU, US, Australia and Singapore, and their limits.

• Recovery scams

  Why ‘we can get your money back’ is a warning sign.

• Clone firms

  When scammers copy a real company’s identity.