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Is “recovery room scam” a scam?
Yes — this is a known, dangerous scam.
After you've lost money to a scam, you're contacted by a "recovery agent," "law firm," or "crypto recovery specialist" claiming they can get your money back — for an upfront fee. They are usually the same scammers (or partners) using lists of known victims.
How to tell
- ⚠ They contact you out of the blue and seem to know exactly what scam you fell for
- ⚠ They guarantee recovery — no legitimate service does this
- ⚠ Fees are required upfront, often by gift card, wire, or crypto
- ⚠ They claim to work with the FBI, FTC, IC3, or a court — none of those organizations endorse private recovery agents
What to do right now
- 1 Treat any unsolicited 'recovery' offer as a second scam targeting you
- 2 The FBI, FTC, and IC3 do not charge fees and do not refer victims to private recovery services. Period
- 3 If a real attorney would actually take your case on contingency, they would not need upfront fees from you
- 4 Block the caller and add the number to your phone's spam list
- 5 Report the recovery scam itself: it is itself a federal crime
- 6 If you installed any 'support' or 'server' or 'refund app' or remote-access app at the scammer's request (AnyDesk, TeamViewer, Quick Support, etc.), run free SeraphSecure (https://www.seraphsecure.com) to detect and remove it.
- 7 Report to the FTC at https://reportfraud.ftc.gov and the FBI's IC3 at https://www.ic3.gov.
Was remote-access software installed?
If a scammer asked you to install AnyDesk, TeamViewer, Quick Support, or any remote-access app, your device may still be compromised.
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