Stay Calm After a Scam

January 31, 2025 · 8 min read

Scam Recovery Tips How to Stop Scam Communication Protect Yourself After a Scam

🧊 Why Following the Scammer’s Instructions Makes It Worse

Realizing you’ve been scammed is a shock. Your heart races. You want to fix it immediately — and sometimes, the scammer is still messaging you, claiming they can help if you just cooperate one last time.

👉 This is the most dangerous moment.

Scammers often try to squeeze more money from you after you start catching on. Staying calm and cutting off communication is your best chance to stop further damage and begin real recovery.

🧠 What Happens When You Stay Calm and Cut Contact

✅ Example: Marissa from British Columbia (Crypto Trading Scam)

Marissa invested $3,450.02 in a fraudulent trading platform. Soon after, she was told her “profits” were ready — but she needed to pay an $850 release fee.

Instead of paying, Marissa searched online and found scam alerts about the platform. She immediately cut all contact, saved the evidence, and reported it.

Result:
Her bank and credit card company reversed part of her original payment. Most importantly, she avoided losing an additional $2,000 the scammers tried to extort.

⚠️ What Happens When You Follow the Scammer’s Next Instructions

❌ Example: Kevin from Manitoba (Forex Scam + Fake Refund)

Kevin lost $12,837.59 to a fake forex broker. Days later, the scammer contacted him again with a promise: “We can recover your funds if you pay a 7% compliance fee.”

Desperate, Kevin paid $898.63 — and then another $1,200.10 for “ID verification.” The scammer later claimed there was a “government tax hold” and demanded even more.

End result:
Kevin lost over $15,000. The scammer vanished. No money was recovered.

🎭 Why Scammers Keep Contacting You

Once you’ve sent money, you become a target for continued manipulation. Here’s what they do:

Fake mistakes:
“The funds are there, just locked.”
Pose as legal authorities:
“We’re the compliance team. We’ll help recover your funds.”
Create fake urgency:
“You have 24 hours before everything is lost forever.”
Guilt-trip you:
“If you stop now, we’ll report you to financial regulators.”

💡 Their goal is to keep you emotional — and keep the money flowing.

📁 What You Should Do Instead

✅ Cut all contact
Block them everywhere — phone, email, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, etc.

✅ Collect evidence
Take screenshots of messages, payment confirmations, account numbers, and names used.

✅ Report the scam

Your bank or payment provider
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
Your local police or RCMP

✅ Avoid fake “recovery agents”
Many are just scammers in disguise. Always verify credentials before speaking to anyone offering recovery services.

🛡️ Stay Calm, Stay in Control

No legitimate business asks for money to release your own funds.
No real refund requires a “processing fee” via Bitcoin, gift cards, or wire transfer.

When you stop the cycle and start protecting yourself, you give yourself the best shot at recovery — both emotionally and financially.

🤝 Need Support?

At United Asset Protection INC., we specialize in helping Canadian scam victims make smart, safe decisions after fraud.

We’ll walk you through your recovery options, review your case confidentially, and support you every step of the way.

You’re not alone.
You don’t have to guess what to do next.

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