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Official UK warnings and guidance on cryptoasset scams, checking a firm, reporting fraud and sanctions, with UK court judgments on recovering stolen cryptoassets. Every entry links to its original source.
UK Finance's annual breakdown of fraud cases and losses across unauthorised and authorised payment fraud in the UK.
Why UK banks restrict payments to crypto platforms, why the scam-refund rules often do not apply to them, and what holders can do if a payment is stopped.
OFSI assessment of sanctions risks facing UK cryptoasset firms, including exposure to Russian exchanges, North Korean-linked hacking and transfers to Iranian entities.
Police guidance on how cryptocurrency investment frauds operate, warning signs, checking the FCA Register and how to report crypto fraud.
The FCA's consumer page on how crypto scams work, how to check a crypto firm is registered on the FS Register, and what to do if scammed.
The FCA's searchable list of firms and individuals it knows to be operating without permission in the UK, including crypto firms.
MoneyHelper guide to the warning signs of investment scams, including a section on crypto scams, and how to check firms and report suspected fraud.
MoneyHelper article on the volatility, liquidity, regulatory and scam risks of cryptocurrency, including the lack of FSCS and Financial Ombudsman protection.
Joint statement explaining that UK financial sanctions apply to cryptoassets and setting out steps to reduce sanctions evasion risk and what to do on suspecting a designated person's cryptoassets are held.
The Payment Systems Regulator's direction requiring Faster Payments providers to reimburse victims of authorised push payment scams, in force for payments from 7 October 2024.
How a flag is generated, what a review consists of, why nobody will tell you what triggered it, and how to structure holdings so one flag can't reach everything.
An exchange reads the history of the coins you deposit, not just the balance. What screening does, why it is widening, and where it leaves the holder.