Printable checklist
Questions to ask the police
Take this with you when you file your report. Write the answers in the space beside each question.
Free to print, copy and share.
- What is my report number?
- What is your name and badge number?
- How do I add information to my report later?
- Will a detective or financial crimes unit review it?
- Who can I contact for updates, and how?
- Can I get a copy of the report?
- Can you ask my exchange to preserve its records? Agencies can require an online service to keep its records for 90 days.
- Should I also report to the FBI's IC3? The FBI recommends it, and you can file it yourself at ic3.gov.
Police never charge you to take a report or to investigate. Anyone who asks for a fee to speed up your case is running a scam.
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Sources
- FBI public service announcement: guidance for cryptocurrency scam victims (2023)
- FBI: Cryptocurrency investment fraud
- 18 U.S.C. 2703(f): requirement to preserve evidence
Last checked against official guidance: November 2026.