Get help with online scams
You can contact our scams advisers if you:
- think you might have found an online scam
- need advice about scams
- want to report an online scam
We'll let you know what to do next, and give you support on the issues you might be facing.
Call our helpline
You can get advice or book a face-to-face appointment with a Scams Action adviser by calling 0300 330 3003.
The service is open from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. We're closed on bank holidays.
If the service is closed you can fill in our scams contact form and an adviser will get in touch with you.
We don’t charge for calls to the helpline. Your service provider could charge you for your call, but it should be free if either:
- your contract includes all calls to landlines
- you’re within your free minutes allowance for calls to landlines
You might be charged if your contract doesn’t include all calls to landlines or you’ve used all your free minutes. For example, a 10 minute call could cost:
- £1.73 from a BT landline - find out more about BT call charges
- £3.50 if you’re an EE pay as you go customer - find out more about EE call charges
Check your supplier’s website to find out what you’ll be charged.
Talk to us online
Use our chat service to talk to a Scams Action adviser online, or book a face-to-face appointment.
Chat is available from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. It's closed on bank holidays.
If you can't see a chat box on the page, it might mean there are no advisers available. It's worth waiting for a few minutes and then trying again.
If chat isn’t available you can fill in our scams contact form and an adviser will get in touch with you.
We'll need to ask you for a few details, including your postcode. Read our privacy policy to find out how we store and use your personal information.
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Before you report an online scam to us
You can contact the Scams Action service to report an online scam. Before you get in touch, check our advice on reporting a scam.