Fraudsters - people are cunning, dodgy and far from simple. How to protect yourself from fraud, cheating and dishonesty is still an open question. But even more interestingly, few people wonder what to do after the fraud has already been committed and you are left without money or your property? In other words, how to find the culprit of your loss - the scammer himself and make him return what does not belong to him?
Instruction manual
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Contact the law enforcement authorities. This is the first thing that comes to mind to any person brought up in a civilized society. Therefore, do not neglect the advice that we still remember from our parents and school teachers - if something bad happened, contact the police. This will ensure your safety, and if the case comes to court, you can prove the more, the sooner you contact the police and write a statement.
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Find witnesses to fraud. It doesn’t matter where you were deceived - on the street, in a store, in any other place. In most cases, there are at least a few people who have witnessed what is happening. Be sure to ask them to tell about what they saw in the police, and it is better if they become witnesses in this case.
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Collect all the necessary documents confirming the fact of fraud. The presence of documents is irrefutable proof of your innocence and the guarantee that you can prove it. Be sure to find all the papers that occurred in the commission of the fact of fraud - each of them matters and weight in court.
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Remember and tell the police everything you know about the scammer you are looking for. It may well be that you do not have too much information, but every little thing is important in such matters - that’s why you need to remember it and tell the police. This will create additional conditions for the fraudster to be caught as soon as possible.
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Find other people who have been affected by the same person or group of people. Very often, fraudsters deceive not only one person - they are whole series of crimes committed and dozens of deceived people. Therefore, if you were deceived, then it is likely that someone else was deceived in the same way. If your case is not an isolated one, then the public will be preoccupied with catching a fraudster, which poses a serious threat to many citizens.
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