Investment scam guide
Investment fraud
Investment fraud often uses fake profit screenshots, WhatsApp or Telegram groups, celebrity ads, fake SEBI claims, and manipulated dashboards. Victims are pushed to deposit more for withdrawal, tax, or account unlock fees.
Risk signal
Return promise
Severity
high
Group
Investment
Common identifiers
Add identifiers that can be matched safely across reports, profiles, payments, and evidence without exposing unnecessary private data.
Trading website
Use the exact trading website shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
Advisor phone
Use the exact advisor phone shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
UPI ID
Use the exact upi id shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
Bank account
Use the exact bank account shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
Evidence to preserve
Keep proof in original form where possible. Screenshots help, but transaction IDs, URLs, timestamps, and chat context make moderation stronger.
Profit dashboard
Capture profit dashboard with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
Deposit receipts
Capture deposit receipts with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
Advisor chats
Capture advisor chats with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
Withdrawal blocks
Capture withdrawal blocks with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
First response
These steps reduce further loss and keep your report useful for review, banking escalation, platform reporting, and official complaints.
Verify registration independently
Do this early: verify registration independently helps reduce repeat contact, preserve proof, and keep escalation options open.
Stop top-up payments
Do this early: stop top-up payments helps reduce repeat contact, preserve proof, and keep escalation options open.
Escalate to bank and regulators
Do this early: escalate to bank and regulators helps reduce repeat contact, preserve proof, and keep escalation options open.
Urgent money loss
If money was recently transferred, call 1930 first and raise a bank or payment-app dispute. Speed matters for fund-freeze attempts.
Privacy boundary
Do not upload OTPs, passwords, full card numbers, full Aadhaar, private documents, or unrelated intimate media. Use masked, relevant evidence whenever possible.