INTERPOL and Europol are names worth stealing because they sound final. Fake lawyers and the same crews who emptied the first wallet reuse them: a PDF “case file”, a Red Notice threat, a promise that headquarters will release funds once you pay a processing charge. INTERPOL’s own public guidance is blunt — the Organisation does not contact members of the public directly to recover money, does not demand bank details or transfers, and does not run private refund desks. Messages that offer to “get your money back through INTERPOL” are, in its words, often the same people who scammed you the first time.
What the real network can do is help national police exchange data and, in some fraud cases, support rapid payment-interception channels when a bank transfer is still movable. Those tools are started by police after a proper report — not by a stranger in a messenger app who needs USDT “for the file”. Europol likewise supports cooperation between European agencies; it is not a consumer hotline that takes card payments. If you still have a chance at a recall, call your bank quickly and file with your local police so they can use international channels. Do not pay a “permission letter” fee to anyone waving a badge you cannot verify on interpol.int.
Start at Get help for reporting routes. Read Fake recovery before paying anyone who claims they can reverse a confirmed transfer.
This article is for general information only. It is not legal or financial advice. Details change. If you have lost money, contact your bank or card issuer and use the routes on the help pages.