Telegram payment scam reporting
How to report a Telegram payment scam
Report fraud involving goods, services, tickets, rentals, jobs, currency exchange, or deposits that began in a Telegram group, channel, or private message in any country.
Open private report formCases this form covers
A seller takes payment for an item and disappears.
A service provider takes a deposit but does not provide the promised work.
A ticket, apartment, job, delivery, or currency-exchange offer posted in Telegram is not real.
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Telegram @username
group or channel name
message screenshots
payment receipt
transaction reference
Verify the reporter
Email verification is required before moderation.
Match privately
Full payment identifiers and community names are not published.
Warn after corroboration
Three independent accepted reports are required for a masked warning.
Immediate reporting options
Contact the payment provider and funding bank first. Report the account and messages inside Telegram, then contact the cybercrime or consumer protection authority in your country. US victims can also file with the FTC and IC3.