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A practical, Ohio-specific guide to reporting online fraud and scams: file with the federal IC3 and FTC, lodge a consumer complaint with the Ohio Attorney General (800-282-0515), notify local police, and act fast with your bank to maximize your chance of recovery.

A step-by-step guide for North Carolina residents who have lost money to online fraud, scams, or identity theft. Covers the federal IC3 and FTC reports, the North Carolina Department of Justice consumer complaint, your local police and the State Bureau of Investigation, and the bank rules that decide whether you get your money back.

If you have been scammed or hacked in New York, here is exactly where to report it and how to try to recover your money: federal IC3 and FTC complaints, the New York Attorney General's consumer fraud complaint, the NY Department of Financial Services, and your local police or NYPD. Includes the bank rules that decide whether you get refunded.

Report to the federal IC3 and FTC, and in New Jersey file a complaint with the Division of Consumer Affairs, report the cyber incident to the NJCCIC, and notify the State Police or local police. Then call your bank now, because speed decides whether the money can be recalled.

A step-by-step guide for Michigan victims of online fraud and cybercrime: call your bank now, file with the FBI's IC3 and the FTC, and use Michigan's own channels (the Attorney General Consumer Protection complaint and your local police or Michigan State Police) to push for recovery.

A step-by-step guide for Illinois residents on reporting online fraud and scams: federal IC3 and FTC reports, the Illinois Attorney General Consumer Fraud complaint, state and local police, and how money recovery actually works.

If you were scammed or had money stolen online in Georgia, report to the federal IC3 and FTC, file a complaint with the Georgia Department of Law Consumer Protection Division, and notify local police or the GBI. Most importantly, call your bank right now. Here is the exact order to do it in and how recovery actually works.

A Florida-specific guide to reporting online fraud and scams: file federally with the FBI's IC3 and the FTC, then add the Florida layer through the state Attorney General and FDACS consumer complaints plus your local sheriff or police. Includes the steps to take, what to have ready, and how money recovery actually works.

If you were scammed or hacked in California, report federally to the FBI's IC3 and the FTC, and at state level to the California Attorney General and local police. Here is the order that protects your money.

A step-by-step guide for Arizona victims of online fraud, scams, and identity theft: where to report at the federal level (IC3, FTC), how to use the Arizona Attorney General consumer complaint and local police or DPS, and how money recovery actually works under your bank and federal consumer-protection rights.

A victim-facing guide to reporting online fraud and cybercrime in Turkey: call the police on 155, file a complaint via CIMER, report incidents to USOM/TR-CERT, and act fast with your bank to attempt a recall.

A practical guide to reporting online fraud and cybercrime in Qatar: the 999 emergency line, the Metrash2 app and the Ministry of Interior Economic and Cyber Crimes Combating Department, plus what recovering stolen money really involves.