# Guide - The Recovery Scam {% hint style="info" %} **NEED URGENT SUPPORT NOW** If your matter is urgent you can reach out to us today - See the ['Contact Us'](/contact-us.md) Section {% endhint %} ### What to look out for Recovery scams are prevalent in web 3.0 especially! According to the NCA, these crimes are often committed by the same people who planned the initial crime, yet appear to be completely unrelated. {% hint style="warning" %} Recovery of assets is highly unlikely without lawyers or law enforcement being involved. {% endhint %} ### Here is a list of things to look out for; * Guaranteed success * Really high percentage success * Technical jargon * Large payment upfront * Not a registered business * Claims to be able to hack wallets * Urgency The problem with these scams, are that the victim is already vulnerable at this stage after a rather large loss, mixed with an opportunity that sounds too good to be true, it’s actually really effective and people end up losing even more money. {% hint style="success" %} If you’re unsure as to whether it is a scam, then ask for an explanation about how the process works, then send the response to , and we’ll decipher it for you {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.ioc.support/victim-guide-what-to-do-next/guide-the-recovery-scam.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.