Report cybercrime
You may be the victim of a cybercrime if someone has:
- threatened to share an intimate image or video of you online
- bullied, harassed or stalked you online and you have concerns about your personal safety
- used your personal or business email to scam others out of money or goods
- used your identity obtained online or gained access to your personal information
- deceived you into investing money into a fraudulent scheme
- accessed your bank account online
- formed a relationship with you online and deceived you into sending them money or goods
- deceived you into buying products online that you didn’t receive.
If you haven’t lost money, report phone scams (including cold calls) and in-person scams to ScamWatch.
Domestic violence or child exploitation
You must report domestic violence and child exploitation to police by either:
- phoning Triple Zero (000) if someone is in immediate danger
- going to a police station or requesting contact from police online .
How to report cybercrime
There are 4 steps to follow to report cybercrime.
- Keep all emails, attachments and any other documents you have been sent.
- If you’ve lost money, report it to your bank or the payment platform you used. Request a recall of funds.
- If you’ve been cyberbullied or seen illegal, inappropriate or offensive content online, report it to the eSafety Commissioner.
- Report all cybercrime to ReportCyber.
International reporting options
If you are a victim of an international cybercrime, report it to ReportCyber or directly to the country the money was sent to.
- USA—Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3)
- UK—Action Fraud
- Multiple European countries—Europol
- Hong Kong—e-Report Centre (select 'Report technology crime and deception').
More information
- Learn more in the Queensland Police’s cybercrime and fraud articles.
- Find out about types of crime.
- Learn about scams.
- Visit Scamwatch.
- Visit the eSafety Commissioner website for more information on
- staying safe online for kids, young people, women, parents, seniors and First Nations
- having images, posts or videos removed from social media
- the eSafety guide to common social media, games, apps and sites.
- Learn what to do if your driver licence is compromised—you no longer need a letter from the police to replace it.