# Phishing: first steps after a scam

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Language: en
Publisher: Mashaah LLC / AILawyer.be
Published: 2026-09-27T11:00:00+02:00
Updated: 2026-09-27T11:00:00+02:00

Did a fake message lead you to share data or pay money? First limit the loss and preserve evidence.

Sources consulted: 2026-09-27

## Understand the rule

Safeonweb recommends contacting your bank if banking details were shared or money lost. Financial loss or extortion should be reported to the police. Forwarding a suspicious message is not a substitute for that report.



## Prepare your next steps


- Contact the bank through its official number and block compromised payment methods. Do not use a number supplied by the scammer.
- Keep messages, addresses, screenshots, transaction references and times. Do not click links again to gather more evidence.
- Prepare a timeline for police and change compromised credentials from a safe device. Check other accounts if passwords were reused.


## Practical example

Fictional example: a text impersonates a bank and requests a code. After entering it, you call your bank through its official app immediately and preserve the text for your report.



## What to check

Someone offering to recover funds for a fee may be another scammer. Reimbursement depends on the circumstances and cannot be promised.



### Is forwarding the message to Safeonweb enough?

It helps report the threat. Compromised banking data or financial loss also calls for contacting the bank and, as appropriate, police.

## Sources

- [Safeonweb — Victime d’arnaque](https://safeonweb.be/fr/victime-darnaque)
- [Safeonweb — Porter plainte](https://safeonweb.be/fr/porter-plainte-la-police)

General information, not personalised legal advice. Verify jurisdiction, applicable date and the primary source before acting.