Treat it as a scam. The video or interview is fake, often made with AI.
Take out passwords, codes and card numbers first.
What it looks like
An ad on social media, or even inside a game, that looks like a news story: a famous person "reveals" a platform that turns a small deposit into a fortune. Spain's INCIBE warned in May 2025 about ads using the King of Spain's image, promising that €250 could become €2,000 a day.
You sign up, deposit a little, see fake profits on a dashboard, and get calls pushing you to deposit more. When you try to withdraw, there's a fee, then another.
Red flags
- Guaranteed or daily returns.
- A famous face and a news logo on an ad.
- "Register now" before the offer ends.
- A "personal advisor" calling you to deposit more.
- Fees to withdraw your own money.
If it's happening now
- Don't register and don't deposit.
- Report the ad on the platform where you saw it.
- Check whether the company is authorised with your country's financial regulator, such as the CNMV in Spain.
Already deposited?
- Call your bank now and ask whether the payment can be stopped.
- Don't pay any fee to withdraw. It's never released.
- Report it to the police and keep everything.
- Ignore "recovery" offers from people who say they can get your money back for a fee. They're often the same people.
Where to report it
If money has gone or you shared card details, call your bank first, on the number on your card or in its app, never a number from the message.
Which country are you in?
- Free help, every day 8:00–23:00. INCIBE: call 017, WhatsApp 900 116 117 or Telegram @INCIBE017. Official page
- Report a scam message. Forward the email, or a screenshot of the text, to incidencias@incibe-cert.es. Official page
- If you lost money. Report it online at denuncias.policia.es, then sign it at a police station within 72 hours. Call 091 if it's happening now. Official page
- If your bank says no. Complain to your bank's customer service, then to the Banco de España if it won't help. Official page
- Report a scam text. Forward it to 7726, free. Official page
- Report a scam email. Forward it to report@phishing.gov.uk. Official page
- If you lost money. Report Fraud, at reportfraud.police.uk or 0300 123 2040 (England, Wales, Northern Ireland). In Scotland, Police Scotland on 101. Official page
- Report a scam text. Forward it to 33700, free. Official page
- Free help. 17Cyber, at 17cyber.gouv.fr. Official page
- Report a fake website. Pharos, at internet-signalement.gouv.fr. Official page
- If you lost money to an online scam. Complain online through THESEE on masecurite.interieur.gouv.fr. Official page
- If your card was used online. Block the card, then report the payments through Perceval on masecurite.interieur.gouv.fr. Official page
- Report a scam text. Forward it to 7726. Official page
- Report a scam. ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Official page
Read on the official pages on 12 November 2026.
Questions people ask
The video looked real. How can it be fake? AI can now copy a face and a voice convincingly. A real public figure doesn't sell investments in ads.
My dashboard shows profits. Isn't that proof? No. The numbers are made up to get you to deposit more.
Is all crypto a scam? No, but anything promising daily or guaranteed returns is.
What if I've already paid a withdrawal fee? Stop paying. Call your bank and report it.
Can Kiwi check the ad? Yes. Press the button, describe the ad or send a screenshot, and Kiwi tells you what looks wrong.