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Separating recovery hopes from evidence
After a financial loss, a confident promise of recovery can be especially persuasive. Keep the desire for a good outcome separate from the evidence supporting the promise. Verify unsolicited offers carefully and seek trusted support before making decisions under pressure.
A practical checklist
- Record what the offer actually guarantees.
- Check the organisation independently.
- Avoid paying on the strength of reassurance alone.
Putting it in context
A sympathetic message may still be part of a recovery scam. Kind language and technical detail do not establish that the sender can return funds.
Keep in mind
The FTC's recovery-scam guidance is a useful starting point; no recovery outcome is assured here.
References & further reading
The checklist and examples are original editorial guidance. External links provide background within their stated scope; they do not validate an individual operator or case.
- Gambling TherapyInternational · support service
- FTC: refund and recovery scamsUnited States · consumer information
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