Can you sue a scam website and its owner(s)?

[Khezo]

Yes, if the owner of the website is residing in your country of residence, you can sue the owner of the scam website and recoup all the capital you lost on the scam website, but it will be hard for you to sue the owner of a scam website if you reside in different country different from where the owner of the website is living.

Well I do believe one can sue a scam website owner.
As long as the Person resides in your country of residence and you have proof of the scam.
But most times this sites do include some clause and policies that would indicate they didn't force or guarantee you that your money would grow with them or you would receive profit. Good luck

 

[BrolySSJ]

To be honest I think that it would be extremely hard to sue a scam website. Many of them ensure that they remain anonymous and that their website cannot be traced, and therefore as a result they will not be able to be found out for the scam activities that they have been doing. Unless the website and the owner can be tracked there is no way to sue them in my opinion. This is why so many scam artists in crypto get away with it.

 

[Kane]

Once there was a paid to post site called bubblews. In the beginning it paid, but later it send payment requests to pending. You wouldn't believe, I has $1300 with them when they refused to pay. There waa no way I couls sue. The site finally shut down. Suing a scam website is not possible.

 

[GIFTMICHAEL]

It is possible to sue scam website and reclaim everything they took from you.

No company is immune or above legal action.
Corruption in any business is a crime to humanity and should be dealth with.

You can report the website and present evidence of scam persived from those sites.

 

[Damscooguns73]

Concerning if an individual can sue a scam website. I doubt if that is possible because the owner we be made Anonymous unless you know the person or scammer in person. You just have to accept fate that you have been scammed

 

[Ridorz]

I do not think maybe it's possible to sue a owner of scamming website. Because they will not use their identification register the site all their details would be fake. So now tell me how will you should them. I do not see anyone that did so and I do not believe that it can happen.

 

[MastetG]

this scam issue can be avoided
you don't know contacts you out of the blue. you've never met in person asks for money. asks you to pay for something or to give them money through unusual payment methods such as gift cards, wire transfers or cryptocurrencies. asks you to pay for something in advance — especially through an unusual payment method.

 

[Goodday]

Yes, it is legal to sue a scamming site but very difficult. Scammers are very fast and smart in such a way that you can not easily get any real personal data about them but only fake ones. So when you only visit a site and sees that the site is closed, how will you then track them without any meaningful data so that you can fill case against them for scamming you?. That is just because with online, every one is his or her own boss.

 

[Kelvin7656]

If you've been scammed, you can file a complaint in several ways:

The National Consumer League's Fraud Center. This organization can help if you've encountered fraud, like telemarketing or Internet fraud, among others. It provides information on how to prevent scams and you can file a complaint. The Center collects complaints from consumers and shares them with its network of 100 law enforcement partners across the U.S. and Canada, as well as the Federal Trade Commission. You can get information on the Fraud Center's website at www.fraud.org.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC). You can file a fraud complaint with the FTC by going to www.ftc.gov and clicking on "File a Consumer Complaint." Complaints help the FTC track scams nationwide. If the FTC receives many complaints regarding one bad actor, it might take action. The FTC website also has information on how to protect yourself from scams.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). If you're having a problem with a financial product or service, you may file a complaint online with the CFPB. The CFPB will forward it to the company and work to get you a response, typically within about 15 days.

State Consumer Protection Agency. Your state or local consumer protection agency might be able to help if you've been scammed. To find your local agency, see State Consumer Protection Offices.

State Prosecutor. Contact your local prosecution office and find out if it investigates consumer fraud complaints.

Local newspaper, radio, or television stations. Many local media outlets are looking for scams and fraud stories. They might have a cadre of volunteers to pursue consumer complaints.

Keep in mind, though, that filing a complaint doesn't always mean you'll get action or results. You might have to file a lawsuit in small claims court (if the amount in question is small) or consult with an attorney.

 

[Tiwa]

Lol!
I mean I'm just thinking about how you would sue a scam website.
The fact that it's scam already defeated the details you would need to do that .
Remember the scammer motive was already premeditated which mean all details he or she used to register a domain will be fake.
No traceable path to follow in bringing such to book.
Except you go higher level of expert following the IP and other footprint not naked to the eye .
Nothing is impossible.

 

[Nicklas22]

Law enforcement agencies sometimes take legal action and if so, you may be entitled to some of the recovery. You can always try to sue the scammer in court or small claims court, but even if you get a judgment, it may be almost impossible to collect on that judgment.

 

[Abibatabosede]

It won't be easy to sue a scam site owner because it won't be that easy to track them down.moreover most of the scammers registered their business with wrong information which is untraceable so that it can be easy for them to disappear after they scammed people.

 

[Alexandoy]

If you mean the domain name is the ownership of a person or company but is owned by another person with no relation to the name then I don't think you can sue because the first problem is how to contact the domain name owner. That happened to me when I was consulted by a popular actress named Susan who wanted to have a website under her name. But the domain name (of her screen name) was already bought. We did everything to get in contact with the owner but failed.

 

[Sotherefore]

You can actually sue the owner of A scam websites that have been scamming people of their hard-earned money but sometimes and the problem related to this is that it will be very difficult for you to catch a scammer because most of them do not use their real names and sometimes the owner of that particular website will not disclose his identity to the public so catching the scammer might really be difficult that's yours why you might really find it difficult to catch them.

 

[Alexandoy]

If you mean the domain name is the ownership of a person or company but is owned by another person with no relation to the name then I don't think you can sue because the first problem is how to contact the domain name owner. That happened to me when I was consulted by a popular actress named Susan who wanted to have a website under her name. But the domain name (of her screen name) was already bought. We did everything to get in contact with the owner but failed.

 

[Mawome]

Yes I can, not only scam sites but scam telegram bot who claims they are real, but in the end they end up scamming, and fooling people, I will single handedly Sue them and Pres charge against them so that others can learn there lessons, being positive.

 

[Justin]

If the website exist only in the virtual world and doesn't have a physical office, you cannot sue a website or website owner. However, ig a website is established as a real business entity you can sue the website.

 

[Donkiz]

Most of the scam site does not use real address on their site and the details of the owner of the site is never hoisted on the site, and also mask any important details that can be used to trace them, thereby making it almost impossible to identify who they are, talk less of suing them.

 

[Ltherman]

This is possible if you know the residence of the business of that person. Most times its the state that handles such matters in the court. A person will seldom be allowed tó undertake such task.

 

[Kane]

I don't know if this solution will work but a lot of people suggest that you can write to the hosting provider of scam website and complain about the site. No hosting service want to work for fraudulent site.