Reporting Animal abuse scams in Africa 

Animal and Abuse and Scams have become increasing alarming over the pass years across social media. Across Uganda, Nigeria, and Ghana, fake "rescue" accounts which are not rescue but facilities that are abusing and killing dogs and cats using this abuse and posting on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, Signal, and Telegram

These animal abusers and killers are stealing dogs and cats picking strays animals and making them sick abusing the dogs cutting limbs and running them over so they become disabled all for people to donate. The money is not going to the animals but is part to wider global scamming network., ( including the USA UK & across Europe) killing and abusing animals for fraudulent donations .

Many of these scams trace back to Uganda, especially Mityana District, there is zero animal protection or enforcement as well as Nigeria, Ghana and many more african countries.

The problem isn't confined to one platform or one country. In 2024 alone, the public submitted 80,000 links showing suspected animal abuse content across social platforms, and 87.5% o. Nearby, an investigation found endangered wildlife, including pangolins, being openly sold through TikTok in Togo, West Africa

Uganda has now risen into the global top 50 countries for TikTok video and account takedowns, overtaking previous African hotspots like Ghana and South Africa, while TikTok removed nearly 11.9 million videos in one quarter across nine African countries, including Nigeria, for violating its policies

  • Report the account and account to the social media platform first thing to do

    DO NOT SHARE THE POST !!

    REPORT TO SMACC https://www.endcrueltyonline.com/report-a-concern or CONTACT CFCFA

  • Ensure if its a GO FUND , Paypal or other payment collection you report them them straight away

How to Report Scammers to the Social Media Platforms & Authorities

How to Report Scammers if you have been Scammed

If you realise that you have been scammed and your money has been sent to scammer , you still need to report to the authorities this will really help identify the scams globally.

Uganda

  • Cybercrime Unit, CID Headquarters, Kibuli

  • Police: 0800199399 / 0800199499 / 112 / 999

USA

  • IC3 (ic3.gov) — FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center

  • FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) for consumer-facing scams

  • If organized crime/gang-linked: tips.fbi.gov

UK

  • Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk / 0300 123 2040)

  • Serious cases feed to NCA’s National Cyber Crime Unit

France

  • Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr — official government portal for reporting and getting help with cybercrime

  • PHAROS platform (internet-signalement.gouv.fr) — for reporting illegal online content

  • Police: dépôt de plainte at any commissariat, or OFAC (Office Anti-Cybercriminalité) for organized cybercrime

Spain

  • Policía Nacional’s Brigada de Investigación Tecnológica (BIT) — denuncias.policia.es

  • Guardia Civil’s Grupo de Delitos Telemáticos (GDT) — gdt.guardiacivil.es

India

  • I4C — Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre, national portal at cybercrime.gov.in

  • Helpline: 1930

Nigeria

  • EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) — handles cyber fraud specifically, efccnigeria.org

  • NPF Cybercrime Unit — under Nigeria Police Force

Ghana

  • Cyber Security Authority (CSA) — call or text 292, WhatsApp 0501603111, or email report@csa.gov.gh

South Africa 

SAPS Cyber Crime Unit

  • Report at any local police station, or directly at SAPS Cyber Crime Unit (Pretoria HQ handles serious/organized cases)

  • General crime stop line: 08600 10111

South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC)

  • For banking/financial fraud specifically — sabric.co.za, they coordinate with SAPS on financial crime

Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA)

  • For investment scams, fraudulent fundraising schemes — fsca.co.za

National Cybersecurity Hub