If you’ve logged into your bank or given a scammer your credit card information, the first step you should take is call the number on the back of your debit/credit card. Do NOT Google search the number as scammers will often buy ads so that their fake customer service numbers show up first in the search. Most reputable financial institutions will not ask you to give them codes that have been texted to your phone or emailed to you. If you live near your financial institution, go directly to speak to someone there. Explain that scammers may have accessed your account and any transactions done were not done by you. It is also a wise decision to file a police report about any money lost and take the copy of the police report to file a dispute with your financial institution especially if they say they cannot help you.

Typically, money sent to scammers via gift cards, wire transfers and cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.) is very difficult to recover. Keep receipts of the transactions and the wallet addresses to report to exchanges.

Money sent via credit card has the best chance of being recovered because you can request a chargeback against the vendor (often a shell company set up by scammers to appear legitimate). 

If you have sent money via FedEx, UPS or through postal services, contact those companies immediately through the information provided on the receipts. Keep a detailed log of the transaction and provide tracking numbers, contents in the package besides money. Scammers may tell you to also pack magazines, books or clothing to disguise the money being in the package. Be sure to share the date, amount of money being sent and of course, the addresses of both the sender (you) and the recipient often a money mule, AirBnB, or another location specified by the scammer. There are no guarantees that your money will be recovered, but providing this information can increase the possibility of getting your money back.