The Sentinel

What law enforcement can get from Signal: only the account registration and last-connection dates, and why the seized device, not Signal's servers, holds the evidence.

How police request PayPal and Venmo records: subscriber/KYC data by subpoena, full transaction history by warrant, preservation, and India's fast-freeze route.

How police request Revolut records: UK production orders and the Lithuania (EU) route, KYC and transaction data, freezes, and India's MLAT path.

How police and government agencies request Reddit account data: the subpoena, court-order and warrant tiers, preservation, emergencies, and India's MLAT route.

How police request Cash App (Block) records: identity and transaction data, Bitcoin activity, the Oakland LE team, preservation, and India's route.

How police request Roblox data: the LE portal, the subpoena, court-order and warrant tiers, chat logs, NCMEC child-safety, emergencies, and India's route.

How police request Amazon, AWS and Ring data: account records, AWS account attribution, and Ring footage (warrant since 2024), plus India's MLAT route.

How police and government agencies request Microsoft consumer account data (Outlook, OneDrive, Xbox): the legal process, the LE portal, emergencies, and India's MLAT route.

How police and government agencies lawfully obtain Snapchat data: Snap's LESS portal, the subpoena/2703(d)/warrant tiers, preservation, and India's MLAT route.

Scammed in the EU? Call your bank first, unauthorised payments are refundable under PSD2 by the next business day. Report to your national police and ECC-Net.

Scammed in the Netherlands? Call your bank, file a police aangifte, and report to the Fraudehelpdesk. A clear English guide to reporting and getting money back.

Scammed in Sri Lanka? Report fast to Sri Lanka CERT (101) and the Police CCID, and call your bank to hold the funds. There is no automatic refund, speed matters.