YAUPICKS recovery scams: nobody can recover money you never deposited
There are videos and messages circulating that offer to recover money from YAUPICKS. They give a WhatsApp number and ask you to get in touch. If one of them found you, this page is the thing to read before you reply to it.
We are publishing this rather than ignoring it, because the people these operators reach are our members, and the second loss hurts a great deal more than the first one.
The short version: there is no balance to recover
YAUPICKS never takes deposits and never holds member funds. There is no account balance, no wallet, and no withdrawal process, because there is nothing to withdraw from. Members bet from their own accounts, with their own money, at licensed Australian bookmakers, and that money never passes through us.
So when somebody offers to recover your YAUPICKS funds, they are offering to retrieve something that has never existed. It is not a service that works badly. It is a description of a thing that is not real, and that single fact is enough to close the conversation.
The only money involved is a subscription payment, it runs through Whop, and if you think one was taken wrongly there are two free ways to deal with it. Both are further down this page. Neither one costs you anything up front.
How the recovery scam actually works
Advance fee recovery fraud is a second scam aimed at people who are already unhappy. The operator does not need to find victims, because public review sites list them for free. They take a real complaint, attach themselves to it, and sell the promise of getting the money back.
The version running in our name is built from a screen recording of a genuine one star review of YAUPICKS, posted as a short video with a phone number over the top. Nothing in the footage was fabricated. That is what makes it convincing, and it is also why it is worth understanding the pattern rather than looking for a fake.
The sequence is always the same. You make contact. They confirm your case is recoverable, usually within minutes and always with confidence. Then comes a fee: a filing charge, a legal retainer, a blockchain tracing cost, a tax that has to be cleared before the release. You pay it. Then there is another one, because there is always another one, until you stop.
How to spot one in under a minute
- They ask for money before they do anything. No legitimate recovery process in Australia works this way. This one tell is enough on its own.
- Contact is WhatsApp or Telegram only. No company name, no ABN, no registered address, no way to check who you are speaking to.
- The post names the wrong company. These videos are produced in bulk from a template, and the description often still carries the name of a completely different business from the previous run. It is the clearest tell there is, and it is visible before you make contact.
- They want remote access to your device, or your banking logins, or your crypto wallet seed phrase, to "verify" or "trace" the funds. Handing any of these over is the real loss, and it is usually much larger than the first one.
- They found you rather than the other way round. A reply under your review, a direct message, a comment on a complaint. Someone who read your grievance in public and arrived with a solution is not a coincidence.
- They claim to work with us, or for us. We have no recovery agents, no partners of this kind, and we never contact members on WhatsApp.
If you have a billing problem, here is the real route
Both of these are free and neither involves a third party taking a fee.
Email support@yaupicks.com with the date and the amount of the charge. It gets checked against the billing record and you get an answer either way. If what you want is to stop future charges, our cancellation page sets out the process step by step.
Or raise it with your bank or card issuer. Every Australian bank has a disputed transaction process, you do not need our permission to use it, and you do not need to pay anyone to do it for you. If you have already sent money to a recovery operator, contact your bank immediately rather than waiting, because some payments can still be stopped in the first hours.
Where to report it
Reporting is worth the ten minutes even when the money is gone, because these operators run at scale and the reports are what gets the accounts taken down.
- Scamwatch, run by the National Anti-Scam Centre, for the scam itself.
- ReportCyber, if money was actually lost, which routes it to police.
- Your bank, first and fastest, if any payment has been made.
- The platform it appeared on. Every major platform has a fraud and scam report path, and it is worth using even if a single report rarely does it alone.
If you see one operating in our name, send it to support@yaupicks.com as well. We would rather know.
Who we actually are
YAUPICKS is operated by YAUPICKS PTY LTD, ABN 40 673 940 228, ACN 673 940 228, registered in New South Wales and active since January 2024. You can check that in about ten seconds on the Australian Business Register, and we would rather you did than take our word for it. Our about page carries the registered office and the full entity detail, and our reviews page deals with the criticism of us directly, including the parts we would rather it did not say.
Frequently asked questions
Can I recover my money from YAUPICKS?
There is nothing held to recover. YAUPICKS never takes deposits and never holds member funds. There is no account balance, no wallet and no withdrawal process, because members bet from their own accounts with their own money at licensed Australian bookmakers. Anyone offering to recover a YAUPICKS balance is describing something that does not exist. If you believe a subscription charge was wrong, that is a billing question and it is handled at support@yaupicks.com or through your own bank.
Someone messaged me on WhatsApp saying they can get my money back from YAUPICKS. Is that real?
No. We do not contact members on WhatsApp, we do not use recovery agents, and we have no relationship with anyone offering that service. This is an advance fee scam: they ask for an upfront payment, or for remote access to your device, or for your banking or crypto logins, and the money and the access are the point. Do not pay and do not install anything.
Does YAUPICKS hold my money?
No. Subscription billing runs through Whop, and every bet a member places sits in their own bookmaker or exchange account in their own name. YAUPICKS PTY LTD is an education and community platform, not a bookmaker, wagering operator or financial services provider. No wagers, deposits or withdrawals happen on yaupicks.com.
How do I actually get a refund or cancel?
Cancel from your account, and if you think you have been charged in error, email support@yaupicks.com with the date and the amount so it can be checked against the billing record. If you would rather not deal with us directly, you can raise a dispute with your bank or card issuer. Both of those are free, and neither one involves paying anybody a fee up front.
How do I report a recovery scam in Australia?
Report it to Scamwatch, run by the National Anti-Scam Centre, and to ReportCyber if money was lost. If you have already paid, contact your bank immediately, because some payments can be recalled if you move quickly. Report the account to the platform it appeared on as well.
Why do these scams target YAUPICKS specifically?
They target anywhere with public negative reviews, because that is a free list of people who are already unhappy. The video circulating in our name is built from a screen recording of a real one star review of us. The operator did not invent a grievance, they filmed one and attached a phone number to it. That is the whole method, and it is used against hundreds of brands.
Written by the YAUPICKS team. Last reviewed July 2026.
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