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Official places to report scams

Scammers.com is an independent awareness site, not a government agency or law enforcement. To get a scam investigated — or to start recovering money or your identity — report it to the organizations below.

In immediate danger or being threatened? Call 911 (or your local emergency number). If you just sent money, contact your bank or payment provider first.

Report a scam (United States)

Start with the FTC or FBI, then add the agency that matches the scam.

  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC): ReportFraud

    The main U.S. government site for reporting scams, fraud and bad business practices.

    reportfraud.ftc.gov

  • FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)

    Report internet-enabled crime, including online investment, crypto, romance and business email compromise scams.

    ic3.gov

  • Your state attorney general

    Find your state or territory's attorney general, who handles consumer protection complaints. For in-person help, also file a report with your local police department.

    naag.org/find-my-ag

  • State and local consumer protection offices

    USA.gov's directory of state, county and city consumer protection offices.

    usa.gov/state-consumer

  • USA.gov: Where to report scams

    A guide to the right agency for each type of scam.

    usa.gov/where-report-scams

  • U.S. Postal Inspection Service

    Report mail fraud and scams that use the U.S. Mail.

    uspis.gov/report

  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

    Report suspected securities fraud, including investment and some crypto schemes.

    sec.gov/tcr

  • Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

    Report fraud involving commodities, forex and some crypto trading schemes.

    cftc.gov/complaint

  • FINRA: File a complaint

    Report problems with a brokerage firm or stockbroker.

    finra.org

  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

    Submit a complaint about a bank, lender, credit card, money transfer or other financial product.

    consumerfinance.gov/complaint

  • FCC Consumer Complaint Center

    Report unwanted calls, robocalls, caller-ID spoofing and texts.

    consumercomplaints.fcc.gov

  • Social Security Administration: Office of the Inspector General

    Report Social Security-related scams and impersonation.

    oig.ssa.gov

  • IRS: Report phishing and impersonation

    How to report emails, texts and calls pretending to be the IRS.

    irs.gov/privacy-disclosure/report-phishing

  • Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA)

    Report IRS impersonation scams and other tax-related crime.

    tigta.gov

  • HHS Office of Inspector General: Report fraud

    Report Medicare, Medicaid and other health care fraud.

    oig.hhs.gov

  • Medicare: Reporting fraud and abuse

    Check your Medicare statements and report suspected billing fraud.

    medicare.gov

Identity theft recovery

Stop scam calls & texts

Older adults & family

  • DOJ National Elder Fraud Hotline

    Free help for people 60 and older who may be fraud victims, from the Justice Department's Office for Victims of Crime.

    Phone: 833-372-8311

    ovc.ojp.gov

  • AARP Fraud Watch Network Helpline

    Free help from trained volunteers. You don't need to be an AARP member.

    Phone: 877-908-3360

    aarp.org

  • Eldercare Locator

    A federal service that connects older adults and caregivers with local support.

    Phone: 800-677-1116

    eldercare.acl.gov

  • Adult Protective Services (NAPSA)

    Find Adult Protective Services in your state to report abuse or financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult.

    napsa-now.org

  • DOJ Elder Justice Initiative

    Justice Department resources on elder abuse and financial exploitation.

    justice.gov/elderjustice

Check before you invest, hire or give

  • SEC Investor.gov

    The SEC's site for investors, with fraud alerts and tools to check an adviser.

    investor.gov

  • SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure

    Look up an investment adviser's registration and disciplinary history.

    adviserinfo.sec.gov

  • FINRA BrokerCheck

    Check a stockbroker's or brokerage firm's background and complaints.

    brokercheck.finra.org

  • NASCLA: contractor licensing

    The national association of state contractor licensing agencies. Check your state's licensing board before paying a contractor.

    nascla.org

  • BBB Scam Tracker

    Better Business Bureau's public database of reported scams.

    bbb.org/scamtracker

  • IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search

    Confirm a charity is a registered tax-exempt organization before you donate.

    irs.gov

  • Charity Navigator

    Independent nonprofit ratings of U.S. charities.

    charitynavigator.org

Crypto & romance scams

  • FBI IC3: Guidance for cryptocurrency scam victims

    What to do and what to report if you lost money in a cryptocurrency scam.

    ic3.gov

  • FTC: What to know about cryptocurrency and scams

    How crypto scams work and where to report them.

    consumer.ftc.gov

  • FTC: What to know about romance scams

    The lies romance scammers tell and the number one way to avoid them.

    consumer.ftc.gov

Outside the United States

  • Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre

    Canada's central agency for reporting fraud.

    antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca

  • Report Fraud (formerly Action Fraud): UK

    The UK's national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime.

    reportfraud.police.uk

  • Scamwatch: Australia

    Run by the National Anti-Scam Centre; report scams and read alerts.

    scamwatch.gov.au

  • econsumer.gov

    Report cross-border online scams to consumer protection agencies in more than 65 countries.

    econsumer.gov

Links go to official or long-established third-party websites. Always type addresses yourself or use these links — don't trust phone numbers or links in unexpected messages.