Protect Yourself and Report the Latest Frauds, Scams, Spams, Fakes, Identify Theft Hacks and Hoaxes
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If you have observed a scam or been the victim of a scam, spam or fraud and want to report it for enforcement, here is a list of where to report different types of scams in the US, UK, Canada and many other countries. In some cases there is more than one agency to contact. Some scams fit into more than one category, also.
In all cases, you can start by reporting it to us, using this form. We will use the information to warn other consumers and help you to direct it to law enforcement agencies.
Report to the business whose name is involved or in whose business it happened.
Find contact
email addresses, reporting forms and phone numbers for many banks and businesses, like Amazon, Ebay, Chase, WalMart, Wells-Fargo below:
FTC: Next, the Federal Trade Commission's online complaint tool is the main tool to reporting a problem or scam to the government. They won't likely get your money back, but at least you will help them to catch the scammer.
Another catch-all for bringing internet scams to the attention of the
FBI and FTC is the U.S. government's
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at
Internet Fraud Complaints Center.
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FBI: To report a fraud, scam or crime to the FBI (the
Federal Bureau of Investigation), find the phone number for your nearest local FBI office?
If you are looking for your
local FBI Office Listings to report a crime or scam, click here
But to protect your finances, identity and in some cases, identity, you will generally also want to report the scam directly to another specific agency - see further down this page for specific directions.
Be sure to contact your bank or credit card company if you have given out credit card numbers, bank account information, etc.
And we will track and post more examples, so once again, please forward a copy to us - see the email address at the top of this page or cut and paste the email into our feedback form!
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See this page for detail information about Amazon scams and reporting them, or forward the email to |
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| American Express | spoof@americanexpress.com | |
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1-800-267-6884 |
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1-949-622-0525 |
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| Best Buy or Geek Squad | abuse@bestbuy.com | |
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| CVS | 888-607-4287. | |
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1-800-927-0395 |
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1-866-904-7500 |
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1-800-227-3782 |
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| Walmart | Walmart2Walmart/RIA Fraud Hotline fraudprevention@riafinancial.com | 855-355-2145 |
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1-800-788-7000 |
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1-866-867-5568 |