How to Report Scams/Fraud & Cybercrime - Reporting Scams

COUNTRY: United States

AGENCY/ENTITY: United States All

ONLINE REPORTING AVAILABLE: Yes

OFFICIAL WEBSITE:

REPORTING WEBSITE/URL:

United States

United States Law Enforcement or Regulatory Agencies

Criminal Investigative Agencies

- U.S. Secret Service – the Secret Service wants to talk to you
  - Find the nearest U.S. Secret Service Field Office to youhttps://www.secretservice.gov/contact/field-offices
  - Crypto Scams can also be reported by email to: CryptoFraud@SecretService.gov
  - Victims who require further assistance may call 1-888-813-USSS
  - Deaf and hard of hearing 202-406-5370
- U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations [FBI] – https://www.FBI.gov/ – REPORTING WEBSITE/URL: https://www.ic3.gov/
- U.S. Citizens & Immigration Service – Fraud Reporting – https://www.uscis.gov/ – REPORTING WEBSITE/URL: https://www.uscis.gov/scams-fraud-and-misconduct/scams-fraud-and-misconduct
- U.S. Internal Revenue Service [IRS] – http://www.irs.gov – REPORTING WEBSITE/URL: https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/reportcrime_misconduct.shtml

Regulatory Agencies

- U.S. Federal Trade Commission at https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/?orgcode=OperationShamrock – the FTC will send a copy of the report to the FBI
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (online complaint) – http://www.sec.gov/complaint/select.shtml
- U.S. Department of Justice, National Elder Fraud Hotline – https://ovc.ojp.gov/program/stop-elder-fraud/providing-help-restoring-hope
- U.S. Federal Reserve System – https://www.federalreserveconsumerhelp.gov/ – REPORTING WEBSITE/URL: https://forms.federalreserveconsumerhelp.gov/secure/complaint/formComplaintIntro
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Cybercrimes & Infrastructure Security Agency – Report to CISA | CISA

NGO

- INTERPOL Washington | INTERPOL Washington (justice.gov)

U.S. State & Territories Cybercrime Police Units

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

- Cyber Security in Delaware – DigiKnow
- Delaware State Police (Intelligence Unit)

District of Columbia

- Identity Theft and Fraud Reporting Procedures | mpdc

Florida

Georgia

Guam

- GPD | The Guam Police Department

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

- Fargo Police Department: Property Crimes
- North Dakota Attorney General, Reporting Identity Theft

Northern Mariana Islands

- CNMI Department of Public Safety https://www.dps.gov.mp/

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

- División de Crímenes Cibernéticos (pr.gov)
- Policía de Puerto Rico (pr.gov)

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Virgin Islands

- Virgin Islands Police (gov.vi)

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

U.S. Tribal Policing

Tribal Community Policing Resources | COPS OFFICE (usdoj.gov)

About The FBI’s IC3.gov

Please note that this is the main FBI reporting point for all cybercrime. However, victims will need to be told that the FBI does not follow up after reporting unless additional information is needed.

Federal Reporting Overview: Computer Hacking, Fraud, And Other Internet-Related Crime

The primary federal law enforcement agencies that investigate domestic crime on the Internet include: the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the United States Secret Service, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) . Each of these agencies has offices conveniently located in every state to which crimes may be reported. Contact information regarding these local offices may be found in local telephone directories. In general, federal crime may be reported to the local office of an appropriate law enforcement agency by a telephone call and by requesting the “Duty Complaint Agent.

Each law enforcement agency also has a headquarters (HQ) in Washington, D.C., which has agents who specialize in particular areas. For example, the FBI and the U.S. Secret Service both have headquarters-based specialists in computer intrusion (i.e., computer hacker) cases.

To determine some of the federal investigative law enforcement agencies that may be appropriate for reporting certain kinds of crime, please refer to the following table:

Type of Crime	Appropriate federal investigative law enforcement agencies
Computer intrusion (i.e. hacking)	FBI local office U.S. Secret Service Internet Crime Complaint Center
Password trafficking	FBI local office U.S. Secret Service Internet Crime Complaint Center
Counterfeiting of currency	U.S. Secret Service
Child Pornography or Exploitation	FBI local office if imported, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Internet Crime Complaint Center
Child Exploitation and Internet Fraud matters that have a mail nexus	U.S. Postal Inspection Service Internet Crime Complaint Center
Internet fraud and SPAM	FBI local office U.S. Secret Service Federal Trade Commission (online complaint) if securities fraud or investment-related SPAM e-mails, Securities and Exchange Commission (online complaint) Internet Crime Complaint Center
Internet harassment	FBI local office
Internet bomb threats	FBI local office ATF local office
Trafficking in explosive or incendiary devices or firearms over the Internet	FBI local office ATF local office

Other Cybercrime Reporting Resources

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)The mission of the Internet Crime Complaint Center is to provide the public with a reliable and convenient reporting mechanism to submit information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation concerning suspected Internet-facilitated criminal activity and to develop effective alliances with law enforcement and industry partners. Information is analyzed and disseminated for investigative and intelligence purposes to law enforcement and for public awareness.The Internet Crime Complaint Center
Department of Homeland Security’s National Infrastructure Coordinating Center: (202) 282-9201 (report incidents relating to national security and infrastructure issues)
U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (U.S. CERT) (online reporting for technicians)

UNITED STATES CYBERCRIME POLICE COMPLETE DIRECTORY