--- title: "SCARS™ Guide: Reporting Scams To U.S. State Police Cybercrime Agencies" canonical: https://romancescamsnow.com/scarsrsn-guide-reporting-scams-to-u-s-state-police-cybercrime-agencies/ type: post author: "SCARS Institute Editorial Team" published: 2019-10-03 modified: 2022-12-19 categories: ["♦ ABOUT SCAMS"] summary: "SCARS™ Guide: Reporting Scams To U.S. State Police Cybercrime Agencies As A Result Of Actions By The Trump Administration, State Police Agencies Throughout The United States Have Substantially Improved Their Cybercrime Investigative And Support Capabilities As a result we recommend…" organization: "SCARS Institute - Encyclopedia of Scans - World's #1 Anti-Scam Website - Romance Scams NOW" organization_url: https://romancescamsnow.com/ llms: https://romancescamsnow.com/llms.txt --- # SCARS™ Guide: Reporting Scams To U.S. State Police Cybercrime Agencies # SCARS™ Guide: Reporting Scams To U.S. State Police Cybercrime Agencies ## As A Result Of Actions By The Trump Administration, State Police Agencies Throughout The United States Have Substantially Improved Their Cybercrime Investigative And Support Capabilities As a result we recommend now that instead of reporting to local law enforcement that you contact your state police cybercrimes unit. ## Here Is A Directory With Links To State Police Cybercrime Agencies In The U. S. Of A. **Alabama** - [CyberCrimes Unit, State of Alabama Law Enforcement Agency](https://iacpcybercenter.org/labs/alabama-law-enforcement-agency-cybercrimes-unit/) **Alaska** - [Alaska Department of Public Safety, Technical Crimes Unit](https://dps.alaska.gov/ast/abi/technicalcrimes) **Arizona** - [Criminal Investigations Division, Arizona Department of Public Safety](https://www.azdps.gov/organization/cid) - Data Privacy and Security, Arizona Attorney General **Arkansas** - Cyber Crimes, Arkansas Attorney General - Special Investigations Division, Arkansas Attorney General - Arkansas Attorney General Identity Theft Program **California** - [California Cyber Crime Center, State of California, Department of Justice](https://oag.ca.gov/cyberexploitation) - [eCrime Unit, State of California, Department of Justice](https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime) - [Bureau of Investigation, State of California, Department of Justice](https://oag.ca.gov/bi) - [Identity Theft Victim Checklist, State of California, Department of Justice](https://oag.ca.gov/idtheft/facts/victim-checklist) **Colorado** - [Identity Theft, Fraud and Cyber Crimes Unit, Colorado Bureau of Investigations](https://colorado.gov/pacific/cbi/identity-theftfraud-and-cyber-crimes-unit-contacts) **Connecticut** - [The District of Connecticut’s Cybercrime Program, U.S. Department of Justice](https://justice.gov/usao-ct/cybercrime-program) - [Computer Crimes / Electronic Evidence Laboratory, Dept of Emergency Services / Public Protection](http://ct.gov/despp/cwp/view.asp?a=4154&q=487836) **Delaware** - [Delaware State Police Intelligence Unit](http://dsp.delaware.gov/intelligence_unit.shtml) **Florida** - Computer Crime Center, Florida Department of Law Enforcement **Georgia** - [Identity Theft, Georgia Department of Law’s Consumer Protection Unit](http://consumer.georgia.gov/consumer-topics/identity-theft-what-to-do-if-it-happens-to-you) **Hawaii** - [ID Theft Alert, Hawaii Department of the Attorney General](http://ag.hawaii.gov/quick-links/id-theft/) **Idaho** - [Cyber Crime Unit, Idaho State Police](https://isp.idaho.gov/cybercrime/) **Illinois** - [Illinois Attorney General, Illinois Computer Crime Institute](http://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/communities/hitech/icci.html) **Indiana** - [Cybercrime & Investigative Technologies Section, Indiana State Police](http://in.gov/isp/3234.htm) - [Indiana State Police Cyber Crime Unit](http://iacpcybercenter.org/labs/indiana-state-police-cyber-crime-unit-crimes-against-children-unit/) - [Report an Internet Crime, Indiana State Police](http://in.gov/isp/2461.htm) **Iowa**** ** - [Cyber-Crime Unit, Iowa Department of Public Safety](http://www.dps.state.ia.us/DCI/fieldoperations/cybercrime.shtml) **Kansas** - [Cyberstalking, Kansas Attorney General](https://ag.ks.gov/public-safety/internet-safety/internet-safety-for-parents/cyberstalking) - [Your Identity, In Your Corner, Kansas Attorney General](https://ag.ks.gov/in-your-corner-kansas/your-identity/what-is-identity-theft-) **Kentucky** - [Cyber Crimes Unit, Kentucky Attorney General](https://ag.ky.gov/protecting-children/cyber-safety) - [Department of Criminal Investigations, Kentucky Attorney General](https://ag.ky.gov/about/branches/DCI) **Louisiana** - The Cyber Crime Unit, Louisiana Department of Justice, Attorney General **Maine** - [Computer Crimes Unit, Maine State Police](https://maine.gov/dps/msp/investigation-traffic/computer-crimes-unit) - [Consumer Protection, Identity Theft & Privacy, Maine Attorney General](http://maine.gov/ag/consumer/identity_theft/identity_theft.shtml) **Maryland** - [Computer Crimes Unit, Criminal Enforcement Division, Maryland State Police](http://mdsp.maryland.gov/Organization/Pages/CriminalInvestigationBureau/CriminalEnforcementDivision.aspx) - [Identity Theft Unit, Maryland Attorney General](http://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/IdentityTheft/default.aspx) **Massachusetts** - [The Cyber Crime Division, Office of the Attorney General](http://mass.gov/ago/bureaus/criminal/emcc/the-cyber-crime-division/) - [Attorney General’s Guide to ID Theft for Victims and Consumers](http://mass.gov/ago/consumer-resources/consumer-information/scams-and-identity-theft/identity-theft/attorney-generals-guide-to-id-theft-for.html) **Michigan** - [Michigan State Police, Cyber Section](http://michigan.gov/msp/0,4643,7-123-72297_72370_72379---,00.html) - [State of Michigan, Reporting Cyber Crime](http://michigan.gov/som/0,4669,7-192-78403_78404---,00.html) **Minnesota** - [Minnesota Financial Crimes Task Force](https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/bca-divisions/investigations/Pages/mn-financial-crimes-task-force.aspx) - [Help for Crime Victims, Identity Theft, Office of Justice](https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/ojp/help-for-crime-victims/Pages/Identity%20Theft.aspx) **Mississippi** - [Cyber Crime Unit, Mississippi Attorney General](http://ago.state.ms.us/divisions/cyber-crime/) - [Identity Theft, Office of the Attorney General of Mississippi](http://ago.state.ms.us/victims/identity-theft/) **Missouri** - Digital Forensics Investigative Unit, Missouri State Highway Patrol - [Identity Theft, Missouri Department of Revenue](http://dor.mo.gov/personal/individual/identity_theft.php) **Montana** - [Computer Crime, Montana Department of Justice](https://dojmt.gov/enforcement/investigations-bureau/computer-crime/) - [Investigations Bureau, Montana Department of Justice](https://dojmt.gov/enforcement/investigations-bureau/) - [Identity Theft & Security Freeze, Office of Consumer Protection, Montana Department of Justice](https://dojmt.gov/consumer/identity-theft/) **Nebraska** - [Nebraska State Patrol, Investigative Services](https://statepatrol.nebraska.gov/divisions/investigative-services) - [Identity Theft, Protect the Good Life, Nebraska Attorney General](https://protectthegoodlife.nebraska.gov/identity-theft) **Nevada** - [Fraud Protection, Nevada Consumer Affairs](http://consumeraffairs.nv.gov/) - [Nevada Identity Theft Program, Attorney General](http://ag.nv.gov/Hot_Topics/Victims/ID_Theft_Program/) **New Hampshire** - [New Hampshire Criminal Justice Bureau](https://doj.nh.gov/criminal/) - [Major Crime Unit, Investigative Services Bureau, New Hampshire Department of Safety](https://nh.gov/safety/divisions/nhsp/isb/majorcrime/index.html) **New Jersey** - [Cyber Crimes Unit, New Jersey State Police](http://njsp.org/division/investigations/cyber-crimes.shtml) - [High Tech Crime Bureau, New Jersey State Police](http://njsp.org/division/investigations/high-tech-crime.shtml) - [Digital Technology Investigations Unit, New Jersey State Police](http://njsp.org/division/investigations/digital-tech-investigations.shtml) - [The Official Website for the State of New Jersey, Internet Safety](http://state.nj.us/nj/safety/internet/) - [Cyber Fraud Unit, New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs](http://njconsumeraffairs.gov/ocp/Pages/cyberfraud.aspx) **New Mexico** - New Mexico State Police, Criminal Investigation Section **New York** - Computer Crime Unit, New York State Police - [Bureau of Internet and Technology, New York State Attorney General’s Office](https://ag.ny.gov/bureau/internet-bureau) - [The New York County District Attorney’s Office, Resources for Victims of Identity Theft/Cybercrime](http://manhattanda.org/resources-victims-identity-theftcybercrime) **North Carolina **** ** - [North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation](http://ncsbi.gov/) **North Dakota** - [Reporting Identity Theft, North Dakota Attorney General](https://attorneygeneral.nd.gov/consumer-resources/identity-theft/reporting-identity-theft) **Ohio** - [Identity Theft Unit, Ohio Attorney General](https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/IdentityTheft) - [Cyber Crimes Unit, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Ohio Attorney General](http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Law-Enforcement/Bureau-of-Criminal-Investigation/Investigation-Division) **Oklahoma** - [Computer Crimes Unit, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation](https://ok.gov/osbi/Investigative/Computer_Crime_Unit/index.html) - [Identity Theft Passport, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation](https://ok.gov/osbi/Criminal_History/Identity_Theft_Passport_Program/Criminal_Identity_Theft_Victim's_Responsibilities.html) **Oregon** - [Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Justice](https://doj.state.or.us/oregon-department-of-justice/divisions/criminal-justice/) - [Identity Theft, Oregon Department of Transportation](http://oregon.gov/ODOT/DMV/pages/driverid/idtheft.aspx) **Pennsylvania** - [Computer Crimes Unit, Pennsylvania State Police](http://psp.pa.gov/law-enforcement-services/Pages/default.aspx) - Report a Possible Sexual Cybercrime, Pennsylvania Attorney General **Rhode Island** - [Computer Crimes Unit, Rhode Island State Police](http://risp.ri.gov/ccu/) **South Carolina** - [Computer Crimes Center, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division](http://www.sled.sc.gov/ComputerCrimesCenter.aspx?MenuID=ContactInformation) **South Dakota** - [Identity Theft Unit, South Dakota Department of Consumer Affairs](https://www.consumer.sd.gov/fastfacts/identitytheft.aspx) **Tennessee** - [Cybercrime, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation](https://tn.gov/tbi/crime-issues/crime-issues/cybercrime.html) - [Identity Crimes Unit, Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security](https://tn.gov/safety/news/2014/3/25/tennessee-department-of-safety-homeland-securitys-identity-crimes-unit-to-h.html) - [Technical Services Unit, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation](https://tn.gov/tbi/divisions/criminal-investigation-division/technical-services-unit.html) **Texas **** ** - [Computer Information Technology and Electronic Crime, Texas Department of Public Safety](https://www.dps.texas.gov/CriminalInvestigations/citecUnit.htm) **Utah** - [Cyber Crimes, State Bureau of Investigation, Utah Department of Public Safety](https://sbi.utah.gov/cyber-crimes/) **Vermont** - [Technology Investigation Unit, Vermont State Police](https://vsp.vermont.gov/criminal/technology) - [Vermont Intelligence Center, Vermont State Police](http://vsp.vermont.gov/criminal/vic) - [Identity Theft and Fraud, Vermont Department of Taxes](http://tax.vermont.gov/help-and-resources/identity-theft-and-fraud) **Virginia** - [Computer Crime, Attorney General of Virginia](https://oag.state.va.us/CCSWeb2/) - [High Tech Crimes, Virginia State Police](https://pshs.virginia.gov/homeland-security/cyber-security/) - [Identity Theft, Attorney General of Virginia](https://oag.state.va.us/programs-initiatives/identity-theft) **Washington** - [Internet Crime, Washington State Attorney General](http://atg.wa.gov/internet-crime) - [Access Washington, Internet Crime](https://access.wa.gov/topics/consumerprotection/technology/internetcrime.html) **West Virginia** - [Identity Theft Prevention, West Virginia Attorney General](http://ago.wv.gov/consumerprotection/Pages/Identity-Theft-Prevention.aspx) - [West Virginia Identity Theft Resource Center](https://idtheftcenter.org/images/states/WestVirginia.pdf) **Wisconsin** - [Division of Criminal Investigation, Wisconsin Department of Justice](https://www.doj.state.wi.us/dci/division-criminal-investigation-dci) - [Identity Theft, State of Wisconsin Department of Revenue](https://revenue.wi.gov/Pages/faqs/ise-idtheft.aspx) **Wyoming** - [Identity Theft, Wyoming Department of Transportation](https://idtheftcenter.org/images/states/Wyoming.pdf) - [Computer and High Tech Crimes, Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation](http://wyomingdci.wyo.gov/dci-operations-section/computer-and-high-tech-crimes) If we have overlooked any entities or agencies, please add them in a comment below. ## Directory of U.S. Federal Cybercrime Law Enforcement - [Central Intelligence Agency, Report Threats](https://cia.gov/contact-cia/report-threats.html) - ### [Federal Bureau of Investigation Internet Crime Complaint Center](https://ic3.gov/default.aspx) - [FBI Directory of Field Offices by U.S. State](https://fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/field-offices) - ### [Federal Trade Commission, Identitytheft.gov](https://identitytheft.gov/) - ### [IRS, Report Phishing and Online Scams](https://irs.gov/privacy-disclosure/report-phishing) - [National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center](https://iprcenter.gov/) - [USA.gov – How to Report a Cybercrime](https://usa.gov/online-safety) - [US-CERT – Report Incidents, Phishing, Malware, or Vulnerabilities](https://www.us-cert.gov/report) - [U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement Cyber Incident Reporting](https://dhs.gov/publication/law-enforcement-cyber-incident-reporting-documents) - [U.S. Department of Justice Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section](https://justice.gov/criminal-ccips) - 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