Scam Prevention Resources

Here are different webpages and entities that have a large amount of resources to help prevent scams.

Consumer.Gov - all information on here is free for anyone to use

• Main Page 
• Scams and Identity Theft
• Get Consumer Alerts! 
• Infographs: https://consumer.ftc.gov/features/infographics
• Data and Visualizations-need data? Go here: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/data-visualizations
• Order Publications or download them here: https://www.bulkorder.ftc.gov/
• Videos: https://www.youtube.com/ftcvideos

FBI Scams and Safety:

• https://www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety

Federal Trade Commission (FTC):

• https://www.ftc.gov/

USA.gov site for Common Scams:

• https://www.usa.gov/common-scams-frauds

Report Fraud/Scams

• South Dakota Mines: link coming soon
• State Attorney General or State Consumer Protection Office - find your state office here:
  • https://www.usa.gov/state-consumer 
• Federal Trade Commission to Report Fraud (Most Common Scams)
  • https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/
    
• Federal Trade Commission to Report Identity Theft and get a recovery plan
  • https://www.identitytheft.gov/#/
• Online and International Scams - There are two agencies that can help
  • FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
    • https://www.ic3.gov/
  • Econsumer.gov
    • This government agency help protect people in more than 40 countries. They also have different language sites, if needed
    • https://www.econsumer.gov/en/Home/FileAComplaint/1#crnt
• Social Security Scam Reporting
  • https://secure.ssa.gov/ipff/home
• Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) - Report IRS imposters
  • https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/reportcrime_misconduct.shtml
• Health Information Privacy Complaint
• HHS.gov - https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/filing-a-complaint/index.html

Protecting Yourself and Others

• Federal Trade Commission National Do Not Call Registry: https://www.donotcall.gov/
• Protect your Privacy: https://www.usa.gov/privacy

Federal Agency Directory

• Find the verified contact information for Federal Agencies: https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies 

Scam Resource Toolbox - Find various resources to help prevent scams/fraud