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Fraud Awareness

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Victims and Service Providers

How to Report Fraudulent Activities

The Report Fraud section of the U.S. Department of Justice's website provides links to online forms and phone numbers that can be used to report specific types of fraud to federal agencies.

Online Toolkits

Assisting Victims of Mortgage Fraud Online Toolkit
With support from the Office for Victims of Crime, the National Crime Prevention Council created this toolkit to educate victim service providers, attorneys, and other allied organizations of the many types of crimes, frauds, and schemes associated with mortgage fraud and how to best serve victims.

Fraud Prevention Toolkit
This Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services toolkit highlights common types of fraud and abuse in the Medicaid program and offers resources for service providers.

Publications and Other Materials

Mass-Market Consumer Fraud in the United States: A 2017 Update
Federal Trade Commission, October 2019

Protecting Older Consumers – 2018-2019
Federal Trade Commission, October 2019

What We Know About Identity Theft and Fraud Victims From Research- and Practice-Based Evidence
Office for Victims of Crime-Sponsored, August 2019

Research Brief: Identity Theft and Fraud
Office for Victims of Crime-Sponsored, March 2019

Victims of Identity Theft, 2016
Bureau of Justice Statistics, January 2019

Supporting Victims of Conservator Exploitation
Office for Victims of Crime-Sponsored, September 2018

Taking Action: An Advocate's Guide to Assisting Victims of Financial Fraud
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and National Center for Victims of Crime, June 2018

Extended Fraud Alerts and Credit Freezes
Federal Trade Commission, September 2017

Conduct a search of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database for additional resources on this topic.

Other Resources

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraud, deception and unfair business practices in the marketplace. FTC helps victims by enforcing federal consumer protection laws and by providing free information to help avoid fraud and deception in the marketplace.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC): IdentityTheft.gov
This FTC website offers an array of tools for identity theft victims, including the means to quickly and easily file a complaint with the FTC and get a free, personalized recovery plan.

Financial Crime Resource Center
A program of the National Center for Victims of Crime, the mission of the Financial Crime Resource Center is to help victims of financial crime recover their assets and regain control of their lives. Access the website for information about trainings, resources for victims and those who provide services to victims, and more.

Fraud Prevention Toolkit
This Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services toolkit highlights common types of fraud and abuse in the Medicaid program and offers resources for service providers.

Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
For victims of Internet fraud, IC3 provides a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of a suspected criminal or civil violation.

National Identity Theft Victims Assistance Network (NITVAN)
Sponsored by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), NITVAN is a network of coalitions across the country, engaged in creating, enhancing, and delivering identity theft victim assistance training and outreach to improve the ability of the coalition members to provide direct victim assistance services.

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC): Directory of Crime Victim Services
The OVC Directory of Crime Victim Services provides a means for service providers and individuals to locate nonemergency crime victim services in the United States and abroad for various crimes.

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC): Fraud
This section of the OVC site provides information and resources on rights and services afforded to victims of fraud.

Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC)
OVC TTAC serves as a gateway to current training and technical assistance for victim service providers and allied professionals who serve crime victims.

Date Created: August 14, 2020