Other Helpful Resources
Thousands of scams occur daily, and fraudsters are always finding new ways to steal your information. Here are resources to learn more about the latest scams and how to take action if you become a victim.
Learn More
From the latest scams to privacy rights, these helpful links provide information you need to protect yourself from fraud.
- Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker: This site allows users to both track scams occurring in real time in their local area and report suspected scams.
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC): This page provides a variety of information on protecting consumers. Topics include credit and loans, deposit services and frauds and scams.
- FTC Scam Alerts: The Federal Trade Commission Scam Alerts page gives information on avoiding and reporting scams.
- National Cybersecurity Alliance: Provides information on how to stay safe online, report cybercrime, manage your privacy and more.
- Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: An organization that works to protect privacy for all and advocates for positive change in consumer privacy rights and issues.
- US-CERT Cyber Awareness: The US-CERT Cyber Awareness page presents current cyber scam activity, alerts, bulletins and analysis reports on cyber threats.
Take Action
Think you’ve become a victim of fraud? Want to take steps to protect yourself? These links can help.
- DMAchoice.org: Allows users to opt out of unwanted direct mail.
- Fraud.org: This product of the National Consumers League provides the latest fraud alerts and allows users to file a complaint.
- Identity Theft Resource Center: A non-profit that works to help identity theft victims with live, direct advice at no cost.
- Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3): The FBI’s Internet Crime Complain Center provides a place for victims to file a complaint, consumer alerts, industry alerts, and information on ransomware, elder fraud and scams.
- National Do Not Call Registry: Gives users a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls or not. You can report unwanted calls, verify your registration on the list and register your phone number.
- Social Security Administration: This page provides information on Social Security cards and how to protect them. To report a lost or stolen Social Security card, follow the link and click “Replacing a lost card” on the right.
- US Postal Service: Use this page to file a mail fraud complaint.