The power of ReportFraud.ftc.gov

On this website, you can report a myriad of scams.

Here are some ways you can tell you’re dealing with a scam:

  • Scammers usually pressure you to act quickly. They don’t want you to have time to check what they’re saying.
  • Scammers tell you to pay in a specific way. They want it to be hard to get your money back, so they’ll say to pay by gift card, by wire transfer, or with cryptocurrency.
  • Scammers ask for your personal or financial information — things like your Social Security, credit card, or bank account number.
  • And remember: caller ID can be faked. So even if it looks like the call comes from a government agency like the Social Security Administration, IRS, or Medicare, or looks like it comes from a local number, it could be a scammer calling from anywhere in the world

Your report is shared with more than 3,000 law enforcers.

They can’t resolve your individual report, but they use these reports to investigate and bring cases against fraud, scams, and bad business practices.