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Report Fraud
If you would like to report fraud, please contact the appropriate investigative agency listed below.
All federal agencies have an Inspector General whose duties include investigating fraud committed against their agency. The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) has provided a reporting tool to help whistleblowers report fraud to the appropriate Inspector General. In addition, CIGIE has compiled the directory of all federal agency Inspectors General with their hotline number and address to report fraud.
If you are aware of fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement of federal funding, or misrepresentations relating to the coronavirus pandemic response, including the federal financial assistance and stimulus programs, submit a hotline complaint online to the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee.
Contact the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-FTC-HELP, 1-877-ID-THEFT, or online at Report Fraud FTC.
Contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324), or online at tips.fbi.gov.
If you are reporting cyber-enabled crime, to include online scams, email hoaxes, or other internet-enabled crimes, please submit a tip to the Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov
Contact the FBI or the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General at 1-800-HHS-TIPS, or online at Report Fraud, Waste, and Abuse | Office of Inspector General | Government Oversight | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.