Tuesday, March 9, 2010

HOW TO REPORT FRAUD IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

To report fraud or a scam in the state of Connecticut, start with the Attorney General, Better Business Bureau or contact the local municipal, state or Federal regulators most likely to have answers to your questions.

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General: Richard Blumenthal 
http://www.ct.gov/ag/site/default.asp 

Mailing Address: 
Office of the Attorney General 
55 Elm Street 
Hartford, Connecticut 06106 
Phone: Telephone: 860-808-5318 
Fax: 860-808-5387 
Email: attorney.general@po.state.ct.us 
For Consumers: Consumer Issues 
For Seniors: Senior Issues 

Report Welfare Fraud in Connecticut 
Provider or Vendor Fraud Reporting Form

FBI Field Office, Mortgage Fraud

White Collar Crime Supervisor 
http://newhaven.fbi.gov/ 
600 State Street 
New Haven, Connecticut 06511-6505 
Phone: 203-777-6311

HUD Field Office

Hartford Field Office 
One Corporate Center 
20 Church Street 
19th Floor 
Hartford, CT 06103-3220 
Phone: 860-240-4800 x3100 
Fax: 860-240-4850 

HUD Regional Office 
Boston Regional Office 
10 Causeway Street 
Room 301 
Boston, MA 02222-1092 
Phone: 617-994-8200 
Fax: 617-565-5257

Connecticut Department of Banking

File a Complaint 
260 Constitution Plaza, 
Hartford, CT 06103-1800 
Phone: 860-240-8299 or 1-800-831-7225 (toll-free) 
Fax: 860-240-8167

National Credit Union Administration

Region I - Albany 
http://www.ncua.gov/AboutNcua/org/Region1.htm 
9 Washington Square 
Washington Avenue Extension 
Albany, NY 12205 
Phone: 518-862-7400 
Fax: 518-862-7420

State-Chartered Credit Unions

Connecticut Department of Banking 
260 Constitution Plaza 
Hartford, CT 06103-1800 
Phone: 860-240-8220 
Fax: 860-240-8178

Savings & Loan Association or Savings Bank

Office of Thrift Supervision 
Northeast Region 
Consumer Complaints and Inquiries 
Email: consumer.complaint@ots.treas.gov 
Harborside Financial Center Plaza Five 
Suite 1600 
Jersey City, New Jersey 07311 
Phone: 201-413-1000 
Complaints: 800-842-6929

National Fair Housing Alliance

http://www.nationalfairhousing.org/ 
National Contact: Email: nfha@nationalfairhousing.org 
1212 New York Avenue, NW Ste 525 
Washington, DC 2005 
Phone: 202-898-1661 
Fax: 202-371-9744

Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection

http://www.ct.gov/dcp/site/default.asp 
Mailing Address: 
Department of Consumer Protection 
165 Capitol Avenue 
Hartford CT 06106 
Main Phone: 860-713-6050 
Consumer Info / Complaints: 860-713-6100 or 800-842-2649 
TDD: 860-713-7240 
Fax: 713-7239 
Consumer Complaints 

Real Estate & Real Estate Appraisal 
http://www.ct.gov/dcp/cwp/view.asp?a=1624&Q=276028&dcpNav=| 
165 Capitol Avenue 
Hartford CT 06106 
Phone: 860-713-6150 

Connecticut Better Business Bureau (BBB)

Better Business Bureau of Central New England 
http://central-westernma.bbb.org 
Email: worcester@cne.bbb.org 
Phone: 508-755-2548 
Fax: 508-754-4158 
340 Main Street, Suite 802 
Worcester MA 01608 

Better Business Bureau of Connecticut 
http://ct.bbb.org 
Email: info@ct.bbb.org 
Phone: 203-269-2700 
Fax: 203-294-6882 
94 South Turnpike Road 
Wallingford CT 06492 

Internet Crime Complaint Center 
IC3's mission is to serve as a vehicle to receive, develop, and refer criminal complaints regarding the rapidly expanding arena of cyber crime. The IC3 gives the victims of cyber crime a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of suspected criminal or civil violations. For law enforcement and regulatory agencies at the federal, state, local and international level, IC3 provides a central referral mechanism for complaints involving Internet related crimes. 

Better Business Bureau 
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) system in the U.S. extends across the nation; coast-to-coast, and in Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico. Since the founding of the first BBB in 1912, the BBB system has proven that the majority of marketplace problems can be solved fairly through the use of voluntary self-regulation and consumer education.