How to Report Fraud in the District of Columbia

To report fraud or a scam in the the District of Columbia, Washington DC, contact the Attorney General, the Better Business Bureau or one of the Federal or local municipal egencies listed.

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General: Hon. Charles F.C. Ruff
http://occ.dc.gov/occ/site/default.asp

441 4th Street NW, Suite 1060 N
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-727-3400
Fax: 202-347-8922

Consumer Complaints
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer and Trade Protection Section
441 Fourth Street NW, Suite 1130 North
Washington, DC 20001
Email: consumercomplaint.oag@dc.gov
Consumer Complaint Form

Delaware FBI Field Office, Mortgage Fraud

Washington Field Office
http://washingtondc.fbi.gov/
White Collar Crime Supervisor
Washington Metropolitan Field Office
601 4th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20535-0002
Phone: 202-278-2000

HUD Field Office

Washington, DC Field Office
820 First Street NE, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20002-4205
Phone: 202-275-9200
Fax: 202-275-9212

HUD Regional Office
Philadelphia Regional Office
The Wanamaker Building
100 Penn Square, East
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3380
Phone: 215-656-0500
Fax: 215-656-3445

Nationally Chartered Credit Unions

Region II - Capital
http://www.ncua.gov/AboutNcua/org/Region2.htm
1775 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-3437
Phone: 703-519-4600
Fax: 703-519-4620

Savings & Loan Association or Savings Bank

Office of Thrift Supervision
Consumer Complaints and Inquiries
Email: consumer.complaint@ots.treas.gov

Southeast Region - Atlanta
1475 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Phone: 404-888-0771
Complaints: 800-842-6929

Southeast Region - Chicago
1 South Wacker Drive - Suite 2000
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Phone 312-917-5000
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

Government of the District of Columbia

Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
http://www.dbfi.dc.gov/dbfi/site/default.asp
1400 L Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-727-1563
Fax: 202-727-1290
File a Complaint or Report Fraud

Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
http://dcra.dc.gov
941 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-442-4400

Business and Professional Licensing Administration

District of Columbia Board of Real Estate
http://app.dcra.dc.gov/information/build_pla/occupational/real_estate/index.shtm
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202-727-1000

District of Columbia Board of Appraisers
http://dcra.dc.gov/dcra/cwp/view,A,3,Q,599882.asp
he Board consists of industry or public members of the District of Columbia community who have an interest in serving the appraisal industry. The five-member board is appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia based on their abilities, experience, and interest in serving the public. It meets every third (3rd) Wednesday of each month from 10:00 am - 12:00 noon in room 7237 at the DCRA headquarters building at 941 North Capitol Street, NE, Washington, DC, 20002.

There is one professional staff member to assist Board members as administrative support, Dorothy Thomas, who may be reached on 202-442-4472.

Washington, DC Better Business Bureau (BBB)

Better Business Bureau of Metro Washington DC & Eastern Pennsylvania
http://dc-easternpa.bbb.org
Email: info@mybbb.org
Phone: 202-393-8000
Fax: 202-393-1198
1411 K St. NW, 10th Floor
Washington DC 20005-3404

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.