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How to Report Fraud in the State of Maine

To report fraud in the state of Maine, 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: Steven Rowe
http://maine.gov/ag/
Email: maineag@maine.gov
Central Office: Burton M. Cross Building, 6th Floor
Augusta, Maine 04333-0006
Toll-Free: 800-436-2131 - in Maine only
Phone: 207-626-8800
TTY: 207-626-8865

Consumer Protection Division
http://maine.gov/ag/consumer/index.shtml
6 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333
Consumer Complaints and Questions
Email: consumer.mediation@maine.gov
Consumer Line: Phone between 9 a.m. and Noon: 207-626-8849
Toll-Free: 800-436-2131 - in Maine only
Fax: 207-626-8812
Contact the Consumer Protection Division

Report Medicare or Medicaid Fraud
Phone: 1-800-HHS-TIPS (1-800-447-8477)
1-800-223-2164 (no more than 10 pages please)
Email: HHSTips@oig.hhs.gov
Mailing Address:
Department of Health and Human Services
HHS TIPS Hotline
P.O. Box 23489
Washington DC 20026

Report Unemployment Fraud in Maine

By Phone:
Call the Benefits Division at (207) 621-5100 or
Unemployment Claim Center at 1-800-593-7660.

By Email, Fax or US Mail Open this form ("WORD" format) and complete it. Save the completed form if you want to e-mail it. Print the completed form if you want to fax or mail it:

HUD Field Office

Bangor Field Office
202 Harlow Street - Chase Building, Suite 101
Bangor, ME 04401-4919
Phone: 207-945-0467
Fax: 207-945-0533

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

Maine Department of Professional & Financial Regulation

Bureau of Financial Institutions
http://www.maine.gov/pfr/financialinstitutions/index.shtml
Mailing Address:
Maine Bureau of Financial Institutions
Consumer Outreach Program
36 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0036
Toll-Free: 800-965-5235 - Maine only
Phone: 207-624-8570
Fax: 207-624-8590
Email: BFI.info@maine.gov
File a Complaint

Consumer Credit Regulation
http://www.maine.gov/pfr/consumercredit/index.shtml
Mailing Address:
Department of Professional & Financial Regulation
Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection
35 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333
Toll Free: 800-DEBT LAW (800-332-8529) (toll free in Maine)
Phone: 207-624-8527
TTY: 888-577-6690
Fax: 207-582-7699
File a Complaint

Maine Real Estate Commission

Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation
http://www.state.me.us/pfr/olr/categories/cat38.htm
#35 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0035
Phone: (207) 624-8515
Fax: (207) 624-8603
TTY: (207) 624-8563

Maine Real Estate Appraisers

Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation
Board of Real Estate Appraisers
http://www.state.me.us/pfr/olr/categories/cat37.htm
#35 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0035
Phone: (207) 624-8522
Phone: (207) 624-8603

Nationally Chartered Credit Union

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
Maine Bureau of Banking
36 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0036
Phone: 207-624-8570
Fax: 207-624-8590

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

Maine State Housing Authority

http://www.mainehousing.org
353 Water Street
Augusta, ME 04330-4633
Phone: 207-626-4600
Toll-Free: 800-452-4668
Fax: 207-626-4678
TTY: 800-452-4603

Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Maine


http://www.hbrame.org/
Offers complaint mediation/arbitration to member contractors
Phone: 207-622-7792

Maine Better Business Bureau (BBB)

Better Business Bureau of Eastern MA, ME, RI & VT
http://boston.bbb.org
Email: info@boston.bbb.org
Phone: 508-652-4800
Fax: 508-652-4820
235 West Central St, Suite 1
Natick MA 01760-3767

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.