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How to Report Fraud in Washington State

To report fraud or a scam in the state of Washington from Seattle to Olympia, contact the attorney general, the Better Business Bureau or one of the Federal, state or local agencies listed.

Washington State Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General: Rob McKenna
http://www.atg.wa.gov/
File a Consumer Complaint

Main Office:
1125 Washington Street SE
PO Box 40100
Olympia, WA 98504-0100
360-753-6200

Consumer Protection
call centers are open M-F 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
1-800-551-4636
1-800-833-6384 for the hearing impaired

Bellingham
103 E. Holly Suite 308
Bellingham, WA 98225

Seattle
800 5th Ave. Suite 2000
Seattle, WA 98104-3188

Spokane
West 1116 Riverside
Spokane, WA 99201-1194

Tacoma
P.O. Box 2317
Tacoma, WA 98401

Vancouver
1220 Main St. Suite 549
Vancouver, WA 98660-2964

Washington State Department of Financial Institutions

File a Complaint
Identity Theft
P.O. Box 41200
Olympia, WA 98504
Statewide Toll-Free: 800-551-4636
Phone: 360 902-8700 or 1-877-RING DFI (746-4334)
TDD: 360-664-8126
Fax: 360-586-5068

Division of Consumer Services
http://www.dfi.wa.gov/cs/default.htm
Mailing Address:
Department of Financial Institutions
Consumer Services Division
PO Box 41200
Olympia, WA 98504-1200
Phone: 360-902-8703
Fax: 360-664-2258
Email: dcs@dfi.wa.gov

Nationally Chartered Credit Union

Region V - Tempe
http://www.ncua.gov/AboutNcua/org/Region5.htm
1230 W. Washington Street, Suite 301
Tempe, AZ 85281
Phone: 602-302-6000
Fax: 602-302-6024

State-Chartered Credit Unions
Washington Division of Credit Unions
PO Box 41200
Olympia, WA 98504-1200
Phone: 360-902-8701
Fax: 360-704-6901

Savings & Loan Association or Savings Bank

Office of Thrift Supervision
Consumer Complaints and Inquiries
Email: consumer.complaint@ots.treas.gov
West Region - San Francisco Regional Office
Pacific Plaza
2001 Junipero Serra Boulevard, Suite 650
Daly City, California 94014-1976
Mail: PO Box 7165
San Francisco, CA 94120-7165
Phone: 650-746-7000
Fax: 650-746-7001
Complaints: 800-842-6929

Southern California Area Office
Bentall Executive Center
551 North Tustin Avenue, Suite 1050
Santa Ana, California 92705-8635
Phone: 714-796-4700
Fax: 714-796-4710
Complaints: 800-842-6929

Seattle Area Office
101 Stewart Street, Suite 1010
Seattle, Washington 98101-2419
Phone: 206-829-2600
Fax: 206-829-2620
Complaints: 800-842-6929

National Fair Housing Alliance

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

Washington State Lemon Law

CALL
Statewide
Toll-free 1-800-541-8898
Local King County: 206-587-4240
Local Spokane County: 509-456-3124

Lemon Law Administration
Attorney General's Office
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2000
Seattle, WA 98104
Fax: 206-464-6451
Email: lemon@atg.wa.gov

Washington State Better Business Bureau (BBB)

Better Business Bureau of Alaska, Oregon & Western Washington
http://alaskaoregonwesternwashington.bbb.org
Email: info@thebbb.org
Phone: 206-431-2222
Fax: 206-431-2211
1000 Station Drive, Ste. 222
DuPont WA 98327

Better Business Bureau of E. Washington, N. Idaho & Montana
http://spokane.bbb.org
Email: info@thelocalbbb.com
Phone: 509-455-4200
Fax: 509-838-1079
152 S. Jefferson, Ste. 200
Spokane WA 99201

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.