How to Report Fraud to LVMPD, the Nevada Attorney General, FTC, and FBI IC3

Documenting a scam on VegasBlacklist helps warn the community, but it doesn't replace filing with the actual agencies that investigate and act on fraud. Here's where to go, and when.

LVMPD Financial Crimes Section. For fraud, theft, and financial crimes that happened in the Las Vegas metro area, LVMPD's Financial Crimes Section handles reports and investigations: https://www.lvmpd.com/services/financial-crimes-section/fraud-crimes. Use this for local scams involving Las Vegas-area victims or suspects — in-person transactions, local business fraud, local rental scams, etc.

Nevada Attorney General — Bureau of Consumer Protection. For consumer fraud, deceptive business practices, and scams affecting Nevada consumers more broadly: https://ag.nv.gov/About/Consumer_Protection/Bureau_of_Consumer_Protection/. This is the right venue for business-practice complaints (bad contractors, deceptive sales practices, etc.) beyond a single police report.

Federal Trade Commission. For scams generally — online scams, imposter scams, telemarketing fraud — file at https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/. The FTC doesn't resolve individual cases but uses reports to build patterns and take enforcement action, and your report can support a broader case.

FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). For internet-based fraud — romance scams, business email compromise, cryptocurrency fraud, online marketplace fraud — file at https://www.ic3.gov/. This is especially important for scams involving out-of-state or international actors, which local police may not be able to pursue directly.

Which one(s) to use: File with more than one if your situation fits multiple categories — a local rental scam conducted mostly online, for example, could reasonably go to both LVMPD and IC3. Filing doesn't hurt your case and creates an official record you can reference later, including in a VegasBlacklist report.

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