Places to report fraud to:
Sandoval County Adult Protective Services
4359Jager Way NE #D, NM 87025, Rio Rancho, NM 87144 505-867-2372
Sandoval County Sheriff’s Department
Non-Emergency Phone: 800-898-2876 or 800-862-4357
New Mexico Attorney General’s Office
https://nmdoj.gov/get-help/submit-a-complaint/
National Elder Fraud Hotline
833-372-8311 (Monday-Friday 10am-6pm ET, multilingual options)
Digital Training & Awareness Resources
Scam Prevention & Identity Theft – New Mexico Department of Justice
https://nmdoj.gov/get-help/scam-prevention-and-identity-theft/
New Mexico Aging – Avoiding Scams on medicare, social security, and more (and sign up for scam alerts)
https://aging.nm.gov/protecting-adults/avoiding-scams-fraud
Tech Life Unity
https://www.techlifeunity.com/a-to-z-topics
Be Internet Awesome for Kids by Google
https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us
Older Adults Technology Services from AARP
https://oats.org/digital-equity/
888-713-3495
Hotline hours: Mon-Fri, 7:00am-6:00pm MT / Sat, 7:00am-12:00pm MT
Goodwill Community Foundation
New Mexico State Library Digital Equity Program
https://nmstatelibrary.org/digital-equity-program
Visit our Library-Sponsored Videos page under Helpful Links
View the Presentation power point of Bo Ford’s presentation on avoiding scams.
Visit our “Other Useful Links” tab under Helpful Links for additional computer training and real/fake news resources.
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A NON-EXCLUSIVE LIST OF RESOURCES
Consumer Fraud Awareness and Prevention | Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) | U.S. Department of the Treasury
https://www.occ.gov/topics/consumers-and-communities/consumer-protection/fraud-resources/types-of-consumer-fraud.html
Fraud and scams | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/fraud/
Bureau of Consumer Protection | Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/bureaus-offices/bureau-consumer-protection
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) | FBI
https://www.ic3.gov/
Consumer Financial Education: Fraud and Scam Awareness | Department of Financial Protection and Innovation | State of California
https://dfpi.ca.gov/news/insights/consumer-financial-education-fraud-and-scam-awareness/
Scams & Fraud | AARP Fraud Watch Network™
https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/
https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/about-fraud-watch-network/
https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/identity-theft/
BBB Scam Tracker | Better Business Bureau
https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker
Security center | University Credit Union (UCU)
https://www.ucu.org/resources/helpful-information/security-center
Fraud Awareness: Protect Your Finances
https://www.ucu.org/blog/fraud-awareness-understanding-prevention
On-Demand Education | Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA)
https://www.finra.org/events-training/on-demand-education
Exposed to Scams: Scam Stories
https://www.finrafoundation.org/exposed-scams-scam-stories
Savvy Ladies | A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing free financial education to all women
https://www.savvyladies.org/
A FEW RULES OF THUMB TO PREVENT BECOMING A VICTIM OF FRAUD
• If something sounds too good (or bad) to be true, it probably is.
• Zero trust, 100% verification.
• Use institutional expert help.
• Don’t make decisions in haste.
• Safeguard your PII (Personally Identifiable Information) and your medical and financial data.
• Educate yourself.
One can’t know everything, but the more one knows, the more one is able to recognize wider patterns and evaluate new information.
• Don’t blame yourself for a mistake, learn from it.