Maybe something seems too good to be true. Or maybe it doesn't look right. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) warns that fraudulent registrations can come up after a disaster.
FEMA has several options for wildfire survivors to report suspicious activity or fraud:
- Contact the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General at 1-800-323-8603, TTY 1-844-889-4357.
- Or, a fraud complaint may also be completed online at the OIG’s website (http://www.oig.dhs.gov), faxed to 202-254-4297 or mailed to: DHS Office of Inspector General: Mail Stop 0305; Department of Homeland Security; 245 Murray Drive SW; Washington D.C. 20528-0305.
- Survivors can also call FEMA’s Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO) Tip line at 1-866-223-0814 or email to FEMA-OCSO-Tipline@fema.dhs.gov.
- If survivors suspect suspicious activity or fraud, contact the National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 866-720-5721, fax (225) 334-4707 or email disaster@leo.gov.