
Preventing Financial Scams
The Community Foundation's Preventing Financial Scams Initiative offers a number of free resources to help you avoid becoming victimized by scammers. Explore this page for the other videos and resources, information on reporting scams, and sign up for free twice-monthly Scam Alerts and Tips via email.
The Community Foundation of Northern Nevada has produced a series of short public service videos to help consumers avoid becoming victims of this growing threat in our community and around the world.
The series of 11 scam-prevention videos aim to increase awareness of scams with tips to help people avoid being victimized. Created in collaboration with the Better Business Bureau, each video averages 90 seconds in length and covers a specific type of scam:
Email Scam Prevention – English
Grandparent Scam Prevention – English
Romance Scam Prevention – English
Puppy Scam Prevention – English
Telephone Scam Prevention – English
General Scam Prevention – English
General Scam Prevention – Spanish
General Scam Prevention – Tagalog
Notario Fraud – English (Immigration/Legal Fraud)
Notario Fraud – Spanish (Immigration/Legal Fraud)
Notario Fraud – Tagalog (Immigration/Legal Fraud)
See all our scam-prevention videos on the Community Foundation’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpXMYH7YZv7tJwpuk2puvug
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The Community Foundation of Northern Nevada, a 501 (c) 3 organization, is established to strengthen communities in our region through leadership and philanthropy. The information provided on this page does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available on this page are for general informational purposes only.

Reporting scams, fraud, or financial abuse
Nevada Attorney General
Online: https://ag.nv.gov/Complaints/File_Complaint/
Phone: 888-434-9989
Federal Trade Commission
Online: https://ftc.gov/complaint
Phone: 1-877-382-4357
Nevada Consumer Affairs
Online: https://consumeraffairs.nv.gov/About/File_a_complaint/
Adult Protective Services
Cases of abuse, exploitation, abandonment, and/or neglect of seniors or vulnerable populations
Phone: 888-729-0571
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Complaints about financial products and services https://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker
https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/
Other Government Agencies
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/
Federal Trade Commission – Identity Theft
https://www.identitytheft.gov/
FBI Scams and Safety
https://www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety
Scam Trackers and Fraud Alerts
Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker
https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/
AARP Scam Tracking Map
https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/tracking-map/
Robo Calls and Phone Scams
Federal Trade Commission National Do Not Call Registry
Online: https://www.donotcall.gov/
Phone: 1-888-382-1222
Phone Number – Lookup Unknown Caller Directory
https://800notes.com/
HIYA
Call Blocker and Protection https://hiya.com/
Checking Charities
Community Foundation of Northern Nevada
Phone: 775-333-5499
Guidestar
Nonprofit reports and information https://www.guidestar.org/
Charity Navigator Evaluates charities
https://www.charitynavigator.org/
Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance
http://www.give.org/
IRS
Tax Exempt Organization Search https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/