ACCOUNTANT REGISTRATION OR ISSUES
Colorado Board of Accountancy
303-894-7800
www.dora.state.co.us/accountants/
AUTO ISSUES
Better Business Bureau
303-758-2100
www.denver.bbb.org
Colorado Auto Industry Division (title issues)
303-205-5746
www.mv.state.co.us/dlr/complaint.html
Auto Insurance Issues
Colorado Division of Insurance
303-894-7490
http://www.dora.state.co.us/insurance/consumer/AutoMain.htm
BANKRUPTCY ISSUES
If someone has filed for bankruptcy in your name, contact:
U.S. Trustee for the 19th District:
999 18th Street, Suite 1551
Denver, CO 80202
303-312-7230
BUSINESS RELIABILITY REPORTS
To receive a reliability report on a business, contact:
Better Business Bureau.
303-758-2100
www.denver.bbb.org
1020 Cherokee Street
Denver, CO 80204-4039
CHARITY RELIABILITY REPORTS
To receive a report on a charity, contact:
Colorado Secretary of State:
Phone: 303-894-2200, ext. 6407
A website for local charities only is: http://denver.bbb.org/Charity-Reviews/
Reports on national charities can be found at:
www.GuideStar.org
www.give.org
www.Charitywatch.org
CHECK VERIFICATION
To notify the check verification companies to stop accepting
your checks:
TeleCheck 800-710-9898 or 800-927-0188
Certegy, Inc. 800-437-5120
To find out if bad checks are being passed in your name:
SCAN 800-262-7771
COLLECTION AGENCY COMPLAINTS
Collection Agency Licensing (Attorney General’s Office)
303-866-5706
www.ago.state.co.us/CAB.htm
CREDIT CARD OFFER OPT OUT PROGRAM
To stop credit card companies from sending you pre-approved and unsolicited applications
1-888-567-8688
www.optoutprescreen.com
CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES
For FREE copies of your Credit Report from all three credit
reporting agencies: (You must give your Soc. Sec. Number)
Website: www.annualcreditreport.com
Phone: 877-322-8228
Or mail a copy of the Annual Credit Request Form to:
Annual Credit Report Request Service
P.O. Box 105281
Atlanta, GA 30348-5281
To put a fraud alert on your credit reports, contact any one of
the following:
Equifax 1-800-525-6285
P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241
Experian 1-888-397-3742
P.O. Box 2002, Allen, TX 75013
Trans Union 1-800-680-7289
P.O. Box 1000, Chester, PA 19022
Innovis 1-800-540-2505
P.O. Box 1358, Columbus, OH 43216-1358
CREDIT REPORTING COMPLAINTS
Federal Trade Commission
1-877-382-4357 (toll free)
www.ftc.gov
ELDER ABUSE REPORTING
In Arapahoe County:
Adult Protection Services Hotline 303-636-1750
In Douglas County
Dept. of Human Services 303-660-7378
In Adams County:
Adult Protection Services 303-227-2348
In Jefferson County:
Human Services Department 303-271-4339
STATE ELDER ABUSE HOTLINES
http://www.nccafv.org/state_elder_abuse_hotlines.htm
FRAUD REPORTING
Arapahoe, Douglas, Lincoln and Elbert Counties:
Call the Consumer Protection Line: 720-874-8547
In Denver City and County:
Call the District Attorney’s Fraud Line: 720-913-9179
In Adams/Broomfield Counties:
Call the District Attorney’s Fraud Line: 303-835-5633
In Boulder County:
Call the Boulder District Attorney: 303-441-3700
In Jefferson/Gilpin Counties:
Call the District Attorney’s Fraud Line: 303-271-6931
ID THEFT ASSISTANCE
For a copy of the ID Theft Affidavit:
1-877-ID-Theft
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/
For a copy of the District Attorney’s Identity Theft Workbook:
720-874-8547
INSURANCE PROGRAMS
To verify that an insurance policy and/or agent is approved for sale in Colorado, or to register complaints against an agent:
Colorado Division of Insurance:
1-800-930-3745
www.dora.state.co.us/insurance/
To check on auto and home insurance claims on your property for the past 5 years:
1-800-709-8842
www.ChoiceTrust.com
INTERNAL REVENUE CONTACTS
To verify the authenticity of a notice: 1-800-829-1040
For tax related issues, call the Colorado Tax Payer Advocate:
303-446-1012
To report tax fraud, call the IRS Fraud Hotline (800) 829-0433
INTERNET FRAUD
Report instances of Internet based fraud to www.IC3.gov
INVESTMENT OFFERS
To check investment offers, brokers and companies:
Colorado Division of Securities
303-894-2320
www.dora.state.co.us/securities/
To report fraudulent investment services using the mail:
USPIS
Criminal Investigations Service Center
Mail Fraud Unit
222 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1250
Chicago, IL 60606-6100
1-800-372-8347
www.usps.com/postalinspectors
JUNK FAXES
www.Junkfax.org
JUNK MAIL REDUCTION
Mail Preference Service
PO Box 643
Carmel, NY 10512
Or you can go to their website and register on-line at:
www.dmaconsumers.org
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
The Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People
303-722-0300 or 1-800-288-1376
www.thelegalcenter.org
University of Denver Student Law Office
303-871-6140, Office 335
E-mail: [email protected]
Colorado Legal Assistance (low income)
303-837-1313
www.coloradolegalservices.org
Metropolitan Lawyer Referral Service, Inc.
303-831-8000
www.mlrsonline.org
LENDING ISSUES
To report abusive lending, contact the FTC:
1-877-382-4357
www.ftc.gov/
CRC-240, Washington, DC, 20580
Or report it to your Attorney General
MEDICAL INFORMATION
To obtain a copy of your medical information from the insurance
industry database:
l-866-692-6901
MORTGAGE AND FORECLOSURE COMPLAINTS
Colorado Foreclosure Hotline
877-601-4673
Colorado HUD Counseling Agencies
CCCS of Greater Denver
7120 East County Line Rd.
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
Phone: 303-989-3300
E-mail: [email protected]
City of Aurora Community Development Division
9898 E. Colfax Ave.
Aurora, CO 80010
Phone: 303-739-7900
MOVING AND STORAGE COMPLAINTS
Contact the Better Business Bureau
Phone: 303-758-2100
www.denver.bbb.org
NO CALL LISTS
Colorado No Call List
To register your phone numbers:
303-776-2678 or 1-800-309-7041
www.coloradonocall.com
To file a complaint for a violation of the No Call Program:
www.coloradonocall.com (click on “Complaints”)
National Do Not Call List
To register your phone numbers:
888-382-1222
www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx
To report a violation of the National “no call” list
www.ftc.gov/donotcall/
NURSING HOME ISSUES
For assistance in finding a suitable nursing home or for assistance in resolving an abuse issue with a nursing home, call the Regional Ombudsmen:
Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, &
Jefferson Counties 303-455-1000
Boulder County 303-441-3199
Elbert & Lincoln Counties 719-348-5562
Or call the state Long Term Care Ombudsmen at 800-288-1376
If you are being abused or know someone who is being
abused, and need a local agency that can help you:
Eldercare Locator, 1-800-677-1116
PASSPORT ISSUES
If your passport is stolen or being used fraudulently:
http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html
or call a local U.S. Department of State field office
SECURITIES REGULATORS
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
(Regulates public offerings of securities)
1-800-SEC-0330
http://www.sec.gov
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
formally: National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD)
(Regulates stock brokers)
301-590-6500
http://www.finra.org/
National Futures Association
(Regulates commodities dealers)
1-800-621-3570
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
(Regulates firms that deal in commodity futures)
1155 21st Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20581
www.cftc.gov
International Regulators
www.iosco.org/lists/
To determine if a broker works at a US firm:
1-800-289-9999
SOCIAL SECURITY CONTACTS
For general assistance and questions, call:
1-800-772-1213 (toll free)
To report social security or ssi fraud:
Phone: 1-800-269-0271 (toll free)
TTY: 1-866-501-2101 (toll free)
Fax: 410-597-0118
Or write:
SSA Fraud Hotline
P.O. Box 17768
Baltimore, MD 21235
To obtain a copy of the Request for Earnings and Benefit
Estimate Statement (Form SSA-7004):
1-800-772-1213
Request on line at www.ssa.gov/mystatement
STUDENT LOANS
If a student loan has been issued fraudulently in your name,
contact the school that opened the loan and have it closed. Then report the loan to:
U.S. Dept. of Education Hotline, 800-MIS-USED.
TELEMARKETING & OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS
Federal Trade Commission
1-877-987-3728 (toll free)
www.ftc.gov
Federal Communications Commission
1-888-225-5322 (toll free)
www.fcc.gov
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
(all publications are free, in limited quantities)
1. CONSUMER ACTION HANDBOOK
Order copies by writing to:
Handbook
Federal Citizen Information Center
Pueblo, CO 81009
Or order on-line at: www.pueblo.gsa.gov
2. SENIOR LAW HANDBOOK, a publication of the Colorado Bar
Association
View the handbook on line, or order your own copy at:
www.cobar.org
3. CONSUMER INFORMATION CATALOG
To order a single copy, or to subscribe, call 1-888-8 PUEBLO
Or order on line at: www.pueblo.gsa.gov
4. NATIONAL FRAUD INFORMATION CENTER
www.fraud.org
5. SENIORS: PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST INVESTMENT
FRAUD HANDBOOK (published by the SEC)
To order: 1-800-732-0330
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