
A Program of the USC Family Caregiver Support Center
Members of the public are reminded to apply a critical eye and do their due diligence before trusting anyone purporting to be working on behalf of disaster victims and before giving contributions to anyone soliciting donations on behalf of disaster victims, as well as being extremely cautious before providing personal identifying or financial information to anyone, especially those who may contact you after a natural disaster.
The National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF), a national coordinating agency within the Department’s Criminal Division, operates a call center at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and serves as a centralized clearinghouse for disaster fraud complaints and information relating to both natural and man-made disasters.
Examples of illegal activity being reported to the NCDF and law enforcement include:
Report fraud to the National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 866-720-5721 or disaster@leo.gov