The United States takes fraud very seriously and the majority of its government organizations dedicate time and specific teams to investigate and combat fraud from occurring within the government and governmental agencies. If you work within one of these sectors, you usually can safely report a scam under the protection of a whistleblower policy. If you witness this as a normal citizen, you can feel secure with the same protection. Individuals opposing governmental corruption and reporting it to the right sources is a cornerstone of democracy.
Internal Revenue Service The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) conducts investigations into tax fraud and you can report a scam through the mail by using various forms found on their website. Contact the IRS if you suspect a business or individual of participating in organized crime, altering documentation, failing to pay taxes, not reporting income, using your Social Security Number to file a tax return, defrauding customers as a tax service, tax promotion schemes, or producing illegitimate IRS communications or websites.
Government Accountability Office Fraud occurs within the government at all levels. Citizens elect officials who do not always uphold …show more content…
You can report a scam online, by mail, over the phone, or via fax. Social security fraud occurs when a recipient collects their Supplement Security Income Payment, but resides out of the country, receiving disability benefits while continuing to work, misuse of contract or grant funds, selling/buying/counterfeiting Social Security cards, failing to contact the SSA after the named beneficiary dies and collecting their checks, hiding assets or a marriage while receiving social security, or the impersonation of a SSA