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Home Fraud Hotline

 

 

Click here to download a Fraud Hotline brochure.

 

 

Report Fraud, Waste and Abuse

of Long Beach City Resources

 

(888) FRAUD 07


(888) 372-8307
 

Call Toll Free / 24 hours, 7 days a week
All calls are strictly confidential
Caller may remain anonymous

 

You can also use our on-line Fraud Hotline service.

When you begin the report, type: City of Long Beach in

the "What Company or Organization Does Your Report Concern?" box.

 

Click here to begin the fraud hotline process.

 

To protect your privacy, an independent, trained intake specialist who is not an employee of the City of Long Beach will receive your on-line report.  This third party provider will immediately send your information to the City Auditor's office for appropriate action. Your privacy is important to us. We do not keep a record of your email address.

 

I am committed to ensuring that our City operates with the highest integrity.  As a Certified Fraud Examiner, I know that fraud exists more than most people realize.  Unfortunately, fraud, waste and abuse of City resources hurts everyone – it results in low morale, affects wage increases, and reduces funds for important city services such as public safety, libraries, street repairs, parks, the arts and more.

 

If you see or suspect fraudulent, illegal or unethical activity, don’t ignore it!  Please take a minute and report your suspicions to our Long Beach City Auditor Fraud Hotline.

 

The Long Beach City Auditor Fraud Hotline has been established for City employees, citizens and/or vendors to be able to report fraud easily and confidentially.  The Fraud Hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Calls are not recorded and a caller does not need to give his or her name. We are using a third party provider to receive your concerns so you can feel confident that your report can be made anonymously if you wish. Your call will be answered by a trained interviewer. Calls will not be recorded, and there is no record kept of the phone number from which you are calling.

Your report is immediately sent to the City Auditor's Office where we will review all reports and take appropriate action. At every step of this process you can be assured that your confidentiality will be protected.

 

Listed below is the toll free phone number established for the Long Beach City Auditor Fraud Hotline.  Please take note of this number and report any activity you believe to be suspicious.

 

Common Examples of Fraud or Theft Against the City:


Submitting invoices for fictitious or personal goods & services


Theft of City property, such as inventory or supplies

Payroll or timekeeping fraud

Falsely reporting expenses for reimbursement

Taking or “skimming” cash paid for City services; such as parking, permits or fines

Stealing a check the City issued to another payee

Voiding legitimate cash register sales & stealing the money

Utilizing City property for personal use

Computer fraud or information theft

Conflicts of interest

Accepting a bribe, kickback or illegal gratuity

Bid-fixing

Recording fictitious sales

Auditing or accounting irregularities

 

To report other crimes or to report fraud or abuse that does not affect the

City of Long Beach, contact the appropriate agency:

Long Beach Police
562-570-7260

Medi-Cal Fraud or Elder Abuse
800-722-0432-

Child Abuse
800-422-4453

Medicare Fraud
800-447-8477

Identity Theft
877-438-4338

L.A. County Welfare Fraud
800-349-9970

L.A. County Fraud
866-428-1514

Mail Tampering or Theft
888-877-7644

Social Security Fraud
800-772-1213

Internal Revenue Service
800-366-4484

 

Click here to download the fraud hotline press release

 

Staff Contact: Danica Rogers, Certified Fraud Examiner at 570-6557 or via email at Danica_Rogers@longbeach.gov

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