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How do I file a complaint
against an insurance company or banking
institution?
Contact
the New Jersey Department of Banking
and Insurance (NJDOBI) for complaints
against insurance carriers and discount
health plan providers, complaints involving
mortgage, banking and real estate issues,
and for questions about insurance coverage.
Link to the NJDOBI
Web site or call them at 800-446-7467(Insurance Claims
Ombudsman) or 609-292-5316 (Consumer Assistance - Insurance).
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How
do I report consumer fraud in New Jersey
such as billing disputes, unsatisfactory
service, failure to deliver goods, Internet
sales disputes, check or credit card
scams, telemarketing or warranty program
fraud?
Contact
the New Jersey Division of Consumer
Affairs at www.NJConsumerAffairs.gov or call them at 800-242-5846.
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How
do I report identity theft?
Contact
your local police department and/or
the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for
more information. Link to the FTC
Identity Theft Web siteor
call them at 877-IDTHEFT(877-438-4338).
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How
do I report welfare fraud?
Contact
the New Jersey Department of Human Services
(NJDHS) for the County Board of Social
Services where the subject resides.
For a list of New Jersey County Boards
of Social Services, visit the NJDHS
Web site or call the Division of
Family Development (NJDFD) at 800-792-9773.
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How
do I report Medicaid recipient fraud?
Contact
the Office of State Comptroller, Medicaid
Fraud Division. Link to their Web
site or call them at 888-937-2835.
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What
types of disability fraud does OIFP
investigate?
OIFP
investigates Private Plan disability
fraud. The New Jersey Department of
Labor & Workforce Development, Division
of Temporary Disability Insurance investigates
fraud against the State’s temporary
disability fund. The Social Security
Administration, Office of Inspector
General investigates fraud involving
permanent disability awards paid by
Social Security. Link to the New Jersey
Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division
of Temporary Disability Insurance Web
site or
call them at 609-984-2285. Link to the Social Security
Administration, Office
of Inspector General or call them
at 800-269-0271.
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Does
OIFP investigate unemployment insurance
fraud?
No. You should contact the New Jersey
Department of Labor & Workforce
Development, Unemployment Fraud Hotline
at 609 777-4304 or
visit their Web
site.
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What
types of workers’ compensation
fraud does OIFP investigate?
OIFP
investigates workers’ compensation
premium fraud and fraudulent claims.
If you would like to report a business
that does not have workers’ compensation
insurance, please contact the New Jersey
Department of Labor & Workforce
Development, Division of Workers’
Compensation, Office of Special Compensation
Funds. Link to their Web
site or write to them at: Office
of Special Compensation Funds (OSCF)
P.O. Box 399 Trenton, NJ 08625-0399
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Does OIFP investigate uninsured motorists?
OIFP
does not generally investigate motorists
who drive without the required automobile
insurance. You should contact the New
Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC)
and the local police. Link to the NJMVC
Web site or call them at 888-486-3339 or 609-292-6500. Information
about a motorist who possesses a forged
or falsified motor vehicle insurance
identification card should generally
be reported to the local police.
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Does OIFP investigate tax fraud?
No.
You should contact the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) at 800-829-0433 for federal
tax matters or the New Jersey Department
of Treasury, Division of Taxation at
609-292-6400 for state tax matters.
Link to the IRS
Web site and link to the New
Jersey Department of Treasury.
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Does
OIFP investigate Section 8 (federal
housing subsidies) fraud?
No.
You should contact the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
at 800-347-3735.
Link to the HUD
Web site.
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Does
OIFP investigate Medicare fraud?
No.
Medicare is a federally funded program.
You should contact the Department of
Health and Human Services, Office of
Inspector General at 800-447-8477.
Link to the Department
of Health and Human Services.
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Can
I submit my name, but yet remain anonymous?
How can I follow-up on a complaint
if I submit it anonymously?
Yes,
you can still remain anonymous if
you provide your name. The caller
will get a complaint number at the
end of the call and he/she can call
back with that number to get a case
status.
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Does
OIFP investigate cases when a vehicle
is kept at a New Jersey location with
license plates issued from another state?
No.
You should contact the police department
in the municipality where the vehicle
is kept.
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