Fraud Reporting

The Broomfield Police Department is no longer taking fraud reports over the telephone.  Information and forms required to report fraud crimes are contained on this page.  If you are unable to print forms from this page, the forms may also be mailed to you.  Please contact the Investigations Division at 303-438-6497 and leave your name and address or fax number.  The Fraud Complaint Form will be sent to you.

All completed forms can be returned in person or by mail to:

Broomfield Police Department
Investigations Division
7 DesCombes Drive
Broomfield, Colorado  80020

If you have questions or concerns that are not addressed by one of the options listed below, please call 303-438-6497 and leave your name and telephone number.  Someone from the Investigations Division will return your call to answer your questions.

Fraud

If you feel you have been the victim of a fraud, to include credit card fraud, counterfeit checks, or fraudulent schemes, please complete the Fraud Complaint Form.  Once you have completed and submitted the form, someone from the Police Department will contact you to notify you of the status of your case.

For more information on fraud, visit the Internet Fraud Complaint Center at http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/.  You can file fraud claims committed over the Internet and receive fraud tips and information.

Identity Theft

Identity theft is a crime that affects victims every day.   If you are a victim of identity theft, in which your personal identification has been used fraudulently, you may report the crime to the police department in the jurisdiction where you live.  If you are a resident of the City and County of Broomfield, your report must be submitted in writing.  To do so, please complete the Fraud Complaint Form.   Once you have completed and submitted the form, someone from the Police Department will contact you to notify you of the status of your case.

For additional information on what identity theft is, how to prevent identity theft, or how to handle identity theft that's already occurred, please visit the following resources:

Federal Trade Commission
Internet Fraud Complaint Center
Social Security Administration
United States Postal Inspection Service

Bad Check Program

If you have received a bad check under $2,500, one that has been returned due to insufficient funds or written on a closed account, you may be referred to the 17^th Judicial District Attorney’s Bad Check Restitution Program.  This program attempts to collect on the check at no cost to you.  For information on the program, please visit www.checkprogram.com/17thjudicialco or call 1-800-574-6719.  If the check is over $2,500, you will need to complete the Fraud Complaint Form.  Once you have completed and submitted the form, someone from the Police Department will contact you to notify you of the status of your case.

Employee Thefts

If you have been the victim of an internal employee theft totaling over $15,000, please call 303-438-6497 and leave your name and telephone number.  You will be contacted to set an appointment with a detective to discuss filing a complaint.  If your loss amount is less than $15,000, contact the Broomfield Police Department dispatch center at 303-438-6400 to have a patrol officer take your complaint.

Credit Freeze

On Saturday, July 1, 2006, a new law went into effect that allows Colorado residents to place a credit freeze with the three credit reporting agencies, which is a great step in protecting consumers from having an identity thief open fraudulent credit in the consumer's name.

Your Social Security number is the key to all of your credit, and the manner in which the three credit reporting agencies track you. If a thief steals your Social Security number and can successfully make a fake Colorado Driver's License, they may be able to open credit in your name.  You may be unaware of these fraudulent lines of credit until you get your Free Credit Report or bill collectors begin calling.  In the process, your credit is damaged, and the process of cleaning it up can be tedious and costly.

A credit freeze may prevent a thief from opening fraudulent credit without your knowledge. For information on placing a credit freeze, please see the Credit Freeze Consumer Alert flyer.