Financial Crimes Detail

​​The Financial ​Crimes Detail (FCD) is part of the Technical Investigations Unit of the Property Crimes Bureau.  They can be contacted at 602-534-5940 during normal business hours.

Common offenses investigated by FCD are:

• Identity Theft
• Fraud Schemes
• Forgery involving checks, credit cards and other documents
• Fraudulent use of a credit card
• Counterfeiting of documents and U.S. currency
• Embezzlement
• Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults
• Credit card skimmers

Victim Forms

• Identity Theft Reporting Packet
• Business Forgery Packet—For businesses only

Useful Links

• Internal Revenue Service - https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams (Income Tax Fraud/Preparer Fraud)
• Social Security Administration - Office of the Inspector General - https://oig.ssa.gov/repor​t (SSN fraud, lost and stolen Social Security Card)​
  
• Department of Education - Office of the Inspector General - https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/index.html?src=ft  (Student Loan Fraud)
• Credit Reporting Bureaus
• TransUnion - https://www.transunion.com/
• Equifax - https://www.equifax.com/personal/
• Experian - https://www.experian.com/
• Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) - https://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx (FBI reporting center for cyber-crime)
• Maricopa County Attorney's Office Check Enforcement Program - https://www.maricopacountyattorney.org/186/Check-Enforcement-Program (For Non-sufficient fund checks / Closed account checks made payable for goods or services). 
• Free annual credit report - https://www.annualcreditreport.com/index.action
• United States Post Office - Postal Inspection Service - https://www.postalinspectors.uspis.gov​