Report Welfare Fraud
What constitutes welfare fraud?
The most common types of Welfare Fraud are:
- The reported Absent Parent is actually living in the home,
- Unreported Income: the recipient has income which they are hiding,
- Ineligible Child(ren),
- Child(ren) not living in the home who are on the recipient's case.
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To report this crime, find your County listed below and contact them directly.
Investigations are conducted at the county level!
If you suspect someone may be committing Welfare Fraud, please contact the county from the list below. If you have any questions about which county to contact, you can contact the California Department of Social Services Fraud Bureau at their number listed below.
California Department of Social Services Fraud Bureau (www.dss.cahwnet.gov)
Fraud Hotline 1(800)344-8477 or Email FraudHotline@dss.ca.gov
State of CA Dept of Health Care Services
Fraud Hotline 1(800)822-6222 or Email Stopmedicalfraud@dhcs.ca.gov
Alameda County
(888) 991-TIPS (8477)
www.co.alameda.ca.us
Alpine County
(530) 694-2235
www.alpinecountyca.gov
Amador County
(209) 223-6550
www.co.amador.ca.us
Butte County
(530) 538-7411
www.buttecounty.net
Calaveras County
(209) 754-6625
www.co.calaveras.ca.us
Colusa County
(530) 458-0545
www.countyofcolusa.org
Contra Costa County
(925) 655-0881
www.co.contra-costa.ca.us
Del Norte County
(707) 464-3191
www.co.del-norte.ca.us
El Dorado County
(530) 642-7300
http://www.edcgov.us
Fresno County
(559) 600-5045
www.co.fresno.ca.us
Glenn County
(530) 934-6518
www.countyofglenn.net
Humboldt County
(877) 410-8809
www.co.humboldt.ca.us
Imperial County
(760) 337-6884
www.co.imperial.ca.us
Inyo County
(760) 878-0242
www.inyocounty.us
Kern County
(661) 633-6000
www.co.kern.ca.us
Kings County
(559) 582-3241
www.countyofkings.com
Lake County
(707) 995-4200
www.co.lake.ca.us
Lassen County
(530) 251-8128
www.co.lassen.ca.us
Los Angeles County
(800) 349-9970
Report Fraud Online (lacounty.gov)
Madera County
(559) 661-5160
www.madera-county.com
Marin County
(415) 473-3696
www.co.marin.ca.us
Mariposa County
(209) 966-2000
www.mariposacounty.org
Mendocino County
(707) 472-2333
www.co.mendocino.ca.us
Merced County
(209) 385-3000
www.co.merced.ca.us
Modoc County
(530) 233-6520
www.co.modoc.ca.us
Mono County
(760) 932-5550
www.monocounty.ca.gov
Monterey County
(831) 755-3224 (24 hours)
www.co.monterey.ca.us
Napa County
(707) 251-1099
www.countyofnapa.org
Nevada County
(530) 265-1340
www.mynevadacounty.com
Orange County
(714) 347-8636
www.ocgov.com
Placer County
(916) 784-6180
Or Email ReportWelfareFraud@placer.ca.gov or www.placer.ca.gov
Plumas County
(530) 283-6351
www.countyofplumas.com
Riverside County
(951) 358-3278
www.countyofriverside.us
Sacramento County
(916) 875-8911
www.saccounty.net
San Benito County
(831) 636-4158
www.cosb.us
San Bernardino County
(909) 252-4351
www.sbcounty.gov
San Diego County
(800) 421-2252
BPAI - Reporting Welfare Fraud (sandiegocounty.gov)
San Francisco County
(415) 557-5771
www.sfgov.org
San Joaquin County
(209) 953-7733
www.co.san-joaquin.ca.us
San Luis Obispo County
(805) 781-1914
www.slocounty.ca.gov/
San Mateo County
(650) 595-7583
www.co.sanmateo.ca.us
Santa Barbara County
(805) 737-7837
www.countyofsb.org
Santa Clara County
(408) 755-7175
www.sccgov.org
Santa Cruz County
(831) 454-4109
www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us
Shasta County
(530) 225-5606
www.co.shasta.ca.us
Sierra County
(530) 993-6700
www.sierracounty.ca.gov
Siskiyou County
(530) 841-2705
www.co.siskiyou.ca.us
Solano County
(707) 421-6447
www.co.solano.ca.us
Sonoma County
(707) 565-8530
www.sonoma-county.org
Stanislaus County
(209) 558-2020
www.co.stanislaus.ca.us
Sutter County
(530) 822-7230
www.co.sutter.ca.us
Tehama County
(530) 529-3590
www.co.tehama.ca.us
Trinity County
(530) 623-1265
www.trinitycounty.org
Tulare County
(530) 623-0250
www.co.tulare.ca.us
Tuolumne County
(209) 533-5711
www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov
Ventura County
(805) 477-1605
www.countyofventura.org
Yolo County
(530) 661-2654
www.yolocounty.org
Yuba County
(530) 749-6493
www.co.yuba.ca.us
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