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Suspect fraud?

Check with the state before it's too late
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  • Is it fraud?
  • Resources
  • Report it!

Check with the State

  • Look up a business
  • Verify a construction contractor or tradesperson license
  • Verify workers’ comp coverage of a business
  • Check a construction contractor’s safety history and more

 

Protect yourself: How to spot fraud

  • Homeowners tips for hiring a contractor
  • Hiring construction contractors Step-by-Step
  • Spot construction scams
  • Spot workers’ compensation fraud
  • Identify injured worker fraud

Resources

  • Attorney General
  • Better Business Bureau
  • Consumer.gov
  • Consumer action
  • Consumer Federation of America
  • Washington State Library
  • Insurance fraud and scams
  • Washington State consumer protection
  • Unemployment

In the news

  • Lynnwood business owner gets 22 months for tax fraud Feb. 17, 2022
  • Car dealership business sentenced for tax theft and filing fraudulent return Dec. 2, 2021
  • Business owners plead guilty, sentenced for tax theft Oct. 29, 2019
  • Plumber in hot water over workers' comp scam gets 45 days in detention April 30, 2018
  • Skagit County business pleads guilty to first degree tax theft April 9, 2018
  • King County homeowners say a contractor hired to take down dangerous trees isn't delivering KIRO 7, March 23, 2018
  • Restaurant owner avoided $5.6M in taxes using 'zapper,' state alleges KING 5, March 9, 2018
  • King County business charged with tax theft January 18, 2018

On the radio

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  • "Under the table" radio spot

On TV

  • "Under the Table" 15 second spot
The types of fraud you can report here are those investigated by the departments of Revenue, Employment Security, and Labor & Industries. While confidentiality statutes limit what we can share about the outcome of an investigation, we appreciate each tip received.

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