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Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida
Fraud Alert: Scammers Claiming to be with OVC
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) has received multiple reports that our office’s name is being used as part of an imposter scam targeting individuals throughout the country.
These scammers falsely represent themselves as OVC employees and attempt to obtain personal information from the call recipient, such as a social security number, or will ask for money by suggesting the person’s social security number has been compromised. The scammers call from a local number and provide a “case number,” but it is all a fraud.
We encourage the public to remain vigilant and do not provide personal information during calls in which someone claims to be from OVC or the “OVC Fraud Prevention Unit.” OVC has no such unit.
We also encourage those who have received one of these calls to report this information to us through the OVC Resource Center at the National Criminal Justice Reference Service by email or by phone at 800–851–3420. Individuals may also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission online or by calling 877–FTC–HELP (877–382–4357).
(Posted November 8, 2019)
The mission of Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida is to improve the lives of low income persons in our community through advocacy, education, representation and empowerment.
- Language interpretation and accessible facilities provided. Appropriate auxiliary aids and services are available at no cost to deaf or hard of hearing clients and companions.
- CCLA Auxiliary Aid Service Plan
- FloridaLawHelp.org helps low and moderate income people find free legal aid programs in their community and provides information about their legal rights. To locate another Legal Services or legal Aid organization in the state of Florida OR if you need helpful legal information from divorces to bankruptcies go to www.FloridaLawHelp.org
- Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida is an equal opportunity provider and employer. In accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of Justice policy, this organization is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, contact or write Office for Civil Rights, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 810 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531 or call 202-307-0690 (Voice) or 202-307-2027 (TDD/TYY). Individuals who are hearing impaired or have speech disabilities may also contact OCR through the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 (TTY) or 877-877-8982 (Speech), or 800-845-6136 (Spanish). Or contact the Department of Legal Affairs, PL-01 The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida, 32399, or call 850-414-3300.
Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida is funded in part by the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) and does not engage in restricted activities prohibited by the LSC Act or LSC Regulations.
