How to report a scam in Northern Mariana Islands

Scammed? Call your bank or card company first. Calling quickly may improve the chance of stopping a payment, but recovery isn't guaranteed. Then use the list below.

Who to report to in the Northern Mariana Islands

• CNMI Office of the Attorney General, Office of the Consumer Counsel. Consumer complaints: fill out the form online, or email [email protected]. Call the Civil Division at 670-237-7500, or the Investigative Division hotline at 670-237-7630.
• NMI Judiciary. If a caller says they are from the courts, hang up and call the court back using a number on nmijudiciary.gov.
• Your local police. File a report with the Department of Public Safety. If you are in danger or were threatened, call 911. Your bank may ask for a police report.

Phone numbers and links last verified Oct. 21, 2026. Check the agency's official contact page before calling.

Federal places to report (all states)

• FTC: ReportFraud.ftc.gov for most scams.
• FBI IC3: ic3.gov for online scams, crypto, and email payment scams.
• Identity theft: IdentityTheft.gov gives you a recovery plan.

Northern Mariana Islands scam numbers

FBI, 2025. Northern Mariana Islands residents reported 30 internet crimes to the FBI's IC3, 57th of the states and territories in the report. Reported losses were $290,585. (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2025 Internet Crime Report, state data appendix)

Crypto, 2025. Northern Mariana Islands residents filed 2 crypto complaints with reported losses of $1,000. (According to the FBI.)

Older adults, 2025. Northern Mariana Islands residents age 60 or older filed 3 complaints and reported losses of $15,500. (According to the FBI.)

FTC, 2024. The FTC's 2024 state tables do not list the Northern Mariana Islands, so we don't show FTC numbers here.

These numbers only count people who reported. Many people don't, so real losses are likely higher. FTC figures come from unverified consumer reports, not a survey.

Scams Northern Mariana Islands officials are warning about

• Fake court clerk calls. In October 2025, the NMI Judiciary warned about callers who pretend to be from the Supreme Court Clerk's Office and fake its phone number on caller ID. They say you must pay a fee to avoid arrest, or claim you missed jury duty or owe traffic fines. The Judiciary says the courts never ask for payment by gift card, wire, crypto, or payment app, and never ask for your Social Security, card, or bank numbers by phone or email. If you sent money or gave out personal details, the Judiciary says to report it to the Department of Public Safety, the FTC, or the FBI's IC3. (NMI Judiciary, Oct. 22, 2025)
• Emails from hacked agency accounts. In October 2026, the Northern Marianas Housing Corporation said some employee email accounts may have been hacked. If you get an NMHC email you weren't expecting, call NMHC to check before you click a link or open a file. NMHC's Saipan office number on the notice is 670-234-9447. (NMHC public notice, Oct. 15, 2026, posted on NMHC's disaster-recovery program site)

What to do right now

1. Stop all contact. Hang up on any "court clerk" who says you must pay to avoid arrest.
2. Call your bank or card company and ask whether the payment can be stopped or reversed.
3. Change passwords on any account the scammer touched, and turn on two-step login.
4. Save proof: screenshots, texts, emails, call logs, receipts, and phone numbers.
5. Report it to the state agency listed above, plus the FTC or IC3.
6. Beware of "recovery" offers. A request for a fee to get your money back is a common warning sign of a recovery scam.

Nearby states

• How to report a scam in Guam
• How to report a scam in Hawaii

Learn more

• How to report a scam anywhere in the U.S.
• How a $25 million email payment scam worked
• The fake closing email that cost $1.3 million

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