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Fraud Hotline

You can help bring fraudsters to justice!

For easy online tip submission, use our online form.

If you think you have knowledge of:

  • Suspected theft or misuse of County property or cash
  • False reporting of hours worked
  • Submission of illegitimate vendor invoices
  • Misrepresentation of travel or expense reimbursements
  • Mismanagement of tax dollars
  • Fraudulent reporting of medical, disability or workers compensation claims
  • Spending in excess of what is reasonable and necessary
  • Violations of County policies
  • Other suspected fraud or abuse

YOU can help, because:

  • Globally, organizations lose an estimated 5% of their annual revenues to fraud.1
  • Governments are one of the most commonly victimized industries.1
  • Organizations with fraud hotlines significantly cut their losses due to fraud.1
  • The most common way for fraud detection in government organizations is through a tip.1
  • For those governments that maintain hotlines, losses were reduced by 37% and duration of fraud was reduced by 40%.1
  • Fraud and abuse are crimes everyone pays for!
  • The most common occupational fraud schemes in government organizations are Corruption (56%) and Billing (26%)1
  • It’s your money. You can make a difference!

1 Source: Occupational Fraud 2024: A Report to the Nations. Copyright 2024 by the Association of Certified     Fraud Examiners, Inc.

This hotline works for you!

Your tip may result in a cost-saving audit or investigation…but only if you report it to us.

Stamp Out Government Fraud Waste Abuse

If you are a public employee making a good faith effort to report an instance of wrongdoing or waste via the Cumberland County Controller's Fraud and Abuse Hotline, and you have been or become discharged from, discriminated against or disciplined in your employment, due to your whistle-blowing conduct, you may be afforded protection under the Pennsylvania Whistle-blower Law, 43 P.S. § 1421 et seq.  Further, to the extent that Cumberland County is a recipient or subrecipient of federal grant awards, you may be afforded Federal whistle-blower protection under 41 U.S.C. 4712§200.217.

Things to consider including in report:

  1. Identify area where fraud, waste, or abuse is occurring as well as person(s) involved
  2. Nature of the fraud/abuse
  3. Date and/or duration of occurrence
  4. Approximate dollar amount/value involved
  5. Any additional witnesses

Reporting options:

  • Submit your tip electronically using our online form.
  • Call 717.240.7784
  • Fax 717.240.6572

Other Resources:

Pennsylvania State Programs:
*Including but not limited to Medicaid, SNAP, CHIP, etc.,
1-844-DHS-TIPS (1-844-347-8477),
Hotline form available on www.pa.gov 

Children & Youth Services: 
M-F: 717.240.6120
Evenings, weekends, or Holidays: 717.243.4121
ChildLine, PA child abuse registry
(24 hours/day, 7 days/week)
800.932.0313 

Crisis Intervention: 
Camp Hill area: 717.763.2222 
Carlisle area: 717.243.6005 
All other areas: 866.350.4357 

Adult Protective Services (Age 60+): 
Calls between 8:00-4:30pm 
Carlisle area: 717.240.6110 
All other areas: 888.697.0371 x6110 

Calls between 4:30pm-8:00am 
Carlisle Area: 717.243.4121 
All other areas: 888.697.0371 x4121 

Consumer Protection: 
800.441.2555 

State Office of Consumer Advocate for Public Utilities: 
717.783.5048 

Department of Human Services Tips: 
844.347.8477 
800.654.5984 (TTY) 

Social Security Administration: 
800.772.1213 
800.325.0778 (TTY)

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