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Merrill Edge / Merrill fraud reporting routes

Brokerage-account fraud, suspicious activity, phishing, and fraud-guarantee claims.

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Merrill fraud support

1-800-MERRILL (637-7455)

Call immediately or contact the assigned financial advisor.

Source: Merrill Fraud Prevention Guarantee and Reporting

Before you report

Prepare the response, not just the phone call

Have this information readyFacts and identifiers the institution or agency may request7

Your name, what happened, and a callback number
Prepare a concise description of the circumstances and a reliable callback number.
Recommended by official source
What personal information was compromised
Prepare a factual inventory before completing the official report.
Required or commonly requested
How the information was misused
Prepare a factual inventory before completing the official report.
Required or commonly requested
Accounts and transactions involved
Prepare a factual inventory before completing the official report.
Required or commonly requested
Your name
Collect for formal report workspace; mask if exported publicly.
Required by IC3 complaint
Your phone number
Collect in secured workspace; show user they may need it for agency report.
Required by IC3 complaint
Your email address
Collect in secured workspace; show user they may need it for agency report.
Required by IC3 complaint

Preserve this evidence nowKeep original records before they are deleted, replaced, or changed7

Records of fraudulent transactions
Preserve statements, transaction details, checks, receipts, and claim records related to the fraud.
Keep originals and working copies
Fraud-related communications
Preserve letters, emails, messages, and notices exchanged with institutions or suspected actors.
Keep original and export copy
Names, dates, and details of contacts
Record every contact, date/time, person or department, channel, reference number, and promised next step.
Structured record
Written follow-up letters or emails
Keep copies of all written follow-up and delivery or submission confirmation.
Copy acceptable
FTC Identity Theft Report and personalized recovery plan
Download or print the report and recovery plan immediately and retain copies with the incident evidence.
Keep original and copy
Canceled checks
Preserve originals; store copy/reference in FraudPrep.
Keep original
Receipts
Preserve originals for payment/report records.
Keep original

Time-sensitive notesOfficially published windows or availability conditions1

Fraud protection notification

Notify as soon as possible and no later than 120 days after the suspected unauthorized activity

Record the activity date and notification date; do not rely on the outer limit.

Other official reporting routesAgencies that may apply depending on the facts11

FBI IC3

Internet crime, cyber-enabled fraud, online scam, business email compromise, crypto-related fraud, or time-sensitive cyber incident.

Does not accept evidence attachments; user must preserve originals.

FTC ReportFraud

Fraud, scam, bad business practice, payment scam, or consumer fraud routing.

No guarantee of individual recovery; route and report preserve record.

CFPB

Consumer financial product/service complaint after contacting company when applicable.

Submit supporting documents; generally include everything because second complaint may not be possible.

USAGov Scam Wizard

User does not know which agency to report to.

External router; not evidence storage.

U.S. Postal Inspection Service

Mail fraud, mail theft, USPS smishing/phishing, identity theft via mail, mail-related scam.

For mail fraud form, mail copies and keep originals.

Local law enforcement / 911

Immediate danger or time-sensitive matter requiring immediate intervention.

Preserve report number and officer/contact details.

FDIC Consumer Response Center

Complaint or assistance involving an FDIC-supervised financial institution.

Submit copies when requested and retain originals.

Federal Reserve Consumer Help

Determine the correct bank regulator or complain about a Federal Reserve-supervised institution.

Retain documents for follow-up; do not place account numbers or SSNs in the free-text narrative.

NCUA Consumer Assistance Center

Complaint or assistance involving a federally insured credit union.

Preserve complaint confirmation, credit-union response, attachments, and proof of written escalation.

IdentityTheft.gov

Identity theft or misuse of personal information requiring an FTC Identity Theft Report and recovery plan.

Download or print the Identity Theft Report and recovery plan immediately; retain copies.

SEC Investor Complaint and Tips

Possible securities-law violation or problem with an investment account or financial professional.

Save the TCR submission number and printable complaint copy; retain all supporting records.

Official sources and verificationEvery public route links back to an independently checked official source3

Merrill Fraud Prevention Guarantee and ReportingGeneral fraud reporting and financial-advisor escalation. · Verified in browser Merrill Fraud Protection Guarantee PDFSuspicious-account reporting number and reimbursement conditions. · Verified in browser Merrill Privacy and SecurityFraud reporting and phishing mailbox. · Verified in browser

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