Assists with prevention, detection, and reporting of suspected Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse.

BBB maintains Business Profiles for businesses and nonprofit across North America. BBB takes complaints and customer reviews for BBB Accredited Businesses and non-Accredited Businesses. Complaints deal with consumer issues regarding products or services and customer reviews pertain to an interaction or transaction with organizations. BBB asks all businesses to respond to complaints and reviews, and to address any issue(s) stated.

Provides a variety of services directed to educating the public about crime prevention. Community policing program includes activities for children such as sports, hobbies, and outings. Crime Prevention Officer is available to speak to interested groups. Encourages and assists neighborhoods to organize neighborhood associations, which meet to learn how to discourage preventable crime in their areas. Also has a program of stickers installed by the police which alert patrols to cars being driven at unusual hours which may have been stolen. Offers vacation security checks of homes for residents who are out of town. Sponsors a bike rodeo each year where children have bike safety tests, can ride a bike course, are fitted for helmets, etc.

Provides information on Fraud Fraud and scams targeting older adults and their caregivers. A trained fraud specialists and provide guidance free to both members and non-members.

Provides general crime prevention and safety education and information, including but not limited to, bunco/fraud prevention, bicycle safety, child passenger safety, telecommunications safety, identity safety, and elder abuse prevention. Provides a school resource officer as well as substance abuse prevention and gang prevention information.

Provides advocacy services, enforcing a variety consumer protection laws, many of which, Consumer Sales Practice Act is addressed in Ohio consumer protection laws, the Help Center can also assist with request for public record and provide educational materials including information on consumer scams in Ohio

Provides public safety services, security evaluations and vacation security checks for the residents and businesses in the City of Westlake.

Provides a variety of crime prevention programs including: security surveys of businesses and residences, personal safety information, organization of watch groups, children's safety, and drug awareness programs, speakers on related topics, etc.

Provides a website explaining current and common frauds/scams that are circulating regarding the Treasury Department.

Provides a website that allows consumers to report suspected scams. Consumers can record stories about scams and illegal schemes and fraud that they have experienced and can read others' stories. The stories help Better Business Bureau investigate and warn others about the scams.

Provides safety education to schools and other community groups. Topics include: safety issues, drug and substance abuse (through the D.A.R.E. school program), home and commercial security surveys, robbery prevention education, bunco/fraud prevention, and neighborhood watch groups. Also makes vacation security checks of citizens' homes.

Provides crime prevention and safety programs to Centerville residents in the areas of: bunco/fraud protection, property identification, child abuse prevention, juvenile delinquency prevention, commercial and residential security evaluations, child sexual assault prevention, shoplifting prevention, halloween safety, school safety, bicycle safety, vacation security checks, neighborhood watch programs, traffic safety, and child passenger safety.

Provides a helpline and other online resources to assist with preventing fraud.

Provides law enforcement information and education. Provides community policing, with officers patrolling on motorcycles and talking with residents. Accepts complaints on and provides information about consumer fraud. Performs security evaluations for homes and businesses on request. Provides special random patrols of homes where residents are on vacation.

Provides the following non-emergency crime prevention and community services: alcohol/drug education and prevention, security evaluations, fraud prevention, neighborhood watch, safety education, (bicycle, school, traffic); also motor vehicle noise control, commercial noise control, noise abatement, noisy neighbor control, barking dog control, and vacation security checks.

Provides a number of programs to benefit and protect the community. Programs include seatbelt safety, drug and alcohol prevention, sexual predators,computer safety, identity theft, seniors fraud prevention, crime prevention and vacation security checks of outside of residents property.

Provides comprehensive reports (including evaluation and accreditation) of charities. Maintains lists of BBB Accredited Charities by industry. Hears complaints dealing with consumer issues with a business and/or their products or services. Handles complaints against doctors or attorneys only in relation to billing issues. Provides recorded and printed information about consumer topics. Offers accreditation for businesses. Assists with concerns about charity donations.

Provides advocacy services, enforcing a variety consumer protection laws, many of which, Consumer Sales Practice Act is addressed in Ohio consumer protection laws, the Help Center can also assist with request for public record and provide educational materials including information on consumer scams in Ohio

Provides a helpline and other online resources to assist with preventing fraud.

Provides grade ratings on businesses, customer reviews, and dispute resolution. Accepts reports of unfair business practices and handles buyer/seller disputes concerning a company's products and services. Trade Specialists will investigate the consumer's issue and attempt to reach out to the company in question in order to reach a fair resolution. Does not provide legal enforcement or prosecute - but will share information with the Ohio Attorney General and other law enforcement agencies where warranted. Handles customer concerns with businesses in the following categories (but service not limited to these categories): Home improvement/repair, non-government owned utility companies, insurance companies, mortgage companies, banking, charities, check cashing, child care, realtors, restaurants (but doesn't handle food safety issues), and for-profit tax preparers. For medical facilities or services, will only help to resolve issues related to billing or customer service; does not take complaints concerning allegations of malpractice or medical competency.

Detects and prevents fraud, waste, abuse and violations of law in the operation of the State of Ohio government.

Dispatches police officers within Riverside city limits to the scene of a crime in progress or a police emergency incident (call 911). Dispatches police officers to the scene of incidents where citizens need non emergency assistance

Provides safety programs in the areas of: residential security evaluations, firearm safety, halloween safety, school safety, bicycle safety, neighborhood watch programs, personal safety, traffic safety, and child passenger safety.

Provides additional screening and security measures to prevent identity fraud and/or detect and counter refund fraud related to identity theft.

Maintains lists of businesses and charities and provides Business Profiles about them. Accepts reports of unfair business practices and handles complaints dealing with consumer dissatisfaction with businesses and/or their products or services. Provides printed information about consumer topics. Offers accreditation for businesses.