Consumer Resources

Consumer Resources: Toll-Free Hotlines

Here's an alphabetical list of toll-free consumer hotlines if you need help.

800 Number Information Operator
800-555-1212

AIDS Hotline
Center for Disease Control
800-342-2437 (Spanish)
800-344-7432

Arson Tip Line
Wisconsin Department of Justice
800-362-3005

Auto Recalls
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
800-424-9393

Automobile Safety
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
800-424-9393

Wisconsin Better Business Bureau
800-273-1002

Board on Aging & Long Term Care
800-242-1060

Bureau of Business Development
Wisconsin Department of Commerce
800-435-7287

Children and Families
Children's Special Health Needs Unit
Wisconsin Health and Family Services
800-441-4576

Consumer Product Safety Commission
800-638-2772

Crime Victims Services
Department of Justice
800-446-6564

Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
800-422-7128

Drug Enforcement Administration
Federal Drug Tip Line-State
800-622-DRUG or 800-622-3784

Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity
800-424-8590

Farm Crisis Hotline
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade
and Consumer Protection
800-942-2474

Federal Tax Information
800-829-1040

Federal Information Center
800-688-9889

Financial Institutions-Federal
FDIC
800-934-3342

Financial Institutions, Wisconsin
800-452-3328

Firearms Hotline for Registered Dealers
Department of Justice
800-262-4867

Fish & Game Violations
Department of Natural Resources
800-847-9367

General Accounting Office
Fraud Hotline
800-424-5454

Home Health Hotline
Department of Health and Family Services
800-642-6552

Housing and Economic Development Authority
Wisconsin General Information
800-33HOUSE or 334-6873

Insurance Commissioner
800-236-8517

Wisconsin State Legislature
Legislative Hotline
800-362-9472

Medical Assistance
Wisconsin Medicaid
Department of Health and Family Services
800-362-3002

Medigap Hotline
800-242-1060

Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
Services for the Elderly
Bureau of Pages on Aging
Health Care Financing
Medicare Hotline
800-638-6833

Postal Crime-Federal
800-654-8896

National Fraud Information Center
800-876-7060

Road Conditions
Department of Transportation
800-762-3947

Runaway Hotline
800-621-4000

Social Security Administration
800-772-1213

State Law Library
800-322-9755

Tourism
(Vacation Information)
800-432-8747 or 800-432-TRIP