Safety Guides

Verify before you pay. These guides cover how to check licenses, spot common Las Vegas scam patterns, and know what to do — and save — if something already went wrong.

Contractors & Home Services

How to Verify a Nevada Contractor Before Paying a Deposit

Real Estate & Rentals

How to Verify a Nevada Real Estate Professional

Las Vegas Rental and Deposit Scam Checklist

General Verification

How to Check Whether a Nevada Business Is Actually Registered

What Evidence to Save After a Suspected Scam

How to Report Fraud to LVMPD, the Nevada Attorney General, FTC, and FBI IC3

Marketplace and Resale Scam Checklist

Automotive Sale and Repair Warning Signs

Payment-App and Impersonation Scam Recovery Steps

Nightlife & Events

Las Vegas Ticket and Event Scam Checklist

Nightlife Promoter and Table-Booking Scam Warning Signs

Using VegasBlacklist

What a VegasBlacklist Report Does—and Does Not—Mean

How to Respond If You Are Named in a Report

How Corrections and Appeals Work