Open Directory - Society: Issues: Fraud: Internet
See also: - A partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). Alerts for consumers and easy-to-use reporting mechanism for fraud. Formerly the Internet Fraud Complaint Center. - A introduction explaining many aspects of fraud on the internet. - Information about avoiding scams involving Eastern European women, especially Russian ones. - Covering advanced fee fraud scams and fake banks. - Information on the case of a fraudulent online advertisement with Craigs List and LAPD. - Consumer guide to preventing and fighting eBay, escrow, auto, internet, cashiers check, and Nigerian scams. Tips on how to spot phony escrow companies and report the scammers. - Overview of cyber criminal activity that includes safety, security, viruses, scams, filtering, encryption, hackers and government legislation. - Computer crime section of the Department of Justice contains links relating to internet commerce, intellectual property crimes, cybercrimes and general information. - Central source of information about the Digital Age Cyprus MasterCard/Visa fraudulent charge. - Describes scams to avoid, most of which are internet-related. - An archive of various scams and fraudulent activities, plus a multilingual support forum. - Identifies "Get-Paid-To" websites that don't live up to their promises. - Basics on hoaxes, scams and rip-offs on the internet. How to spot them and where to report them. Useful links - Securities and Exchange Commission information about investment fraud. - Department of Justice site includes information defining Internet fraud, what to do about it, and where to go to get more information. - Extensive information on fraud, scams, hoaxes, urban legends and credit card fraud. Free e-zine and reports. - Resource site for dealing with e-mail scams. - Tracks current fraudulent "money mule" operations operated through the Internet. - Provides a page devoted to Internet fraud. - An archive of fraudulent and suspect emails, concentrating on bogus job offers and related topics. - Information about people who use dating sites or social networks to con victims out of money. Peer support for those who have been tricked. - Information on scams and support from other victims. - Links to government, advocacy, and watchdog groups accepting consumer complaints about Internet fraud and scams. - Information on dating fraud plus an archive of emails, documents and pictures. Membership required for some features. - Search for and report online scam artists. Victims of scams can report the scammer's email or share their story.. - Provides a detailed case study of the architecture of the Clickbot.A botnet that attempted a low-noise click fraud attack against syndicated search engines. The botnet of over 100,000 machines was controlled using a HTTP-based botmaster. - Extensive resource for identifying and debunking computer virus hoaxes and myths. - Outlines things one should watch out for when signing up with a web host. - Consumer protection service site provides means to register complaints, free ShopAssured download alerts shoppers when entering e-commerce site, free reports on business's consumer performance.
