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Internet Crime Complaint Center - 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.
An Introduction to Internet Fraud - A introduction explaining many aspects of fraud on the internet.
Antiscam.net - Information about avoiding scams involving Eastern European women, especially Russian ones.
Artists Against 419 - Covering advanced fee fraud scams and fake banks.
Beachwood Canyon Productions Rental Fraud - Information on the case of a fraudulent online advertisement with Craigs List and LAPD.
Carbuyingtips.com - Fraud Guide - 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.
Cyber Criminals Most Wanted - Overview of cyber criminal activity that includes safety, security, viruses, scams, filtering, encryption, hackers and government legislation.
Cybercrime - Computer crime section of the Department of Justice contains links relating to internet commerce, intellectual property crimes, cybercrimes and general information.
Digital Age Fraud - Central source of information about the Digital Age Cyprus MasterCard/Visa fraudulent charge.
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Common Fraud Schemes - Describes scams to avoid, most of which are internet-related.
FraudWatchers.Org - An archive of various scams and fraudulent activities, plus a multilingual support forum.
GPTBoycott.com - Identifies "Get-Paid-To" websites that don't live up to their promises.
Hoaxes, Scams and Rip-offs - Basics on hoaxes, scams and rip-offs on the internet. How to spot them and where to report them. Useful links
How to Avoid Internet Investment Scams - Securities and Exchange Commission information about investment fraud.
Internet Fraud - Department of Justice site includes information defining Internet fraud, what to do about it, and where to go to get more information.
Internet ScamBusters - Extensive information on fraud, scams, hoaxes, urban legends and credit card fraud. Free e-zine and reports.
Junk Email - Resource site for dealing with e-mail scams.
Money Laundering Fraud - Tracks current fraudulent "money mule" operations operated through the Internet.
National Fraud Information Center - Provides a page devoted to Internet fraud.
PhishBucket - An archive of fraudulent and suspect emails, concentrating on bogus job offers and related topics.
Romance Scams - Information about people who use dating sites or social networks to con victims out of money. Peer support for those who have been tricked.
Scam Victims United - Information on scams and support from other victims.
Spam: Where to Complain About Frauds & Scams on the Internet - Links to government, advocacy, and watchdog groups accepting consumer complaints about Internet fraud and scams.
Stop-scammers - Information on dating fraud plus an archive of emails, documents and pictures. Membership required for some features.
Suspected Scammers - Search for and report online scam artists. Victims of scams can report the scammer's email or share their story..
The Anatomy of Clickbot.A - 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.
VMyths - Extensive resource for identifying and debunking computer virus hoaxes and myths.
Web Host Scams - Outlines things one should watch out for when signing up with a web host.
WebAssured - 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.

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Fake Escrow Sites

Escrow: "Temporary deposit with a third party of assets by agreement between two parties to a contract. The money is released when the conditions of the contract have been met."

Fake escrow sites pose as "third party" sites, but they don't do anything but keep the money.

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Please do not submit sites to this category unless they educate people on how to avoid being defrauded, the history of this and similar pyramid scheme frauds, or the possible consequences of passing one on.

This category is for sites about Make Money Fast chain letters and similar pyramid scheme frauds. It is not for the promotion of ways to make easy money... it is devoted to exposing them as frauds. Some topics here include how to avoid being defrauded, the history of this and similar pyramid scheme frauds, and the possible consequences of passing one on.

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