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LapisLee
07-06-2008, 11:31 PM
Internet Fraud Complaint Center (http://www.ic3.gov/)

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (http://www.fbi.gov/) (FBI), the National White Collar Crime Center (http://www.nw3c.org/) (NW3C), and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/) (BJA).

IC3's mission is to serve as a vehicle to receive, develop, and refer criminal complaints regarding the rapidly expanding arena of cyber crime. The IC3 gives the victims of cyber crime a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of suspected criminal or civil violations. For law enforcement and regulatory agencies at the federal, state, local and international level, IC3 provides a central referral mechanism for complaints involving Internet related crimes.

Better Business Bureau (http://www.bbb.org/)

Our Vision:
An ethical marketplace where buyers and sellers can trust each other.

Our Mission:
BBB’s mission is to be the leader in advancing marketplace trust. BBB accomplishes this mission by:

Creating a community of trustworthy businesses
Setting standards for marketplace trust
Encouraging and supporting best practices
Celebrating marketplace role models, and;
Denouncing substandard marketplace behavior
Rip Off Report (http://www.ripoffreport.com/)

Victim of a consumer Rip-off? Want justice?
Ripoff Report® is a worldwide consumer reporting Web site and publication, by consumers, for consumers, to file and document complaints about companies or individuals. While we encourage and even require authors to only file truthful reports, Ripoff Report does not guarantee that all reports are authenic or accurate. Be an educated consumer. Read what you can and make your decision based upon an examination of all available information.

Unlike the Better Business Bureau, Ripoff Report does not hide reports of "satisfied" complaints. ALL complaints remain public and unedited in order to create a working history on the company or individual in question. Ripoff Reports cover every category imaginable! You can Browse the latest Reports (http://www.ripoffreport.com/searchlatestresults.asp?submit22=Search+Latest+3+M onths+of+Rip-Off+Reports+Now!), Search the Reports (http://www.ripoffreport.com/search.asp) or Submit your report (http://www.ripoffreport.com/write.asp) now for FREE, by clicking on File Report (http://www.ripoffreport.com/write.asp). View over 1,000 different topics (http://www.ripoffreport.com/cats.asp) & categories you can file under.

The National Fraud Information Center (http://www.fraud.org/)

Our mission is to give consumers the information they need to avoid becoming victims of telemarketing and Internet fraud and to help them get their complaints to law enforcement agencies quickly and easily.

Fraud Center FAQs (http://fraud.org/fraudcenter.htm)

Fraud Watch International (http://www.fraudwatchinternational.com/)

Everyone in the world is a potential victim of fraud…let FraudWatch protect you. FraudWatch International combines anti-phishing education, monitoring and detection services, and preventative software solutions to consumers and corporate clients.

Nigerian 419 Scam letters, Lottery emails, Phishing emails and other fraudulent emails should be forwarded to our Investigation Team.

Report a fraudulent email (scams@fraudwatchinternational.com)

Federal Trade Commission (http://www.ftc.gov/)

As a consumer or business person, you may be more familiar with the work of the Federal Trade Commission than you think. The FTC deals with issues that touch the economic life of every American. It is the only federal agency with both consumer protection and competition jurisdiction in broad sectors of the economy. The FTC pursues vigorous and effective law enforcement; advances consumers’ interests by sharing its expertise with federal and state legislatures and U.S. and international government agencies; develops policy and research tools through hearings, workshops, and conferences; and creates practical and plain-language educational programs for consumers and businesses in a global marketplace with constantly changing technologies.

maplaver
07-07-2008, 12:26 AM
Pissed Consumer (http://www.pissedconsumer.com/)

GPTboycott (http://www.gptboycott.com/)

Survey Police (http://www.surveypolice.com/)

LapisLee
07-15-2008, 06:08 PM
Snopes.com (http://www.snopes.com/) will dispel any rumor that you come across, but it is also quite handy for pointing out most types of internet and other frauds. Use the Snopes Fraud Squad (http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/fraud.asp) before you send anyone ANY money for ANYTHING out of the ordinary.