BEST FORUMS ON FRAUD:
Artists Against 419
- report fake bank.com web sites.
Forum for Women,
brought to you by
WomanSavers -
Research & rate
before you date! Trust must be earned, not handed out at first blush.
Fraud Watchers
Online
Corruption - Covers a wide variety of online scams.
Romancescams.org
forum - we highly recommend this site to those of your who have
fallen prey to foreign Sweetheart / Relationship scams. Alternate
path: Yahoo
Groups, search: romancescams.
Scam Investments: Thinking of
joining an hyip club? Join this forum first!
Scam Victims
United (SVU)
Scam Warners:
"We
are here to protect, inform and assist victims and potential victims of
internet fraud."
The Diligizer - for investment scams, HYIP's, biz scams,
due diligence. NOTE: You have to join EZBoard (free) to view the
Diligizer Board. While The Diligizer itself now requires an
invitation to become a member, it
is still a viable source for information and extremely informative.
Venture Research
Institute Open Forum - An excellent source of information on
investment fraud and scam types.
Forums that specialize in baiting scammers:
Anti-Fraud International
the Scam Baiter
419Eater
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101 Investor.com:
Everything for investors - a directory of Internet courses, chat rooms,
bulletin boards, informational sites, etc.
419
Coalition: A Nigerian fraud education web
site - one of the best and oldest.
800Notes: Did you
receive a call but the caller did not leave a message and the Caller ID
says "Unavailable"? Find out who is trying to contact you. Great
for calling back telemarketers to make sure you are removed from their call list.
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domestic violence.
AboutIdentityTheft - one stop identity theft information
source for our visitors from the UK.
uAlcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms (ATF)
uAnti-Phishing Work
Group: Learn about phishing emails, report phishing
emails (Full Headers required)
Article 5:
Songwriters! Before joining anything or hiring anyone to
promote your work, read about these scams on Music Producer Bobby
Farrell's web site.
Association
of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE): Find a Certified Fraud
Examiner (CFE) in you area (click on the Fraud Resource Center tab) learn
about what CFE's do and how they can help you, find courses in fraud
recognition and prevention. Attorneys
General: Find your
Attorney General's web site and Consumer Complaint contact.
Artists
Against 419: Large ongoing list of fake bank web sites.
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uBBB Online:
The Better Business Bureau system and BBBOnLine have made it fast
and easy for people to file complaints.
Blogs:
Fraudwar -
We highly recommend you bookmark this blog on Fraud, Phishing, and
Financial Misdeeds written by an experienced crime-fighter.
Bob Bear -
An excellent UK-based fraud-fighting web site that isn't afraid of
naming names. If you are suspicious of a web site or name, this is
a good place to start your research.
Brian
Wizard's Website: Nigerian scam info site. Buyer
Beware! - Caveatemptorus.com is an easy to navigate,
attractive web
site that provides internet shopping fraud alerts and
warnings.
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California Chamber of Commerce -
Minimum Wage Increase:
Get your new CalBizCentral Employer Posters
that reflect the new California minimum wage increase in your place of
business by January 1, 2007, in order to stay compliant with
California and federal law.
California State
Lottery Consumer Alerts
uCanada: PhoneBusters,
the Canadian Anti-Fraud call center
Certified Fraud Examiners: Association of
Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE) web site. To find a CFE, click
on the Fraud Resource Center tab in the navigation bar.
Charities:
Charity Navigator
is the nation's largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities.
GuideStar
lists thousands of legitimate charities in the US and the UK. Don't
send a donation without checking their site first!
US Internal Revenue
Service: To establish a US nonprofit, charity, or
foundation, one must apply to the IRS who maintains a list. If
the nonprofit, charity, or foundation you are looking for is not on
the published listed because its approval is less than 30-60 days
old, call the IRS to verify.
Canada Revenue Agency: List of charities registered by the
Canada Revenue Agency.
UK Charity
Commisson: The Charity Commission regulates the
administration and affairs of registered UK charities and provides a
searchable online list of registered charities.
Australia Charities Aid Foundations (CAF) only lists those
charities that have registered through the Australian Tax Office (ATO).
Child Safety & Crimes:
uChild Pornography: Report Child Pornography international
agencies.
Child Guidance:
Was your child's father or mother a con artist? Are you afraid your
child is presenting the same characteristics? Then please go to
this web site. No one is more experienced in working with parents
in the midst of such situations than Dr. Liane J. Leedom.
Child Safety: Nat'l Center for Missing & Exploited Children
child safety tips and guidelines.
Card Watch:
A UK credit card theft prevention web site that all should see.
Coin Collector.org:
Learn the difference between professional and illegal coin sales,
protect yourself from coin investment scams.
Computer
Crimes Research Center: A list of very important articles
from a highly respected cyber crime fighting site. Take the time to
read all the articles - you will not be disappointed.
uConsumer
Sentinel (The):
See how law
enforcement jurisdictions all over the world work together to fight fraud using
Consumer Sentinel, an innovative, international law enforcement
fraud-fighting program.
Counterfeit merchandise
International Anti-counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) - report
counterfeit merchandise and products.
Crimes
of Persuasion: a Les
Henderson site, author
of
Crimes of Persuasion
Crime
Resources:
crime related news, books and web resources.
CUFF
(Citizens United to Find Fugitives) (501(c)(3)
nonprofit division
of Straight Shooter)
uCybercrime.gov -
Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) of the Criminal
Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
Cyber
Criminals Most Wanted
uCyber Tipline (The):
Handles leads from individuals reporting the sexual exploitation of
children.
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An excellent web site that provides extra protection
and vital information for anyone who buys or sells online
ueconsumer.gov
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Your site for cross-border e-commerce complaints.
uEmail
scams
- File Scam Email Reports with Fraud Aid.
Elderly Fraud Resources:
A/PACT: Aging Parents and Adult Children Together. Consumer
Fraud Against the Elderly plus many other programs, tips, guides, and
resources.
uCenter for Problem-Oriented Policing: Financial Crimes Against the
Elderly.
Health Fraud and the Elderly: A Continuing Epidemic
efraudster.com:
Affiliate fraud, click fraud, lead fraud, sale program fraud.
Escrow.com If
you are going to buy something from a stranger or sell something to a
stranger, we strongly urge you to go here first!
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FakeChecks.org - From the US
Postal Inspector's Office
uFATF: Financial
Action Task Force on Money Laundering
uFBI Field
Offices: Not just for US citizens - if you are not a US citizen
but have knowledge and/or evidence of a crime being committed by a US
citizen in the US or abroad, or of criminal activity within the US, you
can contact the FBI, Federal and State Government:
See
US
Government
in this Directory
Federal Trade Commission (see
Identity Theft for more)
AvoID Theft: Deter, Detect, Defend
Deter, Detect, Defend Brochure
(PDF 207KB)
FTC:
Use this form to submit a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Bureau of Consumer Protection about a particular company or organization.
Information Compromise and the Risk of Identity Theft:
Guidance for Your Business
(PDF 52 KB)
President's ID Theft Task Force
Take Charge: Fighting Back Against Identity Theft
(PDF 4.9MB)
Test Your Knowledge about Identity Theft — New OnGuard
Online Quiz
What To Do If Your Personal Information Has Been Compromised
Veterans — Important Info on Unsolicited Email Offers &
Callers
Fight Fraud America
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Operated by professionals in fraud crimes, the current emphasis is
on insurance fraud and identity theft with more to come.
uFinancial Crimes Enforcement Network
(FinCen) -
To safeguard the financial system
from the abuses of financial crime, including terrorist financing, money
laundering, and other illicit activity.
Find Fugitives:
Straightshooter.net has a large database of fugitives and an easy to use fugitive
search form.
Fraud against the US Government -
Welfare fraud, Social Security
Fraud, State Disability Insurance Fraud, Food Stamps Fraud, etc.
So that you will be prepared and understand your legal rights of
protection and reward, please read this
before reporting your knowledge of the crime:
The False
Claims Act, Qui Tam
Forex Fraud -
How foreign [currency] exchange, known as "Forex," is used in fraud, and
training in Forex to avoid being scammed.
FraudInvestigator.com:
For those of you who
are located in South Africa and need a serious, professional, and well
organized investigative firm.
Fraud-Guide-To: Articles
and resources
Fraud Lawyer.com
FraudTech:
Author
of
How to Become a Professional Con Artist
Fraud Rescue - See what
former scam victim John Abromovage is trying to do for fraud victims
Fraudwar -
We highly recommend you bookmark this blog on Fraud, Phishing, and
Financial Misdeeds written by an experienced crime-fighter.
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GuideStar: Lists thousands of legitimate charities in the US and the UK.
Don't send a donation without checking their site first!
Gypsy
Scams, Gypsy Psychic Scams:
There are over 750 Gypsy Fortune Tellers in the police database.
Is your Gypsy Psychic on the list?
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Human Trafficking, Child
Slavery, Sex Slavery Resources:
Childtrafficking.com:
Swiss Foundation of Terre des hommes. Terre des hommes Foundation,
Lausanne, (Tdh) has focused on child trafficking since 1999. Resisting
child trafficking is one of its organisational priorities.
uCoalition Against Trafficking in Women:
The Coalition Against
Trafficking in Women (CATW) is a non-governmental organization that
promotes women's human rights by working internationally to combat sexual
exploitation in all its forms.
Human Rights
Watch (HRW): Campaign against the Trafficking of Women and Girls
International Labor Organization:
International Programme on the
Elimination of Child Labor
International Labor Organization:
C182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention,
1999
International Labor Organization:
ILO's Eight Core Conventions on
Fundamental Human Rights Ratification Table (PDF)
Save the Children, Albania:
Child Trafficking in Albania (PDF)
Stop
Child Trafficking, Asia: Welcome to Asia ACTS against child trafficking.
Stop Child Trafficking Now (SCTnow.ORG)
Plan
USA: Fighting child trafficking.
uUnicef:
Welcome to the Child Trafficking Research Hub
US
Department of Justice: Victims of Trafficking and Violence
Protection Act of 2000
US Department of State:
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection
Act of 2000: Trafficking in Persons Report (2001).
World Vision - since 1953: Fighting in the trenches
against child labor, child soldiers, child trafficking,
and child sex-tourism.
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Iban
Checker: Verify international bank account numbers
uICAC: The
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
uICE
- U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.
uICE Main
Contact Menu
Identity Theft: See more under
Federal Trade Commission in this Directory
AboutIdentityTheft - one stop identity theft information
source for our visitors from the UK
Identity Theft Assistance Center
- Click on Consumers in the navigation bar for variety of issues
Identity Theft
Don't Become a Victim: From the UK's Home Office
Identity Theft
Prevention and Survival: Home of the
ID-Theft Survival
Kit. Web site owned and created by an Identity Theft
survivor, lots of practical information you can start using immediately.
Paper Weapons -
Forged identity documents,
Mexican drug cartels, money laundering
Trusted ID Blog
- Ongoing alerts of ID Theft data breaches; ID Theft facts.
uIFCC: The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the
National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C).
Institute of Consumer
Financial Education - One of the best sites on the web for financial
planning regardless of your current financial state.
Insurance Fraud:
uNational
Insurance Fraud Bureau
Fight Fraud America
- Operated by professionals in fraud crimes, the current
emphasis is on insurance fraud and identity theft with more to come.
The John Cooke Fraud Report
- Since 1994 an excellent source of insurance fraud stories with
an insurance fraud archive dating back to 1995.
uInternational Anti-counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) - report
counterfeit merchandise and products.
uInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Commercial Crime Services - Trade document fraud, piracy, more
Internet Child Safety, Abuse, and
Exploitation Resources:
Child Safety: Nat'l Center for Missing & Exploited Children
child safety tips and guidelines.
KIKS: Keeping Internet
kids safe
NetSmart:
Recommended resources for Internet child safety education, tips and tools.
For parents, guardians, and teachers. Links to child abuse
resources.
Safe Kids:
Your family's guide to making the Internet and
Technology fun, safe and productive.
uInternet Crime Complaint
Center (IC3) - The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a
partnership between the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the
National White Collar Crime
Center (NW3C).
uInterpol: Criminal
activity or missing persons should, in the first instance, be reported to
your local police department or your National Central Bureau (NCB). For
further info, see our
Police-Justice
links.
Investor Protection Trust: Dedicated to non-commercial investor
education by individuals chosen from the ranks of U.S. state
securities regulators.
uIRS Criminal Division: If you suspect or know of an individual or
company that is not complying with the tax laws, you may report this
activity ...
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