 Spam: Where to Complain About Frauds & Scams on the Internet - http://www.elsop.com/wrc/complain.htm Links to government, advocacy, and watchdog groups accepting consumer complaints about Internet fraud and scams. |
 Internet ScamBusters - http://www.scambusters.com/ Extensive information on fraud, scams, hoaxes, urban legends and credit card fraud. Free e-zine and reports. |
 Federal Bureau of Investigation - Common Fraud Schemes - http://www.fbi.gov/majcases/fraud/fraudschemes.htm Describes scams to avoid, most of which are internet-related. |
 National Fraud Information Center - http://www.fraud.org/ Provides a page devoted to Internet fraud. |
 Carbuyingtips.com - Fraud Guide - http://www.carbuyingtips.com/fraud.htm 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. |
 WebAssured - http://www.webassured.com/ 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. |
 Hoaxkill - http://www.hoaxkill.com/ Lists and links identifying Internet virus hoaxes, chain letters, urban legends, parodies of hoaxes, and discussion forum. |
 The Anatomy of Clickbot.A - http://www.usenix.org/events/hotbots07/tech/full_papers/daswani/daswani_html/ 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. |
 RipOffs.org - http://www.ripoffs.org/ Moderated complaints service covering consumer interests, government and politics. |
 Antiscam.net - http://www.antiscam.net/ Information about avoiding scams involving Eastern European women, especially Russian ones. |
 Web Host Scams - http://www.webhostingchoice.com/scams.shtml Outlines things one should watch out for when signing up with a web host. |
 How to Avoid Internet Investment Scams - http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/cyberfraud.htm Securities and Exchange Commission information about investment fraud. |
 Junk Email - http://www.junkemail.org/ Resource site for dealing with e-mail scams. |
 VMyths - http://vmyths.com/ Extensive resource for identifying and debunking computer virus hoaxes and myths. |
 Internet Fraud - http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/internet/ Department of Justice site includes information defining Internet fraud, what to do about it, and where to go to get more information. |
 Cybercrime - http://www.cybercrime.gov/ Computer crime section of the Department of Justice contains links relating to internet commerce, intellectual property crimes, cybercrimes and general information. |
 Artists Against 419 - http://www.aa419.org/ Covering advanced fee fraud scams and fake banks. |
 GPTBoycott.com - http://www.gptboycott.com Identifies "Get-Paid-To" websites that don't live up to their promises. |
 Cyber Criminals Most Wanted - http://www.ccmostwanted.com Overview of cyber criminal activity that includes safety, security, viruses, scams, filtering, encryption, hackers and government legislation. |
 Hoaxes, Scams and Rip-offs - http://edsbandwagon.com Basics on hoaxes, scams and rip-offs on the internet. How to spot them and where to report them. Useful links |
 PhishBucket - http://www.phishbucket.org/ An archive of fraudulent and suspect emails, concentrating on bogus job offers and related topics. |
 Digital Age Fraud - http://www.digitalagefraud.com/ Central source of information about the Digital Age Cyprus MasterCard/Visa fraudulent charge. |
 FraudWatchers.Org - http://www.fraudwatchers.org/ An archive of various scams and fraudulent activities, plus a multilingual support forum. |
 Internet Crime Complaint Center - http://www.ic3.gov/ 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. |
 Money Laundering Fraud - http://www.bobbear.co.uk/ Tracks current fraudulent "money mule" operations operated through the Internet. |
 Easy Background Check - http://www.easybackgroundcheck.com/ Modeling company background check website. |
 The Best Scams - http://www.thebestscams.com/ A guide to various scams and fraudulent operations. |
 Scam Victims United - http://www.scamvictimsunited.com/ Information on scams and support from other victims. |
 An Introduction to Internet Fraud - http://legal.practitioner.com/computer-crime/ A introduction explaining many aspects of fraud on the internet. |
 Stop-scammers - http://www.stop-scammers.com/ Information on dating fraud plus an archive of emails, documents and pictures. Membership required for some features. |