Online
Fraud Resource Center
We hope that by educating people about fraud, we
can make Cyberspace a safer place to do business.
Do not wire transfer money to
people you don't know, including people you "met" on an auction site or someone
who "hires" you from overseas. See Western Union's Web site FAQs about Consumer
Fraud:
http://www.westernunion.com/info/faqSecurity.asp
"What to Do If You Are Ripped Off Online"
1) File a complaint with eBay File a report
immediately with eBay Rules & Safety: http://pages.ebay.com/help/basics/select-RS.html.
In order to be considered for eBay's Fraud Protection Program, you should also submit an
Online Fraud Complaint at http://crs.ebay.com/aw-cgi/ebayisapi.dll?crsstartpage
30 days after the listing end-date.
2) File a complaint with the FTC
https://rn.ftc.gov/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01
3) File a complaint with the Internet Fraud Complaint Center http://www.ic3.gov/
4) Contact law-enforcement officials at the local and state level (your local and
state police departments)
5) Also contact law-enforcement officials in the perpetrator's town & state
6) File a complaint with the shipper USPS http://www.usps.com/websites/depart/inspect
7) File a complaint with the National Fraud Information Center http://www.fraud.org/info/contactnfic.htm
8) File a complaint with the Better Business Bureau http://www.bbb.org
Auction Fraud Resources
National Fraud Information Center
Escrow Fraud Tips
"Net
Crimes & Misdemeanors: Outmaneuvering the Spammers, Swindlers, and Stalkers Who Are
Targeting You Online"
Book by J.A. Hitchcock, edited by Loraine Page
2002 CyberAge Books (Information Today Inc.)
Identity Theft Resources
FTC Site on Identity Theft
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft
Mari Frank's Site on Identity Theft (for-profit site)
http://www.identitytheft.org/faq.htm
Identity Theft Resource Center
http://www.idtheftcenter.org
Identity Theft and Your Personal Security
http://www.homelandsecuritydegree.com/resources/identity-theft-and-your-personal-security/
Hoax Emails/Phishing Scams
AuctionBytes Article "Auction Users: Beware Hoax Emails"
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y203/m10/abu0104/s04
FTC Consumer Alert: "How Not to Get Hooked by a 'Phishing' Scam"
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/phishingalrt.htm
IRS Fraud Resources
http://www.irs.gov/compliance/enforcement/article/0,,id=132286,00.html
http://www.irs.gov/compliance/enforcement/article/0,,id=106778,00.html
Anti-Phishing Working Group
http://www.antiphishing.org
Associated Press Article
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/02/tech/main610060.shtml
EcommerceBytes Fraud Forum
http://forums.auctionbytes.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=31 |
