Internet Fraud

• 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.
• 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.
• Antiscam.net - Information about avoiding scams involving Eastern European women, especially Russian ones.
• Artists Against 419 - Covering advanced fee fraud scams and fake banks.
• The Best Scams - A guide to various scams and fraudulent operations.
• 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.
• Easy Background Check - Modeling company background check website.
• 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
• Hoaxkill - Lists and links identifying Internet virus hoaxes, chain letters, urban legends, parodies of hoaxes, and discussion forum.
• 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.
• An Introduction to Internet Fraud - A introduction explaining many aspects of fraud on the internet.
• 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.
• RipOffs.org - Moderated complaints service covering consumer interests, government and politics.
• 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.
• 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.