Scam Info

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Common Types of Scams

     This is not intended to be complete list of scam types. Scam types are as numerous as are "con men".

     The Internet Crime Complaint Center is the number 1 resource for reporting criminal activity related to Internet Crime. It is joint effort between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) which also forwards complaints to the appropriate local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.

 

Scam Type

Details

US organization charged with investigative  authority

Links for more information

Web site for Reporting / information

 

 

 

 

 
Nigerian   419

Letter or Email from Nigeria that offers large amount of money but requires an “Advanced Fee”

US Secret Service

 

419 Coalition

 

 

 

 

 
Phishing (Fishing) Scams

Usually an Email masquerading as “Official Notice” from a company to “Update or Verify” personal / Account information.

FBI, FTC, NW3C

Federal Trade Commission

Anti Phishing Work Group

Consumer.gov

FTC Consumer Complaint Form

Internet Crime Complaint Form

 

 

 

 

 
Lottery Scams

Usually comes in an “unsolicited” letter or email. “You have won a Major Prize” in a Lottery.

FBI, NW3C

 

Fraud Watch International

Internet Crime Complaint Form

 

 

 

 

 
Pharming(Farming)Scams

Web browser is  re-directed to a fraudulent site by means of malicious code on your own system. Much more complicated than Phishing and not as popular “yet".

  FBI, NW3C, FTC

Hoax Slayer

Consumer.gov

FTC Identity Theft Complaint form

Internet Crime Complaint Form