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An Introduction to Internet Fraud - http://legal.practitioner.com/computer-crime/
A introduction explaining many aspects of fraud on the internet.

Antiscam.net - http://www.antiscam.net/
Information about avoiding scams involving Eastern European women, especially Russian ones.

Artists Against 419 - http://www.aa419.org/
Covering advanced fee fraud scams and fake banks.

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.

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.

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.

Digital Age Fraud - http://www.digitalagefraud.com/
Central source of information about the Digital Age Cyprus MasterCard/Visa fraudulent charge.

Easy Background Check - http://www.easybackgroundcheck.com/
Modeling company background check website.

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.

FraudWatchers.Org - http://www.fraudwatchers.org/
An archive of various scams and fraudulent activities, plus a multilingual support forum.

GPTBoycott.com - http://www.gptboycott.com
Identifies "Get-Paid-To" websites that don't live up to their promises.

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

Hoaxkill - http://www.hoaxkill.com/
Lists and links identifying Internet virus hoaxes, chain letters, urban legends, parodies of hoaxes, and discussion forum.

How to Avoid Internet Investment Scams - http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/cyberfraud.htm
Securities and Exchange Commission information about investment fraud.

http://www.vmyths.com/ - http://www.vmyths.com/
Extensive resource for identifying and debunking computer virus hoaxes and myths.

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.

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.

Internet ScamBusters - http://www.scambusters.com/
Extensive information on fraud, scams, hoaxes, urban legends and credit card fraud. Free e-zine and reports.

Junk Email - http://www.junkemail.org/
Resource site for dealing with e-mail scams.

Money Laundering Fraud - http://www.bobbear.co.uk/
Tracks current fraudulent "money mule" operations operated through the Internet.

National Fraud Information Center - http://www.fraud.org/
Provides a page devoted to Internet fraud.

PhishBucket - http://www.phishbucket.org/
An archive of fraudulent and suspect emails, concentrating on bogus job offers and related topics.

RipOffs.org - http://www.ripoffs.org/
Moderated complaints service covering consumer interests, government and politics.

Scam Victims United - http://www.scamvictimsunited.com/
Information on scams and support from other victims.

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.

Stop-scammers - http://www.stop-scammers.com/
Information on dating fraud plus an archive of emails, documents and pictures. Membership required for some features.

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.

The Best Scams - http://www.thebestscams.com/
A guide to various scams and fraudulent operations.

Web Host Scams - http://www.webhostingchoice.com/scams.shtml
Outlines things one should watch out for when signing up with a web host.

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.

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