General Scam Advice
Sites describing, and advising on actions to take to avoid, common Internet based scams.
Official Scam Advice
US Official Scam Advice
Consumer Sentinel - www.consumer.gov/sentinel/
Crimes Facilitated by Computers and the Internet (DoJ) - www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/crimes.html
Internet Fraud (DoJ) - www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/
Electronic Scams (FBI) - www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/escams.htm
E-Commerce & the Internet (FTC) - www.ftc.gov/bcp/menu-internet.htm
Spam Email (FTC) - www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/spam/
'Net Based Business Opportunities: Are Some Flop-portunities? (FTC) - www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/tech/tec05.shtm
Looks Too Good to be True - www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/
OnGuard Online — Spam Scams - www.onguardonline.gov/topics/email-scams.aspx
Mail Fraud schemes (USPIS) - https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/investigations/MailFraud/fraudschemes/FraudSchemes.aspx
Australia Official Scam Advice
Scamwatch - www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/tag/scamwatch/
ACCC Scams - www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/274365/fromItemId/3667
Types of scams - www.asic.gov.au/fido/fido.nsf/byheadline/Scams+-+types+of+scams?openDocument
WA ScamNet Alerts - www.docep.wa.gov.au/ConsumerProtection/scamnet/default.html
Canada Official Scam Advice
PhoneBusters - www.phonebusters.com/english/recognizeit.html
Scams to Avoid - www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/snapfiles/4th%20&%20Final%20ScamsToAvoid.pdf
UK Official Scam Advice
FSA Scams and Swindles - www.fsa.gov.uk/consumer/01_WARNINGS/scams/mn_scams.html
Met Fraud Squad: Fraud Alert - www.met.police.uk/fraudalert/
Consumer Direct on scams - www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/watch_out/Scams/
Win Money Now!!! - www.winmoneynow.co.uk/
Other Scam Advice
Quatloos Cyber-Museum of Scams and Frauds - www.quatloos.com/
Fraud Bureau - www.fraudbureau.com/
Scams, Fraud, Hoaxes, Chain Letters: On the net! - advocacy-net.com/scammks.htm
Scam Safe - www.scamsafe.com/
Categorizing Junk eMail - www.knujon.com/categories.html
Spam Laws scam list - www.spamlaws.com/scams.html
Hot Scams - hotscams.com/
Discussion of Spam Scams
Scamdex forums - www.scamdex.com/phpBB/
Scamwarners forum - www.scamwarners.com/forum/
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Page last updated: 14-Mar-2010