Alex What to do if you get scammed on the Internet?
Do not attempt to personally recover the funds lost. Report the matter immediately to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership among the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BIA), at www.ic3.gov.
Is it possible to commit fraud over the Internet?
Fraud over the Internet does not need a physical location, nor personnel, nor telephones. Internet fraud is disjointed, and spread throughout the country. The traditional methods of detecting, reporting, and investigating fraud fail in this virtual environment.
Is the FBI tracking fraud on the Internet?
No one knows the full extent of the fraud being committed on the Internet. Not all victims report fraud, and those who do, do not report it to one central repository. For traditional fraud schemes the FBI has systems in place to identify and track fraud throughout the country.
Where do I report an Internet related crime?
Internet-related crime, like any other crime, should be reported to appropriate law enforcement investigative authorities at the local, state, federal, or international levels, depending on the scope of the crime.
Fraud over the Internet does not need a physical location, nor personnel, nor telephones. Internet fraud is disjointed, and spread throughout the country. The traditional methods of detecting, reporting, and investigating fraud fail in this virtual environment.
Do not attempt to personally recover the funds lost. Report the matter immediately to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership among the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BIA), at www.ic3.gov.
No one knows the full extent of the fraud being committed on the Internet. Not all victims report fraud, and those who do, do not report it to one central repository. For traditional fraud schemes the FBI has systems in place to identify and track fraud throughout the country.
How does the U.S.Army get scammed?
To perpetrate this scam, the scammers take on the online persona of a current or former U.S. Soldier, and then, using photographs of a Soldier from the internet, build a false identity to begin prowling the web for victims. Never send money to someone claiming to be a Soldier!