As there’s light, so will darkness exist ! ( Yin Yang Theory )
We are living and breathing in a world full of comparison, where good deed is compared to bad deed, rich is compared to poor, lucky compared to disaster etc…
And so with the new communication tool we have nowadays — the internet.
Internet is a vast information center that provide us with not only good information, but in fact, there’s also a lot of information junks or scams that has been waiting to put their hands on those careless viewers.
The existence of internet scam artist itself has been a natural phenomena on the internet history, whilst, the plunge of world economy into crisis will surely trigger more and more scams that are shooting for short term benefits.
If you are one of those internet scams’ victim, what would you do and where would you go for report?
Hence, the most important issue is, will you be able to get a refund on your money fraud by those scam artists?
If these kind of questions have been swivering up in one’s mind, you might find following information useful:
Ensure you use a legal and trusted internet transaction service company for every payment and acceptance.
Some form of service which could give extra protection to your internet transactions :
- PayPal, an account verified against your credit card could give extra protection to your transaction;
- Cash Transfer, i.e: Western Union Money Transfer;
- Cheque, i.e: Bank Cheque with your full name on it;
- Credit-Card, If you are paying via Credit Card, make sure you have applied credit shield facility from your credit card company.
IC3 (Internet Crime Complain Center)
the website address:
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).
IC3 accepts online Internet crime complaints from either the person who believes they were defrauded or from a third party to the complainant. They can best process your complaint if they receive accurate and complete information from you.
Information needed for filing a complaint with IC3:
- Your name
- Your mailing address
- Your telephone number
- The name, address, telephone number, and Web address, if available, of the individualor organization you believe defrauded you.
- Specific details on how, why, and when you believe you were defrauded.
- Any other relevant information you believe is necessary to support your complaint.
Netizen Protection
The ultimate way to prevent internet fraud is learning how to avoid becoming a victim.
In some of developed countries, like United States, there is service provided by the government to serve their netizen for information and protection against illegal practices of scam artists.
Below is a list of official government web resources to help you report and learn about internet fraud.
USA Government Citizen Internet Fraud
the website address:
http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Internet_Fraud.shtml
Child Pornography on the Internet
Complaints about Foreign Companies
Further Ways to Report Internet Fraud from Cybercrime.gov
Internet Fraud Complaint Center
Various Links Where to Complain for Fraud and Scams on the Internet
There are various official links to complain or report for internet fraud and scams, some of the links could be found under following link.
