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More Than 280,000 Complaints of Online Criminal Activity Reported in 2012 Fairmont, WV — The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released the 2012 Internet Crime Report—a summary of reported fraudulent activity, including data and statistics. In 2012, the IC3 received and processed 289,874 complaints, averaging more than 24,000 complaints per month. Unverified losses reported to [...]

WARNING: Beware of a Word Document attachment being emailed under the subject of BOA Merchant Statement. The attached .doc file is a virus. EXAMPLE OF FRAUDULENT EMAIL Attached (DOC|WORD file|document|file) is your Bank of America Paymentech electronic Merchant Billing Statement. If you need assistance, please (contact|message|call) your Account Executive or call Merchant Services at the [...]

Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) — The Internet Crime Complaint Center has received numerous reports of phishing attacks targeting various telecommunication companies’ customers. Individuals receive automated telephone calls that claim to be from the victim’s telecommunication carrier. Victims are directed to a phishing site to receive a credit, discount, or prize ranging from $300 to [...]

David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kimberly K. Mertz, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that NOUEL ALBA, 37, of the Bronx, New York, was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging her with lying to FBI agents [...]

Though FaceBook claims to be a social network, their cookie police states different: Cookies info: Technologies like cookies, pixels, and local storage are used to deliver, secure, and understand products, services, and ads, on and off Facebook. Learn more about how we and our partners use cookies and similar technologies.

The FBI continues to remind shoppers to be wary of Internet fraud during the holiday shopping season. Scammers use many techniques to deceive potential victims, including creating fraudulent auction sales, reshipping merchandise purchased with a stolen credit card, selling fraudulent or stolen gift cards through auction sites at a discounted price and using phishing e-mails [...]

FBI Tips on Avoiding Internet Fraud:   Tips for Avoiding Internet Auction Fraud: Understand as much as possible about how the auction works, what your obligations are as a buyer, and what the seller’s obligations are before you bid. Find out what actions the website/company takes if a problem occurs and consider insuring the transaction [...]

The Nigerian email scams keep evolving. Here is an example of one of the newer strains: Good Day, First let me introduce myself. My name is Madhu Hakeem. I am the attorney for the son of Libyan leader Col Mommar Gaddafi. I am sure you must have heard about the revolution sweeping my country. as [...]

This email address is listed for the domain name mywmartlink.com I have received a fraudulent text message from this domain and am preparing to file a criminal complaint. Please supply the legitimate name, address, email and other contact information immediately. The U.S. based phone number involved in the crime is 949-482-5847 .   Sincerely, Help [...]

The old African money transfer scam has taken on a new look: OPRAH WINFREY FOUNDATION. HUMAN INTEREST CENTER 1133 19th St. N.W. 20036 HEAD OFFICE WASHINGTON DC Ref:O.P.F/WBO/042SWISS/2012. You may not understand why this mail came to you. My name is Elizabeth Rice a P.R.O to the Oprah Winfrey Foundation. Actually we have been having [...]