121. Tax Scams/Consumer Alerts Phony Bank Scam — A 2002 scam used phony bank correspondence and IRS forms The phony IRS forms used in this scam were labeled W9095, W-8BEN or W-8888. http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=98269,00.html

@import url("/irs/cda/common/commonStyleSheet/0,,,00.css"); Home Accessibility Tax Stats About IRS ... Help Search for... within: IRS Site Advanced Search Tips for successful searching Home The Newsroom ... Where To File Tax Scams/Consumer Alerts Tax Scams Don't fall victim to tax scams. Remember that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. If you think you're being scammed, you can report suspected tax fraud activity by calling 1-800-829-0433. Some of the common scams the IRS sees include: The "Dirty Dozen" — 12 Common Scams (IR-2005-19) Employment Tax Schemes (IR-2004-47) Misuse of "Corporation Sole" Laws for Religious Organizations (IR 2004-42) Offering to Help Obtain Tax Benefits — targets have included military families (IR-2003-63) Schemes involving Medical Professionals — FS-2004-115 and FS-2003-12 Schemes Promoting Use of Disabled Access Credit (IR-2002-17) Home-Based Business Tax Avoidance Schemes (IR-2002-13) Slavery Reparation Scams (IR-2002-08) and court cases involving such scams (FS-2002-08) Related Items: Fact Sheet 2004-12 , Tax Return Errors and Frivolous Tax Arguments — an overview of IRS warnings and technical guidance on frivolous positions.

122. Federal Bureau Of Investigation - Internet Fraud Guard your account information carefully. The Nigerian Letter Scam is described on the Common fraud Schemes webpage. http://www.fbi.gov/majcases/fraud/internetschemes.htm

Internet Fraud The Internet Fraud Complaint Center, a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), in April 2002 released information about victims' complaints received and referred to law enforcement regarding Internet Fraud. The findings span January 1, 2001, through December 31, 2001, the IFCC's first full year of operation. Results: Non-deliverable merchandise and non-payment accounted for 20.3 percent of complaints and Nigerian Letter fraud made up nearly 15.5 percent of complaints. Credit/debit card fraud was also among the top categories of complaints. "Fraud committed via the Internet makes investigation and prosecution difficult because the offender and victim may be located thousands of miles apart. This borderless phenomena is a unique characteristic of Internet crime and is not found with many other types of traditional crime," said Thomas Richardson, Deputy Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative Division of the FBI.

123. Protect Yourself Information DataBase. A Public Service Of Inteliorg(tm) IntelNE fraud, scam, cyberfraud, scam, crime Prevention Information DataBase Don t Get Ripped Off. Consumer Information. Disaster Information Sources. http://www.adminresources.com/psa/

Public Service Documents Available Protect Yourself From Fraud - Scams - Don't Get Ripped Off/Taken scam, fraud, investment, investigate, due diligence, prevention, cyber-fraud, hoax, dupery, fake, fraudulence, sham, crime, law-breaking, security, sureties, security system, protection, security measures, risk, danger, peril, gamble, run a risk, take a chance, take chances DISASTER RELATED TOPICS AND INFORMATION CONSUMER'S RESOURCE DIRECTORY TERRORISM - RECOMMENDED BOOKS INTERNET SERVICE FREE AND PREMIUM DIALUP AND DSL The Following documents are in PDF file format. So if you do not have the PDF reader click on the PDF logo and get your free copy of the Acrobat Reader. The documents are also available via e-Mail by clicking on the right column and sending the e-Mail. PDF Document Name Description Document 900 Number Opportunities - Not What You Might Think Advance Fee Loan Boiler Rooms Allergy 2000 (Air Filter) Art Fraud Fast Facts Avoiding Ponzi And Pyramid Schemes (Fraud) Business Opportunities Business Opportunity Inc. (Fraud) Cashflow Systems Inc. - Francis Leichman Corp. (Fraud)

124. FraudWatch International fraudWatch International is a service to the International Internet community, providing fraud alerts and a fraud newsletter, specializing in Internet fraud http://www.fraudwatchinternational.com/

125. Coalition Against Insurance Fraud Nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting insurance fraud. http://www.insurancefraud.org/

Watch out! Insurance crooks are picking your pockets. Insurance fraud is an $80-billion crime wave It's driving up everyone's insurance prices. But concerned citizens, insurance companies and public officials are fighting back through the coalition... Ohio chiro clinic owners plead guilty to $4.8M scam N.C. man charged with faking theft of phantom boat Chicago lawyer accused of aiding huge fraud scam Conn. trucking firm sought coverage post-accident ... Members Only var site="s18stopfraud"

126. FinAid | Scholarships | Scholarship Scams If you have to pay money to get money, it s probably a scam. Scam operations often imitate legitimate government agencies, grantgiving foundations, http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/scams.phtml

Scholarship Scams If you have to pay money to get money, it's probably a scam. Every year, several hundred thousand students and parents are defrauded by scholarship scams. The victims of these scams lose more than $100 million annually. Scam operations often imitate legitimate government agencies, grant-giving foundations, education lenders and scholarship matching services, using official-sounding names containing words like "National," "Federal," "Foundation," or "Administration." This section provides advice on how to identify such scholarship scams, how to distinguish between legitimate and fraudulent organizations, how to protect yourself from scholarship scams; and what to do if you are scammed. In general, be wary of scholarships with an application fee, scholarship matching services who guarantee success, advance-fee loan scams and sales pitches disguised as financial aid "seminars". Common Scholarship Scams Protecting Yourself from Scholarship Scams Evaluating Scholarship Matching Services Evaluating Financial Aid Consultants ... About FinAid Mark Kantrowitz, Publisher www.FinAid.org

127. IC3 - Internet Crime Complaint Center Internet Crime Complaint Center. The Internet fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) was established as a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation http://www.ic3.gov/

@import url(css/ic3enhanced.css); Internet Crime Complaint Center Internet Crime Complaint Center The Internet Fraud Complaint Center IFCC ) was established as a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI ) and the National White Collar Crime Center ) to serve as a means to receive Internet related criminal complaints, research, develop and refer the criminal complaints to law enforcement agencies for any investigation they deem to be appropriate. The IFCC was intended, and continues to emphasize serving the broader law enforcement community, to include federal, as well as state and local agencies, which are combating Internet crime and in many cases participating in Cyber Crime Task Forces. Since its inception, the IFCC has received complaints crossing the spectrum of cyber crime matters, to include on-line fraud in its many forms, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) matters, Computer Intrusions (hacking), Economic Espionage (Theft of Trade Secrets), On-line Extortion, International Money Laundering, Identity Theft and a growing list of Internet facilitated crimes. Over the past three years it has become increasingly evident that, regardless of the label placed on a cyber crime matter, the potential for it to overlap with another referred matter is substantial. The IFCC is therefore being renamed the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), to better reflect the broad character of such matters having a cyber (Internet) nexus referred to the IC3, and to minimize the need for one to distinguish "Internet Fraud" from other potentially overlapping cyber crimes.

128. Taxpayers Against Fraud - The False Claims Act Legal Center / Qui Tam Nonprofit public interest organization dedicated to combating fraud against the federal government through the use of the federal False Claims Act and the http://www.taf.org/

Sign up for our FREE email newsletter . You can unsubscribe at any time. Please donate to the cause. The TAF Education Fund is supported by voluntary contributions. Subscribe to the TAF Quarterly Review false claims act, federal false claims act, qui tam, defense fraud, health care fraud, whistleblower reward, whistleblower, law firm Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund is a nonprofit, public interest organization dedicated to combating fraud against the Federal Government through the promotion and use of the Federal False Claims Act and its qui tam provisions. Fraud Types More Stories n Construction Co. to Pay $6.6 M n Cornell U. to Pay $4.3 Million n Americhoice to Pay $1.6 Million n GAO: $45 Billion In Improper Payments n Is the FBI Ripping Off HCFAC Money? n OfficeMax Pays $9.8 Million n Surgery Center Kickbacks Oracle Pays $8 Million n A Marketing the Spread Con n Abbott Markets the Spread on Atavin n Texas Team Fights Pharma Fraud n NY Pharmacies Pay $6.75 Million

129. United States Secret Service: Advance Fee Fraud Advisory The most prevalent and successful cases of Advance Fee fraud is the fund transfer scam. In this scheme, a company or individual will typically receive an http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml

PUBLIC AWARENESS ADVISORY REGARDING "4-1-9" OR "ADVANCE FEE FRAUD" SCHEMES 4-1-9 Schemes frequently use the following tactics: An individual or company receives a letter or fax from an alleged "official" representing a foreign government or agency; An offer is made to transfer millions of dollars in "over invoiced contract" funds into your personal bank account; You are encouraged to travel overseas to complete the transaction; You are requested to provide blank company letterhead forms, banking account information, telephone/fax numbers; You receive numerous documents with official looking stamps, seals and logo testifying to the authenticity of the proposal; Eventually you must provide up-front or advance fees for various taxes, attorney fees, transaction fees or bribes; Other forms of 4-1-9 schemes include: c.o.d. of goods or services, real estate ventures, purchases of crude oil at reduced prices, beneficiary of a will, recipient of an award and paper currency conversion. If you have already lost funds in pursuit of the above described scheme, please contact your local Secret Service

130. Finding More Information About Business Scandals Royal Canadian Mounted Police scams / Frauds The RCMP website provides information on the latest scams. Quatloos Directory of scams Traps Various http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/scandals/find.html

Business Scandals Finding More Information This page contains links to important sources of information on financial scandals, corruption and fraud, miscellaneous articles on this topic, organisations providing advice and useful sources for further research. See also Money in Fiction History of Money General Sources on Corruption or Alleged Financial Wrong-Doing Corporate Narc The mission of CorporateNarc.Com is to educate the public in consumer affairs, to provide consumers with up-to-date business information and expose business fraud and corruption, as well as unfair and deceptive business practices. Crimes of Persuasion In depth explanations of various white collar crimes such as prime bank fraud, pyramid scams, internet fraud, phone scams, counterfeiting of financial instruments, chain letters, modelling agency and "Nigerian" scams, computer fraud and telemarketing fraud. Crimenet: Con Artists and Scams Part of an Australian site. It is possible to search the pages by name, location or keyword. OBNR provides offshore business information on companies and individuals operating in countries where independent and accurate information is often difficult to obtain. Since the launch of its investigative newsletters in February, 1997, the company has exposed numerous frauds in the Bermuda-Caribbean region.

131. WORLDWIDESCAM.COM Parodies of and information about the multilevel marketing scams, frauds, and rip-offs. http://www.worldwidescam.com/

132. Welcome To The 419 Eater Tips on scamming the scammers. http://www.419eater.com/

Say "NO!" to 419 scammers LATEST UPDATES: 18th September, 2005 419eater is two years old today HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! 15th September, 2005 Updates to The Trophy Room Updates to the Propaganda pages Updates to The Hall of Shame Six new users scambaits added Welcome to the world of Scambaiting! Got some free time? check out: The 419 Scammer Clock Project! So what is scambaiting? Well, put simply, you enter into a dialogue with scammers, simply to waste their precious time and resources. Whilst you are doing this, you will be helping to keep the scammers away from real potential victims. It doesn't matter if you are new to this 'sport' or a hardened veteran; if you're wasting the time of a scammer, or frustrating them in any way, well that's good enough for us and we would welcome you to join with our community. Although this site concentrates mainly on the Nigerian 419 scam , we are happy to deal with other types of scams if and when the opportunity arises! We also have a large team of experts dedicated to the removal/closure of fake scammer banks and sites.

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