Email used on the internet is the
most effective, quickest and cheapest means of communication worldwide. But,
there is no specific organization to deal with email fraud at an international
level, although there are national level or local level authorities to deal
with such scams. The following information will help you to report a scammer
for addressing such issues, whether large or small.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & CANADA
Because of its higher economic
status in the global scenario, the citizens of the US often become the targets
for scammers and fraudsters, even living in remote countries such as Nigeria,
which has its dubious global recognition because of its involvement in email
scams.
When you identify any suspicious
emails, apprehending frauds or threats to the security in general, it is first and foremost duty as a good citizen to report a scammer to appropriate authorities such as the FBI or FTC by through the mail address uce@ftc.gov. The other agency to be reported is
the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) which has been formed by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, in collaboration with the National White Collar Crime
Center.
If you are in Canada and notice any email fraud, you should report a
scammer to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) for corporate claims and the local
police.
EUROPE
Each country in Europe has its
own agency to deal with email scams and spam. The following are the names of
the countries, with the controlling agencies written against each
·
The UK : the Metropolitan Police and the Office
of the Fair Trading
·
Germany: Daten Schutz
·
Norway: Police Economic Crime Unit
·
Denmark: Fs.dk
·
Ireland: Garda Sioch Ajna Bureau of Fraud
Investigation
·
Belgium: FGov.be
You can get information to report
a scammer by logging on to the respective local police station
ASIA PACIFIC
There are a number of email scams
noticed in China, in the shape of catalogue emails. The following are the major
countries with the names of the controlling agencies.
·
China: Anti-Spam Organization or CCert
·
South Ko9rea: Korean Response Center and Spam
Cop
·
Hong Kong: OFTA
·
Australia: ACMA SPAM Reporting Service and
Australia Scamwatch
·
Malaysia: Malaysian Communications and
Multimedia Commission
·
New Zealand: NZ Serious Fraud Commission and
Commerce Commission
Alternative Methods of Reporting
· Most large businesses have special wings to deal
with such scams and they provide information on their website for arresting such
scams, for instance, the anti-fraud department set up by Pay Pal
· There are some scammers who impersonate as
national tax revenue office try to scam people. Such kind of emails should be
immediately reported at once to the concerned authorities.
· You can report a scammer to inform any email
fraud to to the ISP of the scammers or email provider such as Gmail, Hotmail
etc. For Gmail, you can get further details on their website her’s Gmail’s.
The best way to prevent any email
scam is to rely upon PC security programs and your own wit and alertness. For
further details on this topic, you can log on to Interpol’s website.
For more tips on internet
security, go to www.bigscammers.com
and get all the best tips.
