Scammed? How to complain if you are a victim of fraud on the Internet.

Have you been scammed or do you know someone who has been scammed? Did you send $500 to someone by Western Union or Moneygram only to have him disappear? Did you try to help out a prince or widow who was thrown out in a coup and has a billion
Here is a list of resources you can use in order to bring the scammer to justice.

United States of America

• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  Email: spam@ftc.gov
  Phone: 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357)
  Online complaint form: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
  Email them and send copies of your transactions (including emails with headers). Send a CC to 419.fcd@usss.treas.gov if it is a Nigerian scam email.
• FBI/Internet Crime Complaint Center
  Phone: (800) 221-4424 Online complaint form: http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx
• FTC - Identity theft
  More information: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/consumers/defend.html
• National Fraud Information Center/Internet Fraud Watch
  Phone: 1-800-876-7060
  Report form: https://secure.nclforms.org/nficweb/nfic.htm
• Contact Local Police and let them know of the whole story, however embarassing it may be.

Identity Theft or Phishing

If your information has been stolen, contact the three bureaus immediately.

1. TransUnion: 1-800-680-7289; www.transunion.com; Fraud Victim Assistance Division, P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834-6790
2. Equifax: 1-800-525-6285; www.equifax.com; P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241
3. Experian: 1-888-EXPERIAN (397-3742); www.experian.com; P.O. Box 9554, Allen, TX 75013

Complain to the FTC at their identity theft hotline at 1-877-ID-THEFT (438-4338) or TTY: 1-866-653-4261.
Or send a postal letter to Identity Theft Clearinghouse, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20580.
Stolen Checks/Cheques
National Check Fraud Service: 1-843-571-2143
SCAN: 1-800-262-7771
TeleCheck: 1-800-710-9898 or 927-0188
CrossCheck: 1-707-586-0551 or (800) 552-1900
Equifax Check Systems: 1-800-437-5120
International Check Services: 1-800-526-5380
CheckRite (800) 766-2748
ChexSystems (800) 428-9623
Scammed by a Local Business?
Contact the Better Business Bureau
URL: http://lookup.bbb.org Unauthorized Banking
If you know of any fake banks operating in an unauthorized manner, contact the OCC.

• Email: OCCAlertResponses@occ.treas.gov
• Postal: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Enforcement & Compliance Division, MS 8-10, 250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219
• Fax: (202) 874-5214