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| It’s not just consumers who get scammed – plenty of businesses fall victim to unscrupulous ploys as well.
Whether it be a dodgy text message, email, phone call, direct marketing, letter, or chat room or online messaging service offer, play safe and check it out. The following sites offer advice and news on the latest UK and international frauds, scams and hoaxes doing the rounds. The Internet Crime Complaint Center. Fraud prevention and tips from FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center The original authority on the infamous Nigerian email scam. Not restricted solely to Nigeria, the term has become generic to cover any shady business proposition emanating from Africa and landing in your in-box. Normally the story line goes along the lines of someone dying, leaving multi-millions in a dormant bank account and the sender requiring someone in the West to act a conduit for the funds. And generous riches beyond your wildest dreams will be yours. Yeah, right National Anti-Fraud Network is a on and offline fraud information exchange site based in the UK as is http://www.ripofftipoff.net/ a whistle-blowing site developed by the Trading Standards/ DTI. Also intersting is an e-commerce and the internet help resource hosted by the US Federal Trade Commission |