How to Report an Internet Fraud Scam

Reporting Internet Fraud to FBI

Type of Scam

Reporting Agency



Abusive Use of Email Accounts

Email Account Providers. For example, a scammer using Hotmail Account should be reported to Hotmail.

Lottery Scams, Nigerian Scam , Money Transfer scams and the like

  • Federal Trade Commissions- spam@uce.gov

  • U.S Secret Service- 419.fcd@usss.treas.gov

  • State Attorneys General, if money has been given to scammers

Phishing & Spooked Websites

  • Internet Crime Prevention and Control Institute

  • Notifying the company that is spooked

Crimes Against Business

Better Business Bureau

Postal Scams

  • Filling up the US Postal Service Fraud Complaint Form

  • State Attorney Generals

  • Federal Trade Commission

Medical Frauds

  • Food and Drug Administration for medical fraud scam or illegal promotion or selling of medical products

Miscellaneous Scams and Frauds

  • Fill up the complaint form at the National Fraud Information Centre

  • Some NGO’s dealing with the matter


Reporting Internet Fraud to the Police

  • Hacking
  • Denial of Service Attacks
  • Significant Data Breaches
  • Significant False Identity Websites
  • Phishing

Internet frauds may be reported by contacting the local police office either online or via the telephone at the emergency and non-emergency numbers available to residents. The other primary reporting agencies in the UK are the Consumer Direct, Office of Fair Trading and the Financial Services Authority.

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