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National Fraud Information Center
Information and links about many kinds of fraud.
http://www.fraud.org/
National Check Fraud Center
Providing check fraud information and soliciting reports from victims of check fraud crimes.
http://www.ckfraud.org/
Commodities Futures Trading Commission
CFTC website includes law, rules, and other information about commodities futures and trading.
http://www.cftc.gov/
Federal Trade Commission
The FTC site includes law and rules on consumer protection and anti-trust.
http://www.ftc.gov/
FBI Field Offices
Directory of local FBI offices, which have jurisdiction to investigate frauds that violate federal law
http://www.fbi.gov:80/contact/fo/fo.htm
NASD Regulation
Rules of broker conduct. Information concerning complaints and arbitration of disputes.
http://www.nasdr.com/
North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA)
International organization consisting of state and provincial securities agencies in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Includes directory of regulators with links.
http://www.nasaa.org/
FTC: Consumer Protection
Information on scams and fraud in consumer areas such as e-commerce, telemarketing, and investments.
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm
Crimes of Persuasion
Explaining how people are victimized through telemarketing fraud, investment schemes and consumer scams.
http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/
National Futures Association
The NFA is a regulatory association of commodities futures merchants, which are brokers who deal with commodities futures. Site includes law and rules that apply to commodities firms and dispute resolution procedures.
http://www.nfa.futures.org/
US Securities and Exchange Commission
The official federal agency website includes law, rules, legal releases, and reports relating to the regulation of stockbrokers, securities exchanges, investment advisors, and publicly held companies.
http://www.sec.gov/
Securities Arbitration Commentator
Collects and publishes awards in securities arbitration cases. For a charge, will conduct database searches of past awards by arbitrator name, type of case, and other categories.
http://www.sacarbitration.com/
Securities Class Action Clearing House
Information about securities class actions nationwide. Text of pleadings.
http://securities.stanford.edu/
University of Toledo Financial Regulators Gateway
Directory with addresses and telephone numbers of securities, banking, and insurance regulators worldwide.
http://law.utoledo.edu/financialregulators/pages/finanreg.htm
Making a Federal Case of Identity Theft
This July 2001 article, by a senior U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor, discusses the ways that identity theft can be committed and what the Justice Department is doing to combat it.
http://www.usdoj.gov:80/criminal/fraud/fedcase_idtheft.html
United States Attorneys
Directory of local federal prosecutors with jurisdiction to prosecute frauds that violate federal law
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/offices/index.html
US Department of Justice Consumer Fraud Page
Information and links for internet fraud, telemarketing fraud, mortgage scams, identity theft, and other consumer frauds.
http://www.usdoj.gov/fraud.htm
Inspection Service Consumer Fraud Tips
U.S. Postal Inspection service information about consumer fraud.
http://www.usps.com/websites/depart/inspect/consmenu.htm
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