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Internet Resources

Here are a collection of useful web sites that we have come across. Please let us know about other web sites that you have found useful. No responsibility is taken for the content of external sites, which may change without prior warning.

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FBI: New Scams & Warnings

Internet Crime Complaint Center

FTD's Identity Theft Site

FTC Consumer Complaint Form

Task Force on Spam

RMCP: Spam E-mail

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School

National Consumers League's Fraud Center

Department of Justice: Fraud Section

Identity Theft and Identity Fraud

Scam Watch

FCIC Scams and Frauds

What is Spyware?

OnGuard Online: Your Safety Net

Cornell University Law School

University of Pennsylvania: Information Security

Stop Don't Get Scammed

University Information Technology Services

Telemarketing Fraud

Spyware has many ways of getting onto your computer, such as:

When you download programs - particularly freeware, or peer-to-peer sharing programs.

More covertly, spyware can install itself just by you visiting certain sites, by prompting you to download an application to see the site properly.

ActiveX controls. These pesky spyware makers will prompt you to install themselves while using your Internet browser