HOW TO REPORT JERZY, SUSAN AND GANG:
Fake Organization Scams
- Fake government agencies, non-existent charitable organizations and other fake groups and entities - there are a host of scammers who create legitimate sounding organizations that do not exist or exist only on paper. Before you donate or pay some organization, check here for the frauds!
Read more at http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/index.php#aKvHDdSSf6vt4Cch.99
REPORT FRAUD HERE:
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/index.php
Fake Government Agencies, Scam Charitable Organizations and Other Non-Existent Entities - How to Recognize Them and How to Report Them
We have all heard about fake email and mails claiming to be from your bank or credit card company, but scammers don't limit themselves to those institutions. Especially at the holidays, after natural disasters and during political campaigns, fraudsters are quick to capitalize upon the latest news items to create fake organizations. They use the names of famous events, people in the news or even claim to be a branch of a government, a nonprofit or a charitable organization, to get you to give them money or your identity.
Below are links to our pages with actual examples of these scams.
How to Recognize a Fake Organization, Institution or Government Agency
Some of these pages are being updated: They should be online by January 1, 2008
Sample Scam agencies and organizations by theme
- Fake political organizations
- Fake Government Agencies
- Fake NGO's and international organizations
- Fake Charitable Organizations
- Fake Social Organizations
- Fraudulent religious organizations
- Miscellaneous - international organizations
See this page for a detail explanation of how the scams work, step-by-step!
How to Report a Fraudulent Organization or Business Proposal
In the United States contact:
Phone: (202) 435–5850U.S. Secret Service
Financial Crimes Division
1800 G Street, NW
Room 942
Washington, DC 20223
Fax: (202) 435–5031
Or contact the local U.S. Secret Service Field Office.
Overseas
For a comprehensive list of national and international agencies to report scams, see this page.
And please let us know about any suspicious calls or emails you receive. We look for patterns so that we can alert the authorities and victims to new scams, before it is too late!
For a comprehensive list of national and international agencies to report scams, see this page.
Read more at http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/fakeagencies.php#TEJZtJ3pDzCV01th.99
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/fakeagencies.php
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