Anti Scam & Internet Anti Fraud Information Center
The world's premier anti internet scam, anti fraud information website
Our mission is to:
- Increase awareness of internet scams
- Identify individuals or groups who may be vulnerable to scams
- Provide accurate and reliable information to victims and potential victims
- Advise and support those who have been scammed
- Warn people about fraud on the internet
- Help people protect themselves against scammers
- Be the 'go to' website for Internet Scam Information
Please visit our forum to see our information and discussion on scams or to receive assistance. To actively participate on the forum you must first register. To visit or register for the forum please use the buttons in the menu on the left. Please read this message before registering.
Basic Information on scams can be found in our Introduction to Scams forum
IF YOU ARE A VICTIM or SUSPECT YOU ARE A VICTIM OF INTERNET FRAUD or an INTERNET SCAM, please post in our HELP section for advice. This is also where you can inquire about a suspicious email you have received. Please use the button in the menu on the left to go directly to the help forum.
The scams we are qualified to help with are:
Advance Fee Fraud These scams are also called 419 scams - They are scams promising a large sum of money (such as a bequest, charitable donation, investment, unclaimed bank account) or a valuable consignment (trunk boxes or consignments of cash, gold, or black money)
Fraudulent check scams - Scams in which checks are mailed to you
Fraudulent lotteries - Fraudulent lottery win notifications which ask you to pay fees
Romance scams - Scams in which the scammer plays a love interest
Money recovery scams - Scams which target those who have already been victimized
Charity scams - Scams in which scammers pose as charities
Employment scams - Fake employment opportunities
Auction site and online selling scams - Scams targeting online buyers, sellers or merchants
Rental scams - Scams in which a scammer poses as a landlord or interested renter
Debt collection scams - Scams in which the scammer attempts to hire services to collect a supposed debt
Advance fee loan scams - Scammers posing as lenders, may also involve ID theft
Conference scams - Scams involving invitations to a fake conference
Pet scams or puppy scams - Scammers posing as a someone selling or giving away a pet
Fraudulent websites used in scams - Scammer-created websites used for advance fee fraud
Army leave scam - Army leave division USA request for leave scam
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If you have received a scam email you would like to report to us, please register to post it on our forum. We welcome your submissions.
If you have been a victim of a scam and would like to share your story, please post in Personal Accounts of Scams
If you have questions or feedback about our site, or have trouble with registering, please use the 'contact admin' button to contact the site administrator. Please do not use this address to forward scam emails as they will usually get caught in spam filters.