Fraud and Scams

 FTC Consumer Alert

Spotting an Imposter:Scammers Pose as Friends, Family, and Government Agencies

The IC3 gives the victims of cyber crime a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of suspected criminal or civil violations.

http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx

Florida ID theft packet

http://myfloridalegal.com/idkitprintable.pdf

Reporting a stolen or lost Social Security card. Updated

http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/list/c/16%2C35

Florida's Construction Lien Law and how to protect yourself when hiring a contractor

http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/cilb/

documents/florida_lien_law.pdf

Fraud aid is a nonprofit web site that has a lot of good information on scams.

Lottery scams / Dictionary of Financial Scam Terms© / The truth vs. the scam /
Scammer threats: what to do / ID Theft prevention to do list / Reporting scam emails /
Backstage Tour of scamming / Work-at-Home scams / Nigerian scams / Scams list

http://www.fraudaid.com/

The National Do Not Call Registry gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls at home. Most telemarketers should not call your number once it has been on the registry for 31 days. If they do, you can file a complaint at this Website. You can register your home or mobile phone for free.

https://www.donotcall.gov/

To check a business license

http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/

Comprehensive web site related to protecting the consumer. National fraud reporting website.

http://www.ftc.gov/

Looks To Good To Be True

http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/fraud.aspx