Mike,
There are multiple law enforcement authorities you can report this too - the
challenge is in knowing which one actually has the jurisdiction and resources
to pursue it. A good start may be the Internet Fraud Complaint Center.
Although I personally don't know much about them, they appear to be at least
affiliated with the Dept of Justice, and definitely specialize in issues like
phishing : http://www.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp
You could also try Infragard, which is a coop between the FBI and the private
sector. I know one of their goals is to help the "general public" understand
how to report things to the Bureau, etc. Their national site is
http://www.infragard.net and they have local chapters as well. You could also
simply call your local FBI office - there's one in every major city.
Regardless of which route you take with the authorities, you always want to
report them to the organization being "faked" . They have a vested interest in
tracking, ceasing, and preventing phishing scams. I know that Citibank has
reporting mechanisms, and Ebay does as well :
http://pages.ebay.com/help/contact_inline/account_security.html .
I would also encourage reporting it to community sites such as
http://www.antiphishing.org/report_phishing.html .
Good luck !
- Matt.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lawrence, Michael [mailto:MLawrence@soroc.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 6:05 PM
To: webappsec@securityfocus.com
Subject: Web Scams
Who other then the local autorities, does someone report a e-mail scam? I have
received two now claiming to be from E-bay. The funny thing is I do not use
e-bay at work, nor do I use my work e-mail for it. (which is where it was
sent).
The scam asks for all the information required for identity theft. (sin number,
bank acount info, credit card info, e-bay information).
Any input would be great. This e-mail has appeared in a couple of co-worker's
inboxes.
Mike
