I was scammed! What do i do? Part two.

In the previous issue of our e-zine we promised to continue publication the material saying how to stop the SCAM. And what to do if you have been scammed? In this issue we continue this topic. This time we are going to tell you about the ways to fight scam in your own way, as well as how to appeal to different authorities, dealing with fighting and preventing scams.

So, we have already told you how to stop, prevent scam or take revenge for being scammed. Now we`ll tell you about more highly tailored, though at the same time more high quality ways of fighting – namely, using sterner, more official weapon. :)

So, as for the official part of our second scenario. Let`s suppose that you take a decision to act officially as well that will help you to recover losses, to take back money or, anyway to pay the scammers back with a real punishment. Don`t expect that right after your message, hundreds detectives will rush to investigate your problem, that they will call you, ask and refer to investigating this mysterious case.

Everything is not like that at all. Most likely your message lies somewhere in the database and after the investigators will have a large number of critical information the investigation may start and… come to the logical end. Not less. Your evidence is nothing but evidence and in order to have it developed lots of facts are needed, real facts, not just empty words.

So, we can recommend you first of all to organize everyone, who was scammed and take all the papers needed. Your words are also useful, though they are just taken into consideration. And papers, facts, confirmed with documents – this is serious. Though these are details. Let`s move on to the main things.

*Now there are lots of resources, dealing with such investigations. Some of them are governmental, some – commercial or private. We can offer you 2 of the most famous catalogues, where you will find practically EVERYTHING that you want.

First: http://www.quatloos.com/hyip_news_articles.htm
Second: http://www.thefraudinvestigator.com/
Third: http://www.elsop.com/wrc/complain.htm (here in this resource there are lots of opportunities to fight the evil – spam).

And of course in these catalogues there are lots of useless, non-thematic resources… so we`ll limit ourselves to giving you links and telling about the most famous, useful and interesting authorities, helping to investigate and prevent Internet-fraud.

The first ones in the list of those who try to fight the scam are two government organizations. Of course the first one is the Federal Bureau of Investigation (https://tips.fbi.gov), you will definitely be advised to complain about. In one of the nearest interviews we`ll certainly try to investigate, how exactly this authority can help, where even from the link given it is clear that it is the question of TERRORISM… though there`s an opinion that you can complain here.

Besides, FBI sounds solid and confidently… but we wouldn`t recommend to appeal there. Moreover, the special organization was created along with FBI: Internet Fraud Complain Center (IFCC), http://www.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp, where it`s just enough to push File a Complaint.
HYIP here relates to Investment Schemes Online and Business-Opportunity Schemes Online.

If youve been a target of a chain email scam, contact your Internet Service Provider and forward the email to the FTC at: spam@uce.gov
It`s very useful to fill out the report, following the address mentioned: http://68.166.162.20/repoform.htm, it doesn`t just give other investors opportunity to find your scammer in the catalogue of scammers, though acts positively to the investigation start.

The NATIONAL FRAUD INFORMATION CENTER & INTERNET FRAUD WATCH was originally established in 1992 by the National Consumers League, the oldest nonprofit consumer organization in the United States, to fight the growing menace of telemarketing fraud by improving prevention and enforcement.

Then there goes specialization. :) If you come across MLM, except for the authorities mentioned above you should appeal here for instance: http://advocacy-net.com/mlmalertmks.htm, you can inform about scam here, and this link will be added to the catalogue in order to avoid about scam continuation further on.

Rather high quality and useful resource that deals with fighting PYRAMIDS. Though there`s one difficulty here. The thing is that too many programs can be got to the notion of pyramid, meaning that it can hardly be proved. That is you may tell that this is a pyramid and report about it, though when we talk about HYIP, partly about the game, then your accusation will just destroy a game, where many people may suffer. So the link is: http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/pyramid_schemes/pyramid.asp

This link will be rather useful for you: http://www.goldpolice.com/scamkiller.htm, following it you will check the program`s e-gold account and hence, add it to the scammers database. Quite often scammers use one account and possibly it has already been mentioned in some other former program.

Summing up we must admit that the phrase ``return nothing`` in many respects is true speaking about your money. The money stolen via Internet is very hard to recover. But, there are chances to affect scammers justly and things like that, though by no means recovering your money. But there`s a logical explanation to it.

For instance, how is it possible to prove that the money stolen should be returned to you? Where are the documents, testifying that scammers stole it from you… etc. So, despite the fact it can really happen, don`t lose your hope. But… fighting scam at least in such a way (we were scammed – we reported) brings much benefit. And it`s not just a ``situational`` avoiding scam, when your colleague doesn`t invest, because you were scammed.

All this makes the repeated scam, clumsy work impossible. And you should agree that resources are needed for scam and it isn`t just ``taking a candy from a little girl``, it is a game, a serious game of those, staying on the opposite sides of the truth, justice, the game, where finally good wins, because no matter how big money is, if it is dirty – they are dirty. Good luck. Be persistent and patient.

Author David Lowery