Cybercrime Reporting Organizations

Cybercrime Reporting Organizations

If you have been a victim of Internet fraud or wish to report a Cyber Crime, here are some links to organisations who specialise in fighting the many different types of Cybercrimes:

Australian High Tech Crime Centre: A national centre to coordinate the efforts of Australian law enforcement in combating serious crime involving complex technology.

Cyber Law Enforcement.org: This organization has four goals: (1) To unite police officers worldwide and educate them on cybercrime, cyberlaw, investigative techniques and how they interact. (2) To provide investigative assistance to police departments when requested. (3) To provide online help and education for victims of cyberstalking, cyberharassment, pedophile, hacking, and virus attacks as well as access to support groups and online counseling. (4) To standardize relations and communications between police departments, Internet Service Providers , Legal system contacts and victim advocacy groups worldwide.

Cybercrime Coordination Unit: The Swiss Coordination Unit for Cybercrime Control (CYCOS) is the central office where persons can report suspect Internet subject matter including: hardcore pornography (sexual acts with children, animals, human excrement or acts of violence);  depiction of violence;  extremism; racism; unlawful entry into IT systems; spreading of computer viruses; destruction of data; credit card misuse; violation of copyrights; illegal arms trade.

Cybertip.ca: Cybertip.ca is Canada's national tipline for reporting the online sexual exploitation of children. It is a centralized web portal for receiving and addressing reports from the public regarding child pornography, luring, child sex tourism, and children who are exploited through prostitution. Cybertip.ca also provides the public with information, referrals and other resources to help Canadians keep their children safe while on the Internet.

How to Report Internet-related Crime: A section of the US  Department of Justice's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Division, this page provides information on how -- and to who -- you should report a wide variety of internet crimes, including child pornography, harassment, fraud, hacking and much more.

Identity Theft and Fraud: The US Department of Justice's Identity Theft information page, with background data, contacts for reporting identity theft and fraud, along with suggestions on how not to become a victim.

INHOPE: INHOPE exists to facilitate co-operation between European Internet Hotline providers.  Their mission is to eliminate child pornography from the Internet and protect young people from harmful and illegal uses of the Internet.  

Internet Crime Complaint Center: The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). IC3's mission is to serve as a vehicle to receive, develop, and refer criminal complaints regarding the rapidly expanding arena of cyber crime. 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. For law enforcement and regulatory agencies at the federal, state, local and international level, IC3 provides a central referral mechanism for complaints involving Internet related crimes.

Internet Fraud Complaint Center (USA): The IFCC is a cooperative project of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National White Collar Crime Center.  Victims of fraud can use this site to report the details of their cases, while law enforcement agencies can use the IFCC as a central depository of fraud case information, statistics and patterns. 

Internet Fraud Watch: The Internet Fraud Watch  provides tips, articles, bulletins and other information that you can use to avoid fraud, protect your privacy, and navigate the Net safely and enjoyably.  You can also report a possible fraud.

Internet Watch: A United Kingdom over watch and reporting organization.  While their priority is child pornography, they will accept a variety of reports.

Network Abuse Clearinghouse:  The Network Abuse Clearinghouse is intended to help the Internet community to report and control network abuse and abusive users.  Since the best place to report abusive activity varies from one system to another, the NAC is trying to keep a master database of reporting addresses for users throughout the net to use.  You can also find resources and help for many kinds of internet abuse situations on their site. 

Nigeria - The 419 Coalition Website: Information about the "Nigeria" - and similar - scams, how to recognize them and report them

ObscenityCrimes.Org: For reporting child pornography or exploitation of children.

Operation Blue Ridge Thunder: The purpose of this online, police-based organization is to safeguard children from Internet crime.  It is comprised of cooperative law enforcement agencies, including the international, federal, regional, state and local levels. Information on parental safeguards, safe surfing and crime reporting is provided.

Project Safe Childhood: Project Safe Childhood (PSC) aims to combat the proliferation of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation crimes against children. This US government site include information on online sexual exploitation of children, provides the latest news on government efforts to curtail or prosecute this criminal act, provides links to other organizations working towards the protection of children online, and provides publictions from these organizations.

RCMP Fraud Prevention Page: Hints, tips and background information on the different kinds of computer crimes and how they can be prevented, or reported in Canada.

Reporting Economic Online Crime (RECOL): Reporting Economic Crime Online (RECOL) is an initiative that involves an integrated partnership between International, Federal and Provincial Law Enforcement agencies, as well as, with regulators and private commercial organizations that have a legitimate investigative interest in receiving a copy of complaints of economic crime. Through this site you can report fraud and other forms of online crime to Canadian and other agencies.

Safer Internet (InSafe): The Safer Internet Action Plan promoting safety on the Internet is the official European Union's response to tackling the controversial issue of illegal, harmful and racist content on the Internet.

Virtual Global Taskforce: The VGT is made up of law enforcement agencies from around the world working together to fight child abuse online. The aim of the VGT is to build an effective, international partnership of law enforcement agencies that helps to protect children from online child abuse. The objectives of the VGT are: To make the Internet a safer place; To identify, locate and help children at risk; To hold perpetrators appropriately to account.

The VGT is made up of the Australian High Tech Crime Centre, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre in the UK, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the US Department of Homeland Security and Interpol. Jim Gamble, the Chief Executive of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre is the Chair of the VGT.  The VGT delivers low-cost, high impact initiatives that prevent and deter paedophiles from exploiting children online.

WiredPatrol: WiredPatrol is one of the largest international internet safety and reporting organizations.  They have a section for reporting a variety of Internet-related offenses, including cyberstalking, child pornography and general emergencies