FBI: Top 10 Internet Auction Fraud (CyberCrime)

The latest report of the Internet Crime Complaint Center shows auction fraud is the number one complaint.

According to the FBI,  one in every four Internet crime complaints in 2008 involved auction scams such as wire transfer schemes, second-chance schemes and overpayment fraud.

The FBI has a great breakdown of the schemes and how to avoid being victimized. Check out the FBI link below .

Info:  

http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june09/auctionfraud_063009.html

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