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Fraud, identity theft, etc |
OnGuardOnline.gov http://onguardonline.gov/index.html
provides practical tips from the federal government and
the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud,
secure your computer, and protect your personal information.
FTC's identity theft site http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/
National Consumer League http://www.natlconsumersleague.org/
or http://www.nclnet.org/
"Our mission is to identify,
protect,
represent, and advance the economic and social interests of consumers
and
workers." In particular, see their site listed below.
The NCL is listed at Federal Consumer Information Center's page about
consumer
organizations, http://www.consumeraction.gov/resprt2.shtml
National Consumers League's National Fraud Information Center http://www.fraud.org/ Funded by National Consumer League http://www.natlconsumersleague.org/ , and works in cooperation with the National Association of Attorneys General, and the Federal Trade Commission. Information about phone and web fraud, and general phone pestering.
Experian has an education page http://www.experian.com/consumer/credit_education.html
that links to a fraud info page.
equifax doesn't appear to have a page for consumers.
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse http://www.privacyrights.org/
tips and links on topics such as identity theft and internet
privacy.
Listed at http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/computers/go-online/online.htm
Call For Action, Inc. (CFA) http://www.callforaction.org/
is an international, nonprofit network of consumer hotlines affiliated
with local broadcast partners. Our services are free, confidential and
available to individuals as well as small businesses.
Call for action is listed here http://pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/computers/shoponline/shoponline.htm
Electronic Privacy Information Center http://www.epic.org/ Has
privacy tools and resources.
Epic.org is listed here http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/computers/go-online/online.htm
last verified 12/13/07