Commodities Futures Trading Commission
CFTC website includes law, rules, and other information about commodities futures and trading.
http://www.cftc.gov/
Crimes of Persuasion
Explaining how people are victimized through telemarketing fraud, investment schemes and consumer scams.
http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/
FBI Field Offices
Directory of local FBI offices, which have jurisdiction to investigate frauds that violate federal law
http://www.fbi.gov:80/contact/fo/fo.htm
Federal Trade Commission
The FTC site includes law and rules on consumer protection and anti-trust.
http://www.ftc.gov/
Inspection Service Consumer Fraud Tips
U.S. Postal Inspection service information about consumer fraud.
http://www.usps.com/websites/depart/inspect/consmenu.htm
Making a Federal Case of Identity Theft
This July 2001 article, by a senior U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor, discusses the ways that identity theft can be committed and what the Justice Department is doing to combat it.
http://www.usdoj.gov:80/criminal/fraud/fedcase_idtheft.html
National Check Fraud Center
Providing check fraud information and soliciting reports from victims of check fraud crimes.
http://www.ckfraud.org/
National Futures Association
The NFA is a regulatory association of commodities futures merchants, which are brokers who deal with commodities futures. Site includes law and rules that apply to commodities firms and dispute resolution procedures.
http://www.nfa.futures.org/
US Department of Justice Consumer Fraud Page
Information and links for internet fraud, telemarketing fraud, mortgage scams, identity theft, and other consumer frauds.
http://www.usdoj.gov/fraud.htm