Observations “Lone actor terrorists are broadcasting what they’re doing; we need to listen.” A DOJ report focuses on major criminal events and terrorist…
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Category: Cybercrime
Preventing Teen Dating Violence Data Indicates Success
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh have published an article that provides the first evidence of the potential benefits of provider-delivered education and a…
View More Preventing Teen Dating Violence Data Indicates Success1 in 11 youth Internet users received a sexual solicitation
In 2010 approximately 1 in 11 youth Internet users (9%) received an unwanted sexual solicitation in the past year.
View More 1 in 11 youth Internet users received a sexual solicitationSeven Percent of Americans Experienced Identity Theft in 2012
An estimated 16.6 million people, representing 7 percent of all persons age 16 or older in the United States, experienced at least one incident of identity theft in 2012 according to the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).
View More Seven Percent of Americans Experienced Identity Theft in 2012FBI Internet Scam Alerts
Internet Crime Complaint Center’s (IC3) Scam Alerts This report, which is based upon information from law enforcement and complaints submitted to the IC3, details recent…
View More FBI Internet Scam AlertsPrincipal Types of Mass-Marketing Fraud and Resources for Combating Fraud
Dear Readers: The FBI issued an update ) as to mass marketing fraud. The portion presented here complies with a reader’s request articulating the most “popular”…
View More Principal Types of Mass-Marketing Fraud and Resources for Combating FraudAppeals for Help from Friends Traveling Abroad are Frauds
I received a message from a well known and respected government employee; she was in Spain and lost all her money and needed me to…
View More Appeals for Help from Friends Traveling Abroad are Frauds8 million households experience identity theft-31 percent increase in credit card theft-prevention resources available
Violent and property crime is down throughout America and that finding is confirmed through the National Crime Survey, see http://crimeinamerica.net/crime-rates-united-states/. But are offenders moving from street crime…
View More 8 million households experience identity theft-31 percent increase in credit card theft-prevention resources availableHigh volume telephone calls mask fraud. Resources to fight fraud available.
Dear readers: Fraud continues to be one of our top inquiries as people struggle to defend themselves. It’s almost impossible to keep up with the…
View More High volume telephone calls mask fraud. Resources to fight fraud available.Sources for Protecting yourself from Fraud and Identity Theft: Crime in America.Net
Dear readers: We were asked by a requestor to provide reliable sources of information regarding fraud, computer crimes and privacy theft. This is the list…
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