Why is it, when you think you are scammed, the companies involved, and even the government cannot be contacted

Question

i have tried to report this in several different ways, no one seems to be able to help, and the lack of concern by anyone is astounding. Yahoo doesnt even have a link to assist in this...

Answer 1

Because the company is trying to scam you.

Answer 2

Because the countries involved (lots of times Asian countries or Caribbean nations) have no laws that regulate international Internet trade.

They used to have a problem with porn sites in the Netherlands (and elsewhere in Europe) scamming Americans for HUGE bucks... these porn sites would then threaten to contact employers and families and tell them what had been purchased if you reversed a payment or fought a charge through your bank. The EU now has a law against this, and more nations need to put similar systems in place.

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What kind of scam is it? If this is a situation where a scammer has your bank account or credit card number, your only option may be to change your bank account number (they usually just close your old account and open you a new one). I had a friend go through this a while back. After he considered everything, that - unfortunately - was his only option.

Answer 3

If you do not check a company before entering into a transaction, you could lose your money, time and credibility. Some widely used resources are the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org) and the national fraud center ( www.fraud.org) These days, you can easily find out more about a company using the internet in a few minutes. From a company's website, you can details about its ownership, how old the company really is and feedback from the company's customers.
You can find more detailed information about a company at http://tinyurl.com/gtb89

Answer 4

If scammed via computer/internet here is reporting and contact information from: http://www.cybercrime.gov/reporting.htm


Reporting Computer-Related Crimes

Internet-related crime, like any other crime, should be reported to appropriate law enforcement investigative authorities at the local, state, federal, or international levels, depending on the scope of the crime. Citizens who are aware of federal crimes should report them to local offices of federal law enforcement.

The primary federal law enforcement agencies that investigate domestic crime on the Internet include: the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the United States Secret Service, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) . Each of these agencies has offices conveniently located in every state to which crimes may be reported. Contact information regarding these local offices may be found in local telephone directories. In general, federal crime may be reported to the local office of an appropriate law enforcement agency by a telephone call and by requesting the "Duty Complaint Agent."

Each law enforcement agency also has a headquarters (HQ) in Washington, D.C., which has agents who specialize in particular areas. For example, the FBI and the U.S. Secret Service both have headquarters-based specialists in computer intrusion (i.e., computer hacker) cases.

To determine some of the federal investigative law enforcement agencies that may be appropriate for reporting certain kinds of crime, please refer to the following table:

Type of Crime Appropriate federal investigative law enforcement agencies
Computer intrusion (i.e. hacking) FBI local office
U.S. Secret Service
Internet Fraud Complaint Center

Password trafficking FBI local office
U.S. Secret Service
Internet Fraud Complaint Center

Copyright (software, movie, sound recording) piracy FBI local office
if imported, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Internet Fraud Complaint Center

Theft of trade secrets FBI local office

Trademark counterfeiting FBI local office
if imported, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Internet Fraud Complaint Center

Counterfeiting of currency U.S. Secret Service

Child Pornography or Exploitation FBI local office
if imported, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Internet Fraud Complaint Center

Child Exploitation and Internet Fraud matters that have a mail nexus U.S. Postal Inspection Service
Internet Fraud Complaint Center

Internet fraud and SPAM FBI local office
U.S. Secret Service (Financial Crimes Division)
Federal Trade Commission (online complaint)
if securities fraud or investment-related SPAM e-mails, Securities and Exchange Commission (online complaint)
The Internet Fraud Complaint Center

Internet harassment FBI local office

Internet bomb threats FBI local office
ATF local office

Trafficking in explosive or incendiary devices or firearms over the Internet FBI local office
ATF local office