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"Now as through this world I ramble, I see lots of funny men. Some will rob you with a six-gun, and some with a fountain pen."
- Woody Guthrie



















"The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat oneself."
- Gamaliel Bailey





















"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
- Edmund Burke




















"The figure of fraud came close and pulled his head and body, but not his tail, onto the ledge. His face was the face of an honest man, absolutely benign in appearance; but the rest of him was a serpent."
- Dante Alighierie

















"If you do big things, they print your face. If you do little things, they print only your thumbs."
- Arthur "Bugs" Baer




















"Fraud is the homage that force pays to reason."
- A Commonplace Book, Simon & Schuster


AARP:
A non-profit, non-partisan association, the AARP is dedicated to shaping and enriching the experience of aging for their members and for all Americans. Founded in 1958 by retired educator Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, the AARP is today the nation's largest organization of midlife and older persons, with more than 30 million members.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission:
The CFTC was created by Congress in 1974 as an independent agency with the mandate to regulate commodity futures and option markets in the U.S. The agency protects market participants against manipulation, abusive trade practices, and fraud.

Council of Better Business Bureaus:
The BBB was founded in 1912 and is today supported by 250,000 local business members nationwide. It is dedicated to fostering fair and honest relationships between businesses and consumers, instilling consumer confidence, and contributing to an ethical business environment. The BBB is supported by its membership, consisting of more than 300 leading-edge national corporations, and by 132 local Better Business Bureaus.

Federal Bureau of Investigation:
The FBI is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice. It has the authority and responsibility to investigate specific crimes assigned to it. The FBI also is authorized to provide other law enforcement agencies with cooperative services, such as fingerprint identification, laboratory examinations, and police training.

Fraud Bureau:
A free service, the Fraud Bureau was established to alert Internet consumers and investors about prior complaints relating to online vendors, including sellers at online auctions. In addition, the service provides consumers, investors, and users with information and news about how to safely surf, shop, and invest on the Internet.

Fraud Follies:
The business of fraud isn't always serious... there is a lighter side. Explore the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners' collection of funny stories about fraud and white-collar crime.

FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection:
The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection's mandate is to protect consumers against unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent practices. The Bureau enforces a variety of consumer protection laws enacted by Congress, as well as trade regulation rules issued by the Commission. Its actions include individual company and industry-wide investigations, administrative and federal court litigation, rulemaking proceedings, and consumer and business education. In addition, the Bureau contributes to the Commission's ongoing efforts to inform Congress and other government entities of the impact that proposed actions could have on consumers.

Internet Fraud Complaint Center:
The IFCC is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National White Collar Crime Center. The IFCC's mission is to address fraud committed over the Internet. For victims of Internet fraud, IFCC provides a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of a suspected criminal or civil violation.

Internet Fraud Council:
International in scope, the Internet Fraud Council is a division of the National Coalition for the Prevention of Economic Crime (NCPEC). A non-profit organization, the NCPEC offers education, training, and research services on high-tech and economic crime issues to the private sector.

kNOwFraud:
Several federal, state, and private agencies have joined together to create kNOw Fraud, an effort to help consumers avoid being victimized by telemarketing and mail fraud operators. The primary goal of this initiative is to help educate the public about the differences between legitimate offers and fraudulent ones.

National Association of Attorneys General:
Founded in 1907, the NAAG's mission is to facilitate interaction among Attorneys General as peers, to facilitate the enhanced performance of Attorneys General and their staffs, to foster an environment of cooperative leadership, and to help Attorneys General respond effectively, individually, and collectively to emerging state and federal issues.

National Consumers League:
A private, non-profit advocacy group representing consumers on marketplace and workplace issues, the National Consumers League is the nation's oldest consumer organization. Their mission is to identify, protect, represent, and advance the economic and social interests of consumers and workers.

National Fraud Awareness Week:
National Fraud Awareness Week is a time set aside to inform both consumers and businesses about fraud activity and raise awareness about detection, deterrence, and prevention of one of the most crucial problems plaguing America today. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and many other public and private sector supporters are joining together to educate the public about the growing problem of fraud.

National Fraud Information Center:
The NFIC was originally established in 1992 by the National Consumers League to fight the growing menace of telemarketing fraud by improving prevention and enforcement. The NFIC offers a nationwide toll-free hotline for consumers to get advice about telephone solicitations and report possible telemarketing fraud to law enforcement agencies.

U.S. Department of Justice:
Enforces federal laws and defends the interests of the United States according to the law. Federal investigative agencies with major consumer protection responsibilities refer numerous civil and criminal prosecutions to the Department. In pursuing these cases, the Department seeks to protect consumers against dangerous and worthless products, adulterated and mislabeled food and drugs, and unfair or fraudulent practices through the enforcement of consumer protection statutes, regulations, and orders.

U.S. Postal Inspection Service:
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service, founded by Benjamin Franklin, is one of our country's oldest federal law enforcement agencies. It has a long, proud, and successful history of fighting criminals who attack our nation's postal system and misuse it to defraud, endanger or otherwise threaten the American public. As the law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service is tasked with the enforcement of over 200 federal laws covering investigations of crimes that adversely affect or fraudulently use the U.S. Mail and postal system.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:
The SEC is the government agency that administers the national laws for buying and selling stocks, bonds, and other securities. These laws protect investors by making sure the stock markets operate fairly and that investors have access to all material information about publicly-traded companies and the people who sell stock market investments. In addition to helping resolve consumer complaints, the SEC also helps investors learn how to save and invest wisely through its investor education Web site, free publications, and other educational programs.

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