Federal legislation and statutes in every state prohibit employment of unfair or deceptive trade practices and UNFAIR COMPETITION in business. The Federal Trade Commission regulates federal laws designed to prohibit a series of specific practices prohibited in interstate commerce. Several states have established CONSUMER PROTECTION offices as part of the ...

The FBI operates the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC). I think a better mnemonic for IFCC is "I fink on crooks and criminals." <grin> The U.S. Department of Justice operates www.cybercrime.gov, which is concerned with computer crime and intellectual property violations. The U.S. Government Department of Homeland Security has a ...