Have you ever?

Have you ever experienced a fraud attempt against yourself or a friend on the Internet? During your online shopping this past Christmas,did you run into a pop-up window that warned you your computer is or might be infected by a virus? And the give you choices to purchase or download a fix. Let me warn you now that this is a favorite ploy to steal your personal bank or credit information. But rather than give you my jovial good nature advice. I'm gonna tell you who to call. Call The INTERNET CRIME COMPLAINT CENTER.


THE IC3,as we call them in the Info-Sec world  "is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)." And they want to hear from you. Please don't think of yourself as a NARC or a SNITCH. Internet fraud is a multi-Billion dollar Industry. And all failures to report it are going to embolden these miscreants to continue their exploitation of the innocents.

Okay let's say you aren't comfortable reporting suspicious activity. But you are interested to read about what the bad guys are doing these days. THE IC3 has that info also.

Well, what about you people who don't give a hoot about the bad guys and what they are doing? How do you find out how to protect yourselves from falling victim? YOU GOT IT. THE IC3 gives that info as well.

I've been spending a lot of my time looking into the abyss of the Darkside. But not to the point of Nietzsche's observation that the abyss has begun to stare back into me. In the words of California's current Governor, "I'll be back."