Government
The Federal Trade Commission:
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft
The FTC enforces various federal consumer protection laws and seeks to eliminate any unfair practices that may threaten consumers. Visit the FTC's Identity Theft site for more information on how to protect yourself and recover from fraud.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation:
http://www.fbi.gov
Founded in 1908, the FBI provides investigative and law enforcement assistance to protect individuals from violations of the law.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service:
http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/idthft_ncpw.htm
As the primary law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service has a long, proud history of fighting criminals who attack our nation's postal system and misuse it to defraud, endanger or otherwise threaten the American public.
United States Secret Service Financial Crimes Division:
http://www.secretservice.gov/financial_crimes.shtml
The Secret Service investigates crimes associated with financial institutions. Today, this jurisdiction includes bank fraud, access device fraud involving credit and debit cards, telecommunications and computer crimes, fraudulent identification, fraudulent government and commercial securities and electronic funds transfer fraud.
Non-Profit
Identity Theft Resource Center: http://www.idtheftcenter.org
National Center for Victims of Crime: http://www.ncvc.org
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse:http://www.privacyrights.org
The National Fraud Information Center: http://www.fraud.org
The National White Collar Crime Center: http://www.nw3c.org
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