Links to useful scam resources
New Zealand
Commerce Commission
Responsible for enforcing the Fair Trading Act, the Commission's site has a guide to the act, and information about various scams on which they have taken action.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs
Useful information about scams.
New Zealand Securities Commission
Includes advice about investing wisely, and warnings about investment scams.
Overseas
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Includes consumer alerts, and The Gull Awards - true stories of financial scams and shonky investment schemes. You can also check on Australian companies, brokers and financial advisers.
Better Business Bureau
Network of US and Canadian Bureaux that provide reports on business firms and help resolve consumers disputes with businesses. Includes scam alerts.
Internet Scambusters
Good US based resource on scams and ripoffs.
National Consumers League
US nonprofit advocacy group. Includes pages on internet fraud, slamming, cramming etc.
National Fraud Information Center
An offshoot of the US National Consumers League, this site contains lots of information about telemarketing fraud, internet fraud, fraud against the elderly etc.
PhoneBusters
Canadian site spotlighting telephone scams.
SafeFromScams
UK resource of articles and advice on staying safe from scams.
US Federal Trade Commission
Consumer protection resources, including advice on internet shopping.
US Securites and Exchange Commission
Useful advice for online investments, investment frauds, etc.
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