How Do You Report A Computer Crime?
The ease with which computer criminals can hack into your email, bank accounts and other personal information has made computer crime an all-too-common problem. If you suspect you’ve been the victim of computer crime, you can report this activity to the proper authorities. Contact the Internet Crime Complaint Center. This is a government organization set up by the FBI that serves to coordinate and develop law enforcement’s investigation of reported computer crimes. If you believe you’ve been the victim of a computer crime, you can contact the complaint center at ic3.gov. File an online complaint. The IC3 complaint referral form asks several yes-or-no questions first. These cover such areas as whether the crime involved spam or a fraudulent email purporting to be from the FBI. Fill out the information required by the IC3 complaint form.This includes: your name, mailing address, name of the person or business that you suspect defrauded you, their contact information and website, the deta
