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Internet And Computer Crimes
The information in this section is intended to provide resources for the community on matters pertaining to Internet and computer crimes. We encourage you to visit these sites for online reporting, general reporting, general information, or crime prevention. Should you have questions beyond that which are answered here, please contact Sergeant Dan Purcell or Investigator John Kent in the Economic and Internet Crimes Unit, Computer Forensics Section at 407.665.6850.
If you are a victim of internet fraud, make an online report now via the Internet Fraud Complaint Center. Victims of Identity Theft can visit the Internet Fraud Complaint Center or the Federal Trade Commission's Identity Theft website where you can download forms or get the contact information to speak to a counselor who will assist you through the reporting process and credit repair. The Seminole County Sheriff's Office encourages the use of these sites for local, national, or international crime reporting or just general information.
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Federal Trade Commission
- Internet Fraud Complaint Center
- National White Collar Crime Center
- United States Secret Service
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists
- International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators
- Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the United States Department of Justice
- United States Customs Service
- United States Postal Inspections Service
- Florida Department of Law Enforcement Computer Crime Center
- Direct Marketing Association
- Credit Bureaus
The FBI's website is an excellent source of information concerning the general operations of the FBI. The National Infrastructure Protection Center and the Innocent Images Task Force (Child Exploitation and Pornography) operations are detailed on this site.
The Federal Trade Commission is an excellent source for information on identity theft. Please also refer to the Seminole County Sheriff's Office Identity Theft Guide.
The Seminole County Sheriff's Office is a member of the Internet Fraud Complaint Center and we actively receive complaints nationwide. If you are a victim of internet fraud, you can make a complaint at this site. An analyst at the IFCC will review the complaint, gather intelligence, and forward the information to the appropriate law enforcement agency(ies) in the United States. The IFCC is a central repository for internet fraud complaints on which the law enforcement community relies for intelligence information and resources.
The National White Collar Crime Center provides nationwide support services for enforcement agencies involved in the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of economic and high-tech crime. The Seminole County Sheriff's Office is a member.
The United States Secret Service's website is another good Federal law enforcement source of information.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's website is not only an excellent resource for missing, abused, exploited, or runaway children, but also provides valuable resources regarding internet crimes against children including online solicitation and child pornography. The Seminole County Sheriff's Office receives complaints from the NCMEC as we are a satellite office of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention website is a good source of information on juvenile justice at the Federal level.
The International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists is an international volunteer non-profit corporation composed of law enforcement professionals dedicated to education in the field of forensic computer science. IACIS members represent Federal, State, Local and International Law Enforcement professionals. Regular IACIS members have been trained in the forensic science of seizing and processing computer systems.
The International Association of Crimes Investigators website is a non-profit organization of investigators from all levels of law enforcement, card associations, banks and non-banks, private label issuers, mail order houses, airlines, telecommunications, petroleum industry, processors and transporters, to name a few. Everyone who is involved in the security of financial transactions where a device is used to access money - a card, check, account number or some other access device - is involved in IAFCI's effort to safeguard the world's economy through teamwork. Investigators with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office Economic & Computer Crimes Unit are members of IAFCI.
The Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Section of the U.S. Department of Justice is an excellent resource for computer crimes and related issues including current laws and legislation.
The U.S. Customs website is an excellent resource for information on Federal law enforcement.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service website is another excellent resource for information on violations of U.S. Postal laws.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) recognized the need for action against computer crimes, which resulted in the creation of the Florida Computer Crime Center and expansion of its initiative to investigate computer related crimes.
The Center has a statewide mission to investigate complex computer crimes, assist with regional investigations, train investigators, disseminate information to the public and to proactively work to identify computer criminals to prevent future crimes.
The Direct Marketing Association offers resources on consumer fraud and answers to frequently asked questions.
Consumers can obtain their credit history from any of the three major credit bureaus, Experian, Transunion and Equifax. We recommend you obtain your credit report at least once a year so that you may monitor your credit history for evidence of identity theft or fraudulent activity which may affect your credit. For more information on identity theft, please download the Seminole County Sheriff's Office Identity Theft Guide (link is unavailable) and visit the Federal Trade Commissiona's website..
