2 Basic Sources of General Information
3 Federal Agencies Involved in Ecommerce Fraud
4 Groups and Organizations Related to Ecommerce Fraud
5 Legislation Pertaining to Ecommerce Fraud
7 Journals, Webzines, Newsletters on Ecommerce Fraud
9 E-Commerce Fraud Resources on the Internet
As more consumers and businesses turn to the Internet and ecommerce to purchase and sell goods and services ecommerce revenues continue to grow. So too does the level of ecommerce fraud. The two biggest forms of ecommerce fraud are identity theft and auction fraud. Increasing complaints from businesses and consumers have led to increased law enforcement efforts and legislation aimed at preventing, minimizing, and prosecuting perpetrators of ecommerce fraud. While legislation, case law, and organizations devoted to attacking ecommerce fraud are still developing, the following information is provided as a means of providing valuable research links to all aspects of ecommerce fraud.
2 Basic Sources of General Information
The use of search engines Google.com, ProQuest.com, Elibrary.com yields an excellent return of a broad variety of general and specific information related to ecommerce fraud. Google.com is a free search engine, while ProQuest.com and Elibrary.com are fee-based search engines.
The following sources are an excellent starting point for gaining an in depth knowledge of ecommerce and ecommerce fraud:
U.S. Government Electronic Commerce Policy
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 2000.
(Excellent site that includes policies, reports and statistics pertaining to fraud).
Publisher: Internet.com Corp., 2000.
Location: http://ecommerce.internet.com/
(Over three definitions for Internet-related terms)
Two sources that pertain to ecommerce law the latest news and information related to ecommerce are respectively:
(This site offers a navigational HUB for ecommerce news and information).
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