[IDG] Despite receiving tens of thousands of online fraud complaints from consumers every year, U.S. states bring only a small number of Internet-related cases to court, according to research released on Tuesday.The Center for American Progress and the Center for Democracy and Technology studied the number of complaints that state attorneys general offices receive and compared that to how many lawsuits the states bring against spammers, spyware creators and other online fraudsters. Not all states report such numbers, but the 20 that do said that they received 20,000 Internet-related complaints in 2006 and 2007, the research found. Most states included Internet-related complaints among the top 10 types of consumer complaints they receive.
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/081208-internet-fraud-many-complaints-few.htmlU.S. Fails To Prosecute Internet Fraud Cases [Reuters]
While Web users drown in spam and fend off scams aimed at stealing their money, U.S. federal and state law enforcement authorities are doing little to resolve what has become a multi-billion-dollar problem, a think tank said Monday.
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US internet fraud: many complaints, few repercussions
Despite receiving tens of thousands of online fraud complaints from consumers every year, U.S. states bring only a small number of Internet-related cases to court, according to research released on Tuesday.