Report Spam

Forward Spam to the FTC - If you would like to forward unsolicited commercial e-mail (spam) to the Commission, please send it directly to mailto:UCE@FTC.GOV(don't worry, they really want it). The FTC maintains a database of unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE).The FTC says it lacks the resources to resolve individual complaints; it instead uses the complaints it gets to spot new spam trends and tricks. Messages about illegal spam are forwarded to law enforcement officials, who will pursue the worst offenders.

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/spam/ - This website has information about the Federal Trade Commission’s recent law enforcement actions against deceptive commercial email and spammers who don’t honor their "remove me" claims. In the "Consumer Info" section (and below), you’ll find tips on how to reduce the amount of spam email in your in-box.

And the University of Oregom maintains a list:
http://cc.uoregon.edu/cnews/fall2002/spamreport.html - Spam Remedies: Some Special Federal Government Addresses for Reporting Spam You can report certain kinds of spam directly to the appropriate government agency.

SpamAbuse.org helps you report and punish spammers for sending you their junk e-mail. This is a completely free service.-
http://www.spamabuse.org/ - Highly recommended by Spam.org - easy to use

http://spam.abuse.net/spam/ - "You have probably seen an increase in the amount of "junk mail" which shows up in your email box, or on your favorite newsgroup. The activities of a small number of people are becoming a bigger problem for the Internet. We have been actively engaged in fighting spam for years. Since we presented this site to the public in 1996, we have been pleased to be referenced as one of the best anti-spam sites on the net. Help fight spam to keep the Internet useful for everyone. Take advantage of the information we've gathered to make your own experience on the Internet better."

http://mail-abuse.org/rbl/notifyfaq.html - What to Report, how to report, where to report, etc. MAPS SERVICES

Elsop.com maintains a fairly comprehensive listing of anti-spam related resouces here:
http://www.elsop.com/wrc/nospam.htm - Spam: How to Fight it - Elsop's Anti-Spam Page

http://www.elsop.com/wrc/complain.htm - Spam: Where to Complain About Frauds & Scams on the Internet

net-abuse@nocs.insp.irs.gov - Use this address to report make money fast (MMF) schemes. Mail sent to this address will be forwarded to the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) for appropriate action.

hotline@nocs.insp.irs.gov - Mail sent to this address will be forwarded to Internal Security (Inspection), the IRS's "internal affairs" type organization. Internal Security is responsible for investigating criminal acts which attempt to corrupt our tax system. Internal Security is also responsible for the ] protection of all Service employees. Use this address to report ] attempted bribery of IRS employees, conspiracy to defraud the tax system, threats against the IRS or IRS employees or any other suspected ] criminal acts affecting the integrity of our tax system. Please don't forward the infamous "IRS Abuse" reports here.

A non-governmental organization which deals in such things (and more) is the National Fraud Information Center, which is funded by grants from major corporations and works in cooperation with federal, state, local and international law enforcement agencies. Their purpose is organize, classify, and forward "stuff" to the appropriate body: state's a.g, FTC, FBI, Secret Service, wherever. Thus they are not "law enforcement" and the problems of inaction by local district attorneys, etc. persist (d.a's have "too much work to do" to go after an individual posting a chain letter). You can e-mail them at nfic@internetmci.com , or get information from their web page, which is at: http://www.fraud.org/

For stock fraud and the like, some people have been complaining to the Securities and Exchange Commission at the address enforcement@sec.gov . And, they've started prosecuting. Please only send them reports of stock fraud, however -- they don't have the authority to deal with anything else.

OK, I'm certain it's spam. What more should I do? - Check news.admin.net-abuse.sightings If somebody's already made a definitive spotting, there's no sense in an "I've seen it, too" post.