Anti-Phishing Working Group
Advice and information on Internet-related scams and frauds.
http://www.antiphishing.org/

Bank Safe Online
Advice on the various different banking scams doing the rounds at the moment, how to spot them and how to protect yourself against them. The website is aimed at British customers, but is useful to all.
http://www.banksafeonline.org.uk/

Bestfares.com
A list of organizations which can assist or advise you, if you have fallen victim to a travel scam, be it air travel, hotel, cruise or travel agent-related.
http://www.bestfares.com/travel/desks/story.asp?id=953

BT.com
Sells an identity theft insurance policy.
http://www.btidentityprotection.bt.com/

Car Buying Tips.com
Consumer guide to avoiding eBay fraud, escrow internet fraud, cheque fraud, auto fraud and Nigerian scams.
http://www.carbuyingtips.com/fraud.htm

Card Protection Plan Limited
CPP can cancel all your credit, charge and debit cards with just one telephone call from anywhere in the world. They can also arrange emergency cash advances and even speed your lost keys back to you.
http://www.cpp.co.uk/index.html

Card Watch
Dispenses lots of sensible advice about using your credit or debit card when travelling abroad. Aimed at Britons, useful to all.
http://www.cardwatch.org.uk/

Chip and Pin
Details how you can use a 4 digit PIN number to reduce the chances of your credit or debit card from being used fraudulently.
http://www.chipandpin.co.uk/

Chip and Pin Ireland
Find out more about the latest innovation to make your credit and debit card payments more secure.
http://www.chipandpin.ie/

Chip and Pin.org
Information for retailers about the new chip and pin system for credit and debit card payment.
http://www.chipandpin.org/

Consumer Online
A-Z of scams of various kinds currently doing the rounds in New Zealand and, no doubt, other countries around the world too.
http://www.consumer.org.nz/newssummary.asp?category=Scams

Consumer's Corner
Offers a wealth of tips on avoiding scams worldwide, as well as general consumer advice specifically for Canadians.
http://www.citc.ca/consumer-awareness.html

Corporate Travel Safety
Contains over 130 pages of travel safety tips on a wide range of topics.
http://www.corporatetravelsafety.com/

Crazy Dog
Lots of sensible advice on how to spot scams, touts and thieves a mile off.
http://www.crazydogtravel.com/safety.html

Crime Reduction.gov.uk
General tips on home security.
http://www.crimereduction.co.uk/cppmwya.htm

Crimes of Persuasion
This site helps explain how con artists can steal your savings and inheritance through telemarketing fraud, investment schemes and other consumer scams.
http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/

Earth Ops Central
Information about Burundanga, a plant extract that is used by robbers in South America to render their victims unconscious.
http://earthops.org/scopalamine1.html

Econsumer.gov
Wherever you reside, you can log a cross-border ecommerce complaint here. The site also includes links to consumer organizations around the world, as well as tips for shopping safely online.
http://www.econsumer.gov/

Federal Trade Commission
Tells you everything you need to know about identity theft and how to avoid it.
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/

Garlik
Safeguard your privacy and identity with the aid of this service, which finds, tracks and monitors your personal information online.
http://www.garlik.com/

Get Safe Online
Tips on buying holidays and travel online safely.
http://www.getsafeonline.org/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1381

Gridsure
An ingenious high-security ID authentication system that asks you to choose a simple pattern of cells from a grid, and uses then uses it to create a one-time PIN/Password for you.
http://www.gridsure.com/

Home Office
More advice on how to avoid becoming a victim of the crime.
http://identity-theft.org.uk/

ID Theft Protect
Identity fraud statistics, quizzes, facts and information.
http://www.id-protect.co.uk/

Identity Theft Resource Centre
Contains victim and consumer resources, an outline of current laws, a reference library and much more on the topic of identity theft.
http://www.idtheftcenter.org/

IMRG
Essential tips for shopping online safely.
http://www.imrg.org/ISIS.aspx

Inboxer Rebellion
Details of online and real world scams from around the globe including ones that involve mobile phones, Paypal, credit cards and, of course, once-in-a-lifetime business propositions from Nigeria.
http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/scams/

Into Asia
Every guide book about the city warns you about it, as does the local tourist office, but loads of unwary tourists still fall for it year after year! Find out more about the famous Bangkok gem scam at this site and make sure you don't become the next victim!
http://www.into-asia.com/bangkok/gemscam/

Lonely Planet - Postcards
An excellent and illuminating selection of tips from travellers on scams and cons to beware of in countries all over the world. The information is not posted in any particular order, but it is very worthwhile ploughing through it all anyway.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/letters/

MasterCard SecureCode
SecureCode: a private code, known only to your and your bank, that allows you to shop securely online using your MasterCard.
http://www.mastercard.com/securecode/
http://www.mastercard.com/securecd/

Metropolitan Police
Lists major frauds and scams that have come to the attention of the Met.
http://www.met.police.uk/fraudalert/

National Hi-Tech Crime Unit
Report hi-tech crime that impacts on the UK.
http://www.nhtcu.org/

NYC Scams
Scams in the Big Apple.
http://www.ny.com/scams/

Paypal Security Key
An electronic fob that generates a unique security code ever 30 seconds, ensuring that nobody can log in to your PayPal account, except you.
https://www.paypal.com/securitykey

Quackwatch
Your guide to health related quackery and fraud.
http://www.quackwatch.org/

Quatloos.com
A public educational website covering a wide variety of financial scams and frauds, including wacky “prime bank” frauds, exotic foreign currency scams, offshore investment frauds, tax scams, “Pure Trust” structures and more.
http://www.quatloos.com/

Randy's Travel Tips
Randy's guide to avoiding common travel scams and rip-offs, along with advice on hotel safety and travel safety in general.
http://ease.com/%7Erandyj/secure1.htm

Reputation Defender
A service that helps remove revealing, inaccurate, unfair or hurtful information about you from the Web.
http://reputationdefender.com/

Rip-Off Tip-Off
British consumers can report e-cons direct to the Department of Trade and Industry through this official website.
http://www.ripofftipoff.net/

Ripoff Report
A worldwide forum for reporting/recording consumer rip-offs by companies or individuals.
http://www.ripoffreport.com/

Rome Buddy
Highlights the Rome apartment scam, which many tourists have fallen prey to, as well general rip-offs perpetrated in the city against visitors.
http://www.romebuddy.com/

Rough Guides.com
Information on an excellent book on travel survival from the publishers of the Rough Guides.
http://www.roughguides.com/store/details.html?ProductID=602

Round the World Travel
This already useful site is further enhanced by a collection of anecdotes relating to safety and scams which have been contributed by real travellers.
http://travel-library.com/rtw/html/rtwsafetycoll.html

Scambusters.org
Online information and alerts about scams and frauds of every kind.
http://www.scambusters.org/

Seanet.com
Find out about common tourist scams in Peru.
http://www.seanet.com/~dg/PeruTravel/SCAMS.htm

Security World
Everything you ever wanted to know about travel safety and security on one unbeatable site.
http://www.securityworld.com/library/travelrec/

Self SEO
Find the IP address of a website.
http://www.selfseo.com/find_ip_address_of_a_website.php

Stickman's Guide to Travel in Thailand
Advice on what kind of scams operate in Thailand and how to avoid them. There is also information on general travel safety in the country.
http://www.stickmanbangkok.com/travel.html

Stop ID Fraud
Advice on preventing identity fraud. Aimed at Britons, but useful to all.
http://www.stop-idfraud.co.uk/

Street Scams of Barcelona
Common scams you may come across while visiting Spain's second city, and perhaps elsewhere too.
http://www.jones.tc/barna/scams.html

The 419 Coalition
Advice on what to do if you receive a Nigerian scam letter, and information on the various guises the scam operates under.
http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/

The Tall Swede Journal
Advice on how to avoid falling victim to pickpockets, conmen and muggers.
http://www.bobarno.com/bata.htm

The Tall Swede Journal
Learn not to get caught out by one of the oldest tricks in the book - the product switch.
http://www.bobarno.com/naples.htm

The Tall Swede Journal
Travel intelligence on conmen, thieves and pickpockets the world over from Bob Arno, a world expert on pickpocketing techniques. A great, fun site that also happens to be very useful.
http://www.bobarno.com/tsj.htm

Times Online
A rundown of the 13 most popular scams travellers are likely to come across.
http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/article3287518.ece

Trilegiant
The company's Identity Secure service protects members if they become a victim of identity fraud and provides personal assistance in resolving the damage done by the crime.
http://www.trilegiant.com/programs/identitysecure.html

Use of Security Devices on Currencies Worldwide
Charts the various security measures used on currencies worldwide to thwart counterfeiters.
http://currency_den.tripod.com/Travis/devicetable.html

Verified by Visa
Verified by Visa is a new scheme designed to cut down on online credit card fraud by supplying cardholders with a virtual signature in the form of a personal password.
http://www.visa.com/vbv/
https://usa.visa.com/personal/security/vbv/
http://www.visaeurope.com/personal/onlineshopping/verifiedbyvisa/

VeriSign Secured
Safety tips for online shoppers.
http://www.verisignsecured.com/

Wikipedia
Detailed information about the (in)famous Advanced Fee Fraud (419) scam.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/419_scam

Winnipeg Police Service
Halfway down this page you will find excellent advice on using credit cards safely.
http://www.city.winnipeg.mb.ca/police/TakeAction/frauds and scams.htm

Wish I Was There
Travel scam alerts and timeshare tips.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/travel/index.html

Worldroom.com
Like any big city, Bangkok has its fair share of con artists. Find out more about the scams they operate in the city, how you can avoid them and who you can turn to for help, if you are caught out.
http://www.worldroom.com/pages/wrnbk/coverstory.phtml

WorldWide Classroom
Information about common scams tourists are likely to encounter while abroad, as well as safety tips for women, children and solo travellers.
http://www.worldwide.edu/planning_guide/Safety_Traveling_Solo/

YouTube
Contains a large selection of video clips in which real life scammers and con artists explain the tricks of their trade, and how you can avoid being duped.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+real+hustle