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The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a division of the
2012 Press Releases by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
Intelligence Note Prepared by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
January 20, 2012
New Internet Crime Initiative combines Resources, Expertise
2016 IC3 Annual Report
2000 establishments in the United States Internet properties established in 2000 Computer security organizations Federal Bureau of Investigation Crime in the United States {{computer-security-stub
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic Intelligence agency, intelligence and Security agency, security service of the United States and Federal law enforcement in the United States, its principal federal law enforcement ag ...
(FBI) concerning suspected Internet-facilitated criminal activity. The IC3 gives victims a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of suspected criminal or civil violations on the Internet. The IC3 develops leads and notifies law enforcement
Law enforcement is the activity of some members of the government or other social institutions who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by investigating, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms gove ...
agencies at the federal, state, local and international level. Information sent to the IC3 is analyzed and disseminated for investigative and intelligence purposes to law enforcement and for public awareness.
History
The IC3 was founded in 2000 as the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC), and was tasked with gathering data on crimes committed online such as fraud, scams, and thefts. Other crimes tracked by the center includedintellectual property rights
Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, co ...
matters, computer intrusions, economic espionage, online extortion, international money laundering
Money laundering is the process of illegally concealing the origin of money obtained from illicit activities (often known as dirty money) such as drug trafficking, sex work, terrorism, corruption, and embezzlement, and converting the funds i ...
, identity theft
Identity theft, identity piracy or identity infringement occurs when someone uses another's personal identifying information, like their name, identifying number, or credit card number, without their permission, to commit fraud or other crimes. ...
, and other Internet-facilitated crimes.
With the realization that crimes facilitated online have a chance to overlap with other crimes, and that not all crimes committed or facilitated online are just fraud, the IFCC was renamed to the Internet Crime Complaint Center in October 2003 to better reflect the broad character of such matters, and to minimize the need for one to distinguish online fraud from other potentially overlapping cyber crimes.
See also
* List of convicted computer criminals * National White Collar Crime CenterReferences
External links
*2012 Press Releases by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
Intelligence Note Prepared by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
January 20, 2012
New Internet Crime Initiative combines Resources, Expertise
FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic Intelligence agency, intelligence and Security agency, security service of the United States and Federal law enforcement in the United States, its principal federal law enforcement ag ...
, September 24, 2013
2016 IC3 Annual Report
2000 establishments in the United States Internet properties established in 2000 Computer security organizations Federal Bureau of Investigation Crime in the United States {{computer-security-stub