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Fraud

1. About.com: Stocks
2. AuditNet
3. Internet Fraud Complaint Center
4. Internet Fraud Watch
5. LSU Libraries: Patents and Trademarks
6. Museum of Hoaxes
7. National Council for Reliable Health Information

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About.com: Stocks

Offers original articles and features about stocks and investments, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Topics include advice for novice investors, bonds, brokers, charts and graphs indicating performance, closed end funds, market commentary, fraud alert, gold stocks, Internet stocks, insider trading, investment glossaries, major indexes such as Dow Jones and NASDAQ, news and reports.
     Author: About.com
     Subjects: fraud, stock market
     DeweyClass: 332.642
     Resource type: forum, index, news

AuditNet

Created for and by auditors. Includes an index of audit related resources, Auditor's Sharing Audit Programs, AuditZine, a collection of articles of interest to auditors, and FraudNet, which deals with fraud policies, procedures, and codes of ethics.
     Author: Kaplan, Jim
     Subjects: auditing, business ethics, crime, fraud
     DeweyClass: 657.45
     Resource type: index

Internet Fraud Complaint Center

Partnership between the FBI and National White Collar Crime Center, providing a reporting mechanism for Internet users in the USA to alert authorities of suspected fraud committed over the Internet. Once submited, reports are then directed to appropriate local agencies for further action.
     Author: National White Collar Crime Center
     Subjects: business ethics, fraud, internet regulation - law
     DeweyClass: 364.163
     Resource type: service

Internet Fraud Watch

Aims to alert Internet users to fraudulent schemes and sites, including pyramid marketing and sweepstakes, to distinguish between legitimate and fraudulent promotions, and to route reports of suspected fraud to the appropriate law enforcement agencies.
     Author: National Consumers League
     Subjects: business ethics, fraud, internet regulation - law
     DeweyClass: 364.168
     Resource type: documents

LSU Libraries: Patents and Trademarks

Set of links to resources offering patent information including libraries, FAQs, tutorials on trademark searching, databases, patent offices around the world, non government organisations, information about marketing fraud, and a selection of online journals.
     Author: Louisiana State University Libraries
     Subjects: fraud, patents
     DeweyClass: 608
     Resource type: index

Museum of Hoaxes

Presents details of historical hoaxes perpetrated from 750 AD to the present day. Hoaxes are arranged by time period and are also listed in categories which include anthropology, April fools day, exploration and travel, ghosts and the supernatural, imposters, and religion.
     Author: Boese, Alex
     Subjects: fraud
     DeweyClass: 001.95
     Resource type: documents

National Council for Reliable Health Information

Documented information about food and nutrition, quackery, court proceedings, fraudulent practices, and practitioners. Updated by leading experts in the field.
     Author: National Council for Reliable Health Information
     Subjects: fraud, health economics, health policy, health statistics, nutrition
     DeweyClass: 613
     Resource type: institution