No matter how carefully you check out a website, you may get burned. If you do, file a complaint with one of the following organizations. Be forewarned that many of these organizations are overwhelmed with complaints, so they may not take action however, you should at least try.
The Federal Trade Commission is a good place to find information on internet fraud. However, the same caveat applies, it gets many complaints and tends to prosecute cases only after groundswell of complains have come in.
Most states have consumer agency that supposedly protects consumers and investigates cases of online fraud. What your state’s law permits such agencies to do varies. For a list of state agencies, go to www.consumerworld.org/pages/agencies.htm and scroll down about five pages.
