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PRESS RELEASES

03/11-2009 - Winthrop Harbor Police Launch Cyber Crimes Unit
04/16/2009 - WHPD Joins Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
06/16/2009 - FBI Announces Business Extortion Scheme
07/09/2009 - New Web Site Helps Victims of Cyber Crimes
07/17/2009 - WHPD Partners with National White Collar Crime Center

LINKS

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

• Winthrop Harbor Police Department

• Lake County State's Attorneys' Office 

• Lake County Sheriffs Office

• Illinois State Police 

NATIONAL WHITE COLLAR CRIME CONSORTIUM

• Informant Blog

NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN

• NetSmartz

  • Parents

  • Teens

  • Younger children 

  • Teachers/Educators 

• NetSmartz 411 answer center 

MICROSOFT

• Age-based guidelines for kids' Internet use

• Windows Vista Parental Controls

• Windows 7 Parental Controls

• Windows Live Family Safety

• Password Checker

UNITED STATES COMPUTER EMERGENCY READINESS TEAM (US-CERT)

• Main Page

• Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams (56KB PDF)

• Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

• E-Scams and Warnings

MISCELLANEOUS 

• Internet Scams, Identity Theft and Urban Legends: Are You At Risk?

• Urban Legends and Folklore

• Urban Legends Reference Pages

• Truth Or Fiction?

• Symantec Security Response Hoaxes

• McAfee Security Virus Hoaxes

If you have come across a web site or information you think would be useful, please email us the details and we can post a link on this page

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