[LINK] reporting potential illegal activity on the internet

[Kim Holburn]

I went to the high tech crime unit page (http://www.ahtcc.gov.au/)  
out of interest.

After a bit of looking around (they don't make it particularly easy  
here (perhaps Tom could do one of his usability studies of the site  
(just in the public interest here)) I went to the contact us page  
(http://www.ahtcc.gov.au/forms/contact) and clicked on the "Online  
crime reporting" link (http://www.ahtcc.gov.au/ 
online_crime_reporting) and I get a log-in page.  You have to log in  
before you can report a crime?  Then why provide a link?

I sent them some feedback on their feedback web form (grrrrr...)

I go to this link (http://www.ahtcc.gov.au/online_crime_reporting) on  
this page (http://www.ahtcc.gov.au/forms/contact) and I get a login  
page saying I have to log in.

If I wanted to report a crime how exactly would I log in?


On 2006 Aug 18, at 9:53 AM, Jan Whitaker wrote:

> At 09:10 AM 18/08/2006, Kim Holburn wrote:
>> Don't the AFP have a high-tech crime unit?
>
> Yep, tried that. Thought it would be the right place. but no. They  
> refer elsewhere. Thanks for the thought, Kim and Howard.
>
> I've sent an email to the two relevant ministers, Ellison as he has  
> money laundering, and Coonan as she has ACMA. It will be  
> interesting if I get a similar suggestion from them. It was  
> unusable for reporting anything.
>
> From Geoff:
>> From this you will find.
>>
>> *Reporting Internet scams*
>> If you have suffered financial loss from an Internet scam, please  
>> see Fraud - auction site, online or credit card for more  
>> information about how to report the incident.
>> http://www.ahtcc.gov.au/about_high_tech_crime/types_of_crime/ 
>> online_fraud
>>
>> If you have not suffered a financial loss the Australian  
>> Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) 'slam a cyberscam' page  
>> is the appropriate place to report the incident.
>> http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/393952
>
> Yep, went there. They referred elsewhere. I haven't suffered  
> anything because I'm not going to sign up to be a money launderer!
>
> To the person who wrote personally to send it to press contacts,  
> gee thanks!  But it's not a bad idea.
>
> I'll have a look at AUSCERT.
>
> Jan
>
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