Look up a domain name, or sometimes an IP address, to get the abuse
contact.
NB: You can now query Abuse.net by DNS for TXT records,
e.g. example.com.contacts.abuse.net
| hotmail.com |
Quote Hotmail's AUP at them: privacy.msn.com/tou/default.asp
|
| aol.com |
Members can use tosspam@aol.com
Others can report spam to tosemail1@aol.com |
| Yahoo! |
add.yahoo.com/fast/help/us/mail/cgi_spam_intl |
| Yahoo! Stores |
store-abuse@yahoo-inc.com |
| Yahoo! Hosted Domans |
domains-abuse@yahoo-inc.com |
| AU.UU.NET |
www.rts.com.au/spam/au.uu.net/reporter/
|
If spam is connected to a company located in one of these countries
you have a case for reporting it to the relevant address.
| United States |
uce@ftc.gov |
US |
| California |
caag.state.ca.us/spam/ |
US States |
| Missouri |
spamcomplaint@ago.mo.gov
www.moago.org/nospam/nospam.htm
|
US States |
| Hong Kong |
webmaster@ofta.gov.hk |
- |
| Germany |
mailbox@datenschutz-berlin.de - mark "for
attn. Herr Holzapfel" |
Germany |
| Finland |
vihje.internet@krp.poliisi.fi |
Finland |
| Belgium |
spam@privacy.fgov.be - www.privacy.fgov.be/actualites/boite_a_spam.htm |
Belgium |
| United Kingdom |
UK Information
Commissioner |
UK |
| Advertising Standards Agency
- new guidelines: www.cap.org.uk |
| Korea |
spamcop@kisa.or.kr |
Korea |
| China |
spam@ccert.edu.cn |
- |
| Australia |
Australianspammers@aca.gov.au |
Australia |
| Spam Recycling Center |
spamrecycle@chooseyourmail.com |
Any spam |
| Brightmail |
junk@brightmail.com |
Any spam |
| Send Us Spam |
spam@sendusspam.com |
Any spam |
| SpamArchive.org |
see the website |
Any spam |
| The Spam Archive [Coming Soon] |
To be notified when it is active, email archive@spamabuse.org.
In the subject enter 'subscribe to archive' |
Any spam |
| AOL Members |
TOSSpam |
Spam sent to AOL |
| Scamorama |
thoselads@scamorama.com |
419 spam |
General Fraud
|
| International |
|
www.econsumer.gov |
| US |
|
Internet Crime Complaint Center |
| |
FTC
Complaint Form |
| Candada |
sfic@istar.ca |
RCMP
Security Fraud Information Centre |
| UK |
|
www.consumercomplaints.org.uk
|
| |
www.tradingstandards.gov.uk,
www.tradingstandards.net/pages/lalist.htm |
| |
www.ispa.org.uk/html/consumers/complaints_procedure.html |
| |
www.internetcrimeforum.org.uk |
| |
|
| Australia |
|
Australian Competition
and Consumer Commission |
| Finland |
vihje.internet@krp.poliisi.fi |
|
| New Zealand |
|
www.comcom.govt.nz/contact.cfm |
| Private Initiatives |
|
Better Business Bureau |
| |
www.netcheck.com |
| |
www.econsumer.gov |
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WTC Fraud
|
| N/A |
reliefscam@stopspam.org |
See www.digest.net/reliefscam/
before sending |
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Nigerian 419 Fraud
|
| US |
419.fcd@usss.treas.gov
(marking LOSS or NO LOSS) |
See: www.usss.treas.gov/alert419.shtml
Web contact form: www.usss.treas.gov/contact_fcd.shtml
Fax the US NFIC on 202-835-0767, phone 800-876-7060 |
| UK |
westafrican@spring39.demon.co.uk |
Non-residents |
| |
Residents should alert your local fraud office, through your
local police force - www.police.uk
|
| Canada |
wafl@phonebusters.com |
|
| Holland |
voorlichting@klpd.politie.nl |
|
| Germany |
info@bka.de |
|
| International |
|
home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/
|
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Exploitation of Children
|
| US |
iitf.tampa@fbi.gov |
US FBI, Child Pornography Facilitated Through the Internet |
|
www.usdoj.gov/criminal/ceos/report.htm
www.customs.ustreas.gov/enforcem/child.htm
www.obscenitycrimes.org/complaint/ReportPornSpam.cfm
|
| UK |
report@internetwatch.org.uk |
Internet Watch
Foundation |
| EU |
|
inhope.org |
| Brazil |
|
www.censura.com.br |
| Netherlands |
meldpunt@meldpunt.org |
www.meldpunt.org |
| International |
|
icmec.missingkids.com
www.antichildporn.org/reportcp.html
www.lavacubed.com/members/nhgube/children.htm
www.tomaszewski.net/Family/Intranet/ReportPorn.txt
www.vachss.com/help_text/report_child_porn_intl.html
|
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MMF, MLM and Pyramid Schemes
|
| International |
|
www.stopspam.org/usenet/mmf/mmf_table.html |
| US |
fraud@uspis.gov |
www.usps.com/websites/depart/inspect/fraud/MailFraudComplaint.htm
|
| Canada |
compbureau@ic.gc.ca
economic@fox.nstn.ca |
strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/ct02107e.html
|
| UK |
|
Lotteries
and Amusements Act |
| Belgium |
eco.inspec@mineco.fgov.be |
|
| Finland |
lars.henriksson@krp.poliisi.fi, ossi.kahonen@krp.poliisi.fi |
|
| Denmark |
|
www.politi.dk/kontakt/postkasse.htm |
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Stocks/Securities Fraud (Pump-n-Dump)
|
| US |
enforcement@sec.gov |
Securities and
Exchange Commission |
| ombuds@nasd.com |
Penny Stock Spam |
| |
National
Association of Securities Dealers Regulator |
| |
States' Securities
Regulators
www.nasaa.org/nasaa/abtnasaa/find_regulator.html
|
| Canada |
inquiries@bcsc.bc.ca |
British Columbia |
| consltcomm@fin.gc.ca |
Department of
Finance |
| surveillance@vse.ca |
Vancouver Stock Exchange |
| Germany |
mail@bawe.de |
Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht |
| New Zealand |
|
www.sec-com.govt.nz/contacts/ |
| Australia |
|
www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf/byheadline/Contacting+us?opendocument
(see www.asic.gov.au) |
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Health Claims
|
| US |
webcomplaints@ora.fda.gov |
Food
and Drug Administration |
| UK |
info@mhra.gsi.gov.uk |
Medicine
and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency |
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Cable Signal Theft
|
| US |
ocst@ncta.com |
Office of
Cable Signal Theft |
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Identity Theft
|
| US |
|
https://www.ftc.gov/ftc/idtheftform.htm
(try this
if that fails) |
| |
www.consumer.gov/idtheft/
|
| International |
|
Report Phishing |
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Taxes
|
| US |
hotline@nocs.insp.irs.gov |
Threats against IRS & employees, attempted bribery, attacks
on integrity of tax system... NOT unreported earnings
www.irs.ustreas.gov |
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Software Piracy
|
| International |
piracy@spa.org or netpiracy@siia.net |
SPA Anti-Piracy |
| software@bsa.org |
Business
Software Alliance |
| hotline@mpaa.org |
DVD Copying Software - MPAA |
| dreward@riaa.com |
Illegal MP3 sites - RIAA |
| Canada |
|
Canadian Alliance
Against Software Theft |
| UK |
|
UK Federation Against Software
Theft |
| Adobe |
piracy@adobe.com |
Adobe
Piracy |
| Microsoft |
|
Microsoft
Piracy |
| Symantec / Norton |
spamwatch@symantec.com |
Symantec/Norton
products being spammed |
| Autodesk |
piracy@autodesk.com |
usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=340446 |
| Corel |
nopiracy@corel.com |
|
| Network Associates / McAfee |
piracy@nai.com |
www.networkassociates.com/us/contact/home.htm |
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Forged Headers,
Phishing or other Forgeries
|
| International |
|
Report
Phishing |
| AOL |
aollegal@aol.com |
Limit to (1) particularly offensive spam; (2) spam from major
spamhausen; (3) spamware offers. |
| Nexus.com |
spamola@iconn.net |
|
| Nowhere.com |
abuse-archive@nowhere.com |
|
| Habeas |
|
Forged Habeas Headers |
| Amazon |
stop-spoofing@amazon.com |
Amazon Stop
Spoofing |
| E-bay/PayPal |
spoof@ebay.com |
EBay
Spoof Emails |
| spoof@paypal.com |
Paypal Fraud/Spam |
| Visa |
askvisacorporate@visa.com |
Spoofed
emails from Visa |
| N/A |
|
Faked
whois information |
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Premium Rate (Telecoms) Regulators
|
| UK |
secretariat@icstis.org.uk |
Guidelines: www.icstis.org.uk,
actions: www.icstis.org.uk/icstis2002/default.asp?node=48,
www.xisl.com/icstisspam.html |
Australia |
tissc@tissc.com.au |
Guidelines: www.tissc.com.au/code.htm |
| Germany |
hbirkholz@fst-ev.org |
Guidelines: www.fst-ev.org/eng/codeofconduct.html
German premium-rate numbers: 0190er
/ 0900er Mehrwertdiensterufnummern - bo2005.regtp.de/prg/srvcno/dialer.asp
|
| Various |
|
This may not be the right contact, and the country may not
have a code of practice for premium rate lines.Austria: rtr@rtr.at
(www.rtr.at)
Belgium: georges.denef@bipt.be (www.bipt.be)
Italy: info@agcom.it (www.agcom.it)
Spain: dcpre@cmt.es (www.cmt.es)
US: gtristan@fcc.gov (www.fcc.gov)
Chile: mtt@mtt.cl (www.mtt.cl)
Solomon Islands: commerce@commerce.gov.sb (www.commerce.gov.sb)
Seychelles Islands: telecoms@seychelles.net (www.seychelles.net)
St. Helena: patricia@sainthelena.gov.sh (www.sainthelena.gov.sh)
Kiribati: mict@tskl.net.ki, tkl@tskl.net.ki
(www.tskl.net.ki)
Commonwealth Telecoms Organisation: info@cto.int (www.cto.int)
"New Zealand does not have a government imposed
code of practice for IPRS [Information Premium Rate Services]
or spam." - Ministry of Economic Development |
| International |
|
Independent
Regulators Group |
| |
Regulatory
Authorities for Telecommunication |
| |
Telecoms
Regulatory Authorities |
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Search Engine Spam
|
| Altavista |
suggestions.altavista@pa.dec.com |
|
| Google |
spamreport@google.com |
www.google.com/contact/spamreport.html |
| AllTheWeb / FAST / Lycos |
spam@fastsearch.com |
www.alltheweb.com/info/contact/spam |
| Teoma / AskJeeves / Ask.com |
jeeves@askjeeves.com |
|
| Overture |
termsofuse@overture.com |
www.overture.com/d/USm/about/company/terms.jhtml |
| Excite |
|
mailit.excite.com/mailit/feedback_abuse.jsp |
| ixQuick.com |
|
ixquick.com/eng/feedback.html
|
| Gigablast.com |
mwells@gigablast.com |
|
| Open Directory Project |
staff@dmoz.org |
|
| Yahoo! Directory |
|
help.yahoo.com/help/us/dir/remove/remove-04.html |
| Looksmart Directory |
expsvc@looksmart.net |
|
| General |
|
Where
to Report Search Engine Spam |
| |
Report
[Search Engine] Spam Now! |
| |
Spamdexing.ORG |
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Other
|
| LinkExchange banners |
admin@linkexchange.com |
|
| MailBoxes Etc |
mbe####@mbemail.com |
Replace #### with the "MailBoxes Etc." number |
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DNS Blackhole Lists
|
| Open Proxies |
open-proxy@tlh.com.ar |
Report open SOCKS proxies in the format "PROXY: IP"
|
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