The IFCC provides a reporting mechanism for victims of fraud that will alert authorities of a suspected criminal or civil violation.
The Centre will be staffed by 12 FBI agents and 25 representatives of the National White Collar Crime Centre, an organisation which provides support services to state and local law enforcement for the investigation and prosecution of high-tech and economic crime.
Although similar projects have been launched in the country, this is the first one to have significant involvement from both the FBI and the US Department of Justice.
Based in West Virginia, the IFCC will analyse complaints to determine jurisdiction, conduct investigations and disseminate information to the appropriate authorities. The IFCC will also try to track down perpetrators in the US and abroad. It will provide law enforcement agencies with a central location to check pending cases, get statistics on internet fraud, and find information on fraud patterns and trends.
See: www.ifccfbi.gov