The Internet Crime
Complaint Center
(IC3) is a
partnership between
the Federal Bureau
of Investigation
(FBI), the National
White Collar Crime
Center (NW3C), and
the Bureau of
Justice Assistance (BJA).
IC3's mission is to
serve as a vehicle
to receive, develop,
and refer criminal
complaints regarding
the rapidly
expanding arena of
cyber crime. The IC3
gives the victims of
cyber crime a
convenient and
easy-to-use
reporting mechanism
that alerts
authorities of
suspected criminal
or civil violations.
For law enforcement
and regulatory
agencies at the
federal, state,
local and
international level,
IC3 provides a
central referral
mechanism for
complaints involving
Internet related
crimes.