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Posted By: Bill CornellReceived the topical email below today - it's an online auction fraud survey sent to all who have filed a complaint with the IFCC (Internet Fraud Complaint Center). ********************************** * February 21, 2003 Dear survey recipient: The National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) Research Section, in conjunction with Utica College of Syracuse University, is conducting an online survey starting Friday, February 21 and ending at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, March 3. We are reaching out to you to provide information about your recent fraud complaint to the Internet Fraud Complaint Center. The purpose of the survey is to gather facts from individuals who have experienced Internet auction fraud. The survey is located at <a href="http://www.nw3c.org/onlineauctionsurvey" target=_new>http://www.nw3c.org/onlineauctionsurvey</a>. In the survey, you will be asked general questions about your fraud experience, your efforts to reconcile the fraud, and your resultant interaction with support agencies and/or the auction house. Demographic information will also be collected to establish general statistics about the survey respondents. You will not be asked any questions that will identify yourself or the subject of your complaint to IFCC. The online survey submissions will be via a secure link on the NW3C web site. On behalf of the NW3C, I want to thank you in advance for participating in this survey. Your information is crucial to helping us understand all components of Internet auction fraud. If you have any questions or difficulties with the survey, please contact me via e-mail at shaantz@nw3c.org. As this survey is being conducted by the Research Section, we cannot provide information on your IFCC complaint. Your support of this project is valuable to understanding auction fraud. Thank you! Sincerely, Sandra H. Haantz Research Assistant