Scam Shield is an international grass-roots volunteer organization dedicated to personal and community empowerment. Through empowerment can communities come together to form a formidable "scam shield" against fraudulent predators.

By addressing the escalating problem of fraud schemes from the inside out, Scam Shield provides victims an opportunity to turn their feelings of helplessness and frustration into powerful action and full self-expression. Scam Shield volunteers are bestowed the status of "Special Agents" and provided with opportunities to make a difference for their communities and themselves. The agents are offered opportunities to serve in a variety of capacities, from victim support, to investigative support, to media relations, to organizational support.

Scam Shield provides dedicated personnel working with media and the authorities to provide a powerful support to fraud fighting efforts.

ScamShield.com is a web site created to support the efforts of the Scam Shield volunteer organization. The web site also provides consumers a way to educate and protect themselves from scams and fraud. The staff at Scam Shield does the research to find the scams that may affect you. The web site also strives to provide the information and resources for victims of fraud to get a refund, to take legal action, or to make a complaint.

Scam Shield not only provides information on reported fraud, but also provides a way for consumers to stay on top of current developments with the web site's Scam Alert service. Scam Alert is a free service. One only needs to REGISTER and then will be placed on an automated e-mail list. The consumer will then be notified of such things as new scams moving into their area, changes in consumer law, class action lawsuits they may be eligible to join, etc.

Scam Shield also provides a vehicle for sharing testimonials about a consumer's experience with a fraudulent company or scheme. The testimonials provide a powerful educational resource for those who want to know what to look out for and protect themselves. They also share information about how problems were resolved. The testimonials also provide a place for victims to share their experiences to help others and just to vent their frustrations.

Because Scam Shield allows for consumer interaction, it is more than just a resource site... it is an online community of citizens who want to help and protect one another.

This online community is a provided as a free service of a non-profit organization based in Winter Springs, FL. We are in the business of empowering communities around the world. We are a 501(c)(3) organization created in April, 2001.