Effective Date: 2025
Agency Location: Main Office, 601 D Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States
Official Website: https://www.scamcenterstrikeforce.com
The Scam Center Strike Force is committed to protecting your privacy and securing the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or submit a scam report/consultation request.
Who we are
Our website address is: [https://www.scamcenterstrikeforce.com](https://www.scamcenterstrikeforce.com). We operate as a dedicated agency based in Washington, DC, focused on investigating financial fraud, cryptocurrency scams, cybercrime, and providing assistance to scam victims globally.
Information We Collect and Why We Collect It
A. Consultation & Scam Report Forms
When you submit a case or inquiry through our Scam Consultation & Report Form, we collect the personal data provided by you to evaluate and investigate your case. This includes:
- Identity Information: Full Name, Country of residence.
- Contact Information: Email Address, Phone Number.
- Case Details: Scam Type, Platform/Website involved, Amount Lost, Date of Incident, and your written description of the event.
- Evidence Files: Any uploaded documents, chat history screenshots, bank statements, or transaction receipts you voluntarily provide.
B. Media and Evidence Uploads
If you upload images or PDF documents to the website as evidence, please be aware that we securely store these files for case review. For your own data hygiene, you may choose to remove embedded location data (EXIF GPS) before uploading, though our internal secure database strictly restricts public access to any evidence submitted.
C. Comments & Automated Technical Data
If visitors leave comments or interactions on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist in cyber threat and spam detection.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
- Form & Session Convenience: If you interact with our forms or portals, temporary cookies may be used to save your progress or preferences so you do not have to fill in your details repeatedly.
- Login Verification: If you access secure agency login portals, we set temporary and persistent cookies to manage your secure authentication, screen display preferences, and session validity. Login cookies expire according to your choice (“Remember Me” extends active sessions securely).
Who We Share Your Data With (Law Enforcement & Justice Disclosure)
As a government-level entity and strike force, the information you provide is strictly confidential and is not sold, rented, or shared with commercial third parties.
However, to pursue justice and financial recovery, your submitted data, case profiles, and evidence may be shared with:
- Federal and International Law Enforcement Agencies (e.g., Department of Justice, FBI, FTC, SEC, or partner foreign law enforcement authorities) for criminal investigation and prosecution.
- Financial Institutions & Cyber Blockchain Analytics Networks solely for the purpose of tracing stolen funds or freezing illicit digital assets.
- Automated Spam Detection Services to screen initial visitor inputs against malicious bots.
Data Retention: How Long We Store Your Data
- Scam Reports & Legal Evidence: Information submitted via our scam consultation forms and corresponding files are retained indefinitely within our secure government archives for legal record-keeping, active investigation, ongoing intelligence monitoring, and enforcement purposes.
- Registered Accounts: For users that register on our portal, we store the personal profile information provided. Users can manage certain profile data, and website administrators possess full security oversight to edit or secure that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an active account on this site or have submitted a case file, you may contact our Washington, DC main office to request an administrative review or verified summary of the personal data we hold about you.
Please note that requests for data erasure are subject to federal compliance: we cannot erase or alter any data that we are legally and administratively obligated to keep for law enforcement, judicial archives, security tracking, or ongoing active criminal investigations.
Security of Your Data
The Scam Center Strike Force employs industry-standard encryption protocols (SSL/TLS) for data transmission. All uploaded evidence files and personal forms are routed directly to protected internal systems to safeguard victims against retaliation or unauthorized exposure.
Contact Our Privacy Office
For questions regarding this Privacy Policy or data handling practices, please submit an official inquiry through our primary contact portal or visit our headquarters at 601 D Street, NW, Washington, DC.