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Investigative Assistance Request

The National White Collar Crime Center provides technical assistance to law enforcement and regulatory agencies in the areas of Cybercrime, Financial Crime, Intelligence Analysis, and Intellectual Property Theft. Technical assistance examples include providing guidance in handling financial investigations, and proper handling of electronic evidence (smartphones, computers, etc.).

The investigative assistance request is only intended to be used by U.S. criminal justice practitioners. Requests submitted by the general public and others will not be processed. If you have fallen victim to a scam, or need to report fraud, please contact local law enforcement and consider filing a complaint at www.IC3.gov. For all emergency situations, please dial 911.




LE Tools  Law Enforcement Tools

The Toolkit list was compiled by criminal justice practitioners and is intended for criminal justice practitioners. NW3C does not recommend or endorse any specific website or software shown on this list. The list is only provided as a reference source. All tools on this list should be used in accordance with applicable laws.



Legal Templates

The legal templates contained in this section are intended for criminal justice practitioners and have been provided by the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS), a division of the United States Department of Justice. There are over 100 available templates to assist practitioners in the investigation and prosecution of high-tech crime cases. The legal templates are intended for criminal justice practitioners and have been provided to NW3C by other practitioners.

Intellectual Property

The investigative templates contained in this section are intended for use in intellectual property cases.

INFOSEC / OPSEC / PERSEC

This section contains guides from multiple sources provided information for investigators and analysts on how they can better protect their online information, operations, and personal security. The Stay Secure Online information is provided with credit to, and the approval of, the UK National Police Chiefs' Council Digital Communication Group.

Law Enforcement Guides

Law enforcement guides in this area contain the date of release in the file name. In some instances, there are multiple guides for a company or platform. Guides for defunct platforms and services, and prior guides are included to provide historical reference and context.

Cryptocurrency Resources

The purpose of this model policy is to provide law enforcement officers with guidelines for the seizure of virtual and crypto currencies in a forensically sound manner. This document also contains definitions to terms and technology that officers need to be familiar with in order to successfully investigate cases involving these types of currencies.

Investigative Guides & Resources

This section contains investigative guides and resources provided with source approval.

Law Enforcement Cyber Alerts

This section contains technology-specific cyber alerts.