Child pornography, material that depicts minors in a sexually explicit way, is illegal. Knowingly uploading or downloading child pornography is a federal offense. It is also illegal to advertise or seek the sale, exchange, reproduction or distribution of child pornography. Distribution of pornography to minors . Possession of non-obscene adult pornography is legal, but it is illegal to distribute to minors.
Obscenity is illegal.
Virtually every state and municipality has a statue prohibiting the sale and distribution of obscenity, and the federal government prohibits its interstate transportation. Scams and pyramid schemes . A common scam is the pyramid scheme. At HCCS, this is considered chain mail, but it is also illegal under 18 U.S. C section 1302. The U.S. Postal service and the Federal Trade Commission provide information to help individuals identify scams and report them.