Consumer Protection     PUBLICATIONS Federal Trade Commission Tips http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm FTC Top 10 Consumer Complaints http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/01/top10.htm Consumer Protection Handbook http://www.consumeraction.gov/ AARP Rip Off Awareness Article http://www.aarpmagazine.org/money/Articles/a2004-06-28-mag-ripoff.html     RESOURCE LINKS Consumer Protection and Safety: Alphabetical list of consumer protection and safety sites. http://firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/Consumer_Safety.shtml   Attorneys General (by state) http://www.naag.org/ag/full_ag_table.php State Banking Authorities http://consumeraction.gov/banking.shtml Consumer Protection Offices (by state, city & county) http://consumeraction.gov/state.shtml Stopping Unsolicited email and Telemarketing http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cfocus/cfprivacy02/focus.htm         FRAUD/SCAMS Fraud and Identity Theft (top 10) http://www.consumer.gov/sentinel/pubs/Top10Fraud2003.pdf Identity Theft http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/index.html Internet Fraud and Complaints http://firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/Internet_Fraud.shtml Fraud and Scams http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/scamsdesc.htm Tax Scams and Fraud Alerts http://www.treas.gov/irs/ci/tax_fraud/index.htm e-Commerce Complaints http://www.econsumer.gov/english/     AUTOMOTIVE Automobile Safety and Recalls http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/ Buying a Safer Car http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/testing/ncap/ Car Manufacturers’ Customer Support http://consumeraction.gov/carman.shtml State Insurance Regulators http://consumeraction.gov/insurance.shtml     MONEY Federal Reserve Board, Credit and Mortgages http://www.federalreserve.gov/consumers.htm Securities and Exchange Commission, Investor Complaints http://www.sec.gov/complaint.shtml Securities Administrators (by state) http://consumeraction.gov/security.shtml     HEALTH & SAFETY Your Home Safety http://www.consumer.gov/yourhome.htm Long-term Care Ombudsman by State http://www.ltcombudsman.org/static_pages/ombudsmen.cfm FDA Medical Product Complaints http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/how.htm Workplace Safety Regulations (OSHA) http://www.osha.gov/     AGENCIES/INSTITUTIONS BBB News and Alerts http://www.bbb.org/alerts/index.asp FTC Newsroom http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/news.htm National Fraud Information Center http://www.fraud.org/welcome.htm Consumer Action http://www.consumer-action.org/ National Consumer Law Center http://www.consumerlaw.org/ Federal Reserve, Bank Complaints http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/complaints/ Consumer Information and Services http://www.consumer.gov/ File a Complaint With a Federal Agency http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/complaintresources.htm