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
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