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Last updated February 8, 2006 |
Organizations and government agencies featured in this section are listed alphabetically.
Better Business Bureau Online
The Better Business Bureau Online, the electronic arm of the Better Business Bureau, offers consumers the opportunity to file a complaint against e-commerce sites as well as offline businesses. The Better Business Bureau was founded in 1912 and seeks to create a more fair marketplace through consumer education and voluntary self-regulation on the part of companies.
http://www.bbbonline.org/consumer/complaint.asp
Consumer Sentinel
Consumer Sentinel is a complaint database designed to provide law enforcement agencies with information on Internet cons, telemarketing scams and other consumer fraud-related complaints. The database, which is maintained by the Federal Trade Commission, is available to 40 federal law enforcement organizations, more than 200 state and local fraud-fighting agencies, and every state attorney general in the United States. You may register a complaint here.
http://www.consumer.gov/sentinel/index.html
econsumer.gov
This international site, launched by a coalition of 13 nations, registers cross-border e-commerce complaints and offers tips for safe shopping online. It utilizes the Consumer Sentinel's network of Internet fraud complaint data and shares it in several languages with consumer protection law enforcers in countries that belong to the International Marketing Supervision Network.
http://www.econsumer.gov
Federal Trade Commission (FTC): OnGuard Online
The FTC's new Web site, OnGuard Online, provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information. The FTC, the nation's consumer protection agency, works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them.
http://onguardonline.gov
Internet Crime Complaint Center
The Internet Crime Complaint Center enables consumers to log online fraud complaints. The center is the result of a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), a nationwide support network for enforcement agencies involved in the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of economic and high-tech crime. NW3C is a federally-funded, non-profit corporation whose membership primarily comprises law enforcement agencies, state regulatory bodies with criminal investigative authority, and state and local prosecution offices.
http://www.ic3.gov
National Fraud Information Center
The National Fraud Information Center (NFIC) was established in 1992 by the National Consumers League and continues to be funded by the organization. NFIC offers an online form for consumers who are interested in registering an Internet fraud complaint.
http://www.fraud.org/
State Attorneys General
Contact your state attorney general if you feel you have been a victim of consumer fraud on the Web. Consult individual state sites for telephone or electronic contact information for filing complaints. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission offers tips on avoiding Internet fraud when investing, and a mechanism to register Internet fraud or spam complaints for investigation.
http://www.naag.org/ag/full_ag_table.php
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission offers tips on avoiding Internet fraud when investing, and a mechanism to register Internet fraud or spam complaints for investigation.
http://www.sec.gov/complaint.shtml
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