Deceptive Trade Forum In Alameda
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File a complaint with government or consumer programs File a complaint with your local consumer protection office. Notify the Better Business Bureau (BBB) in your area about your problem. Report scams and suspicious communications to the Federal Trade Commission.
The California State Licensing Board (CSLB) regulates all licensed and unlicensed contractors in California. You can contact the CSLB at (800) 321-2752 or file a complaint on their website.
Describe the problem in detail in chronological order. Explain what you would like the business to do to satisfactorily resolve the problem. Include copies of all documents relevant to your complaint, including receipts, contracts, bills, letters, emails, advertisements, etc.
File a complaint with your local consumer protection office or the state agency that regulates the company. Notify the Better Business Bureau (BBB) in your area about your problem. The BBB tries to resolve your complaints against companies.
The FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection stops unfair, deceptive and fraudulent business practices by collecting reports from consumers and conducting investigations, suing companies and people that break the law, developing rules to maintain a fair marketplace, and educating consumers and businesses about their rights ...
To protect and serve consumers, the Department of Consumer Affairs issues licenses in more than 100 business and 200 professional categories, including doctors, dentists, contractors, cosmetologists and automotive repair facilities.
California Business and Professions Code 17500 prohibits false advertising. A prosecutor must prove two things to show that a person or company is guilty of this crime.
Filing a Complaint Department of Consumer Affairs. File a complaint online at .dca.ca or call 800.952. 5210 to have a complaint form mailed to you. California Attorney General's Office.
If you have been targeted by an illegal business practice or scam, report it at Reportfraud.ftc.
