Your report goes into Consumer Sentinel, a database available to federal, state, and local law enforcement across the country. But you also can file a report with your state attorney general or local consumer protection agency.
Report anything you think may be a fraud, scam, or bad business practice. For ideas of what you might report to the FTC, check out consumer.ftc for more information and advice, or take a look at the FTC's latest cases at ftc. Start your report now.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) While the FTC does not resolve individual consumer problems, a complaint helps the FTC investigate fraud, and can lead to law enforcement action.
Contact the OIG Call the OIG Hotline: (202) 326-2800. Call the OIG with General Inquiries: (202) 326-3527. Email the OIG : oig@ftc. Mail the OIG:
Office of Public Affairs. Telephone: (202) 326-2180. For general information, or to submit a filing in an administrative litigation before an Administrative Law Judge or before the Commission, please contact electronicfilings@ftc . Room CC-5422. Email: HCMOEmployment@ftc. Email: webmaster@ftc.
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.
All FTC investigations are non-public. If a company itself announces that it is the subject of an FTC investigation, we can confirm that fact. However, we can't discuss complaints about specific companies or the status of ongoing investigations.
Complaints help the FTC and other law enforcement agencies bring scam artists to justice and put an end to unfair and misleading business practices. If you have a complaint, report it at ReportFraud.ftc.
In furtherance of these objectives BIOA has identified seven key principles which support schemes in our work and which people can rely upon when using our services. These are: clarity of purpose, accessibility, flexibility, openness and transparency, proportionality, efficiency, and quality outcomes.
Telling the Federal Trade Commission helps us stop ripoffs, scams, and fraudsters. Your complaints matter here. To file a complaint, just go to ftc/complaint, and answer the questions. Or call That's all there is to it.