Deceptive Practices In Marketing In Cuyahoga
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The Consumer Protection Section's Economic Crimes division assists local law enforcement and prosecutors in identifying, investigating, and prosecuting consumer fraud of a criminal nature. The division consists of four attorneys and three investigators who are dedicated solely to criminal investigations.
The ARB accepts complaints about the content of advertising.
The FTC enforces these truth-in-advertising laws, and it applies the same standards no matter where an ad appears – in newspapers and magazines, online, in the mail, or on billboards or buses.
Bait-and-switch tactics are illegal (OAC 1-3-03). Bait advertising occurs when a supplier offers goods or services for sale, but the offer is not a bona fide or “good faith” offer to sell the product or service.
The FTC has primary responsibility for determining whether specific advertising is false or misleading, and for taking action against the sponsors of such material. To file a complaint with the FTC, go to ReportFraud.ftc/#/?
You can reach the PUCO at 1-800-686-7826 or at .
Consumer Protection works to protect Ohio consumers by conducting local and state investigations and by joining multi-state and federal investigations.
