Filing your complaint starts your case, but the summons is the document that is issued under the court's authority that notifies your defendant they are being sued and that they need to take action.
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. The BBB tries to resolve complaints against companies. Report scams and suspicious communications to the Federal Trade Commission.
All complaints are kept anonymous. Call (516) 227-9717.
File Complaint Online: Mail/Fax: Mailing Address: NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. Consumer Services Division. 42 Broadway, 9th Floor. New York, NY 10004. Fax: (212) 487-4482.
Phone: 516-571-7755 Press 1 to report Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, or Elder Abuse. Press 2 to report Tax, Welfare or Medicaid Fraud. Press 3 to report Frauds targeting immigrants. Press 4 to report Insurance Fraud. Press 5 to report Firearms, Narcotics or Gang Activity. Press 6 to report Corruption.
When you report a scam to the FTC, investigators use your information to build cases against scammers. Other law enforcement agencies can see the reports, too, and use them to further their own investigations. Your story makes a difference.
Contact the Federal Trade Commission Identity Theft Hotline at: 877-438-4338 or the New York State Attorney General's Office Hotline at 800-771-7755. There is a New York State identity theft statute in place to protect citizens against this crime.
Organized Crime Task Force OCTF is responsible for investigating and prosecuting multi-county, multi-state, and multi-national organized criminal activities occurring within the state.
Use FINRA's online form to report any potentially fraudulent or suspicious activities by brokerage firms or brokers.
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 ...