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Government Agencies Around the World to Which You May Report Frauds and Scams
United States of America
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Federal Trade Commission
- The Federal Trade Commission provides
information to help consumers spot and avoid fraudulent practices in the
marketplace, and can be contacted at the following:
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW
WASHINGTON DC 20580-0001
Phone:
1-877-FTC-HELP
Click here to search the FTC database
to see if a particular company or product has been investigated for false
advertising, defective products or other trade issues? Just search the
Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) database.
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FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigations)
- Local FBI office:
Click here to locate your local FBI office's address and phone number.
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FBI Internet Fraud
Complaint Center
The Internet Crime Complaint Center can best process your complaint if they
receive accurate and complete information from you. They request that you
provide the following information, if available, when filing a complaint:
- Your name
- Your mailing address
- Your telephone number
- Name of the individual or business that defrauded you
- Address of the individual or business that defrauded you
- Telephone number of the individual or business that defrauded you
- Website and email address of the individual or business that
defrauded you
- Specific details on how you were defrauded
- Any other relevant information necessary to support your complaint
- Filing a complaint with the FBI:
- National Fraud Information Center
- non-government org - The NFIC was originally established in 1992 by
the National Consumers League, the oldest nonprofit consumer organization in
the United States, to fight the growing menace of telemarketing fraud by
improving prevention and enforcement.
- US Postal Service
- The U.S. Postal Inspection Service should be contacted if you think you
may have been victimized by a fraudulent promotional offer. You can contact
them at the following address, or check the government pages of your
telephone book:
US POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE
OPERATIONS SUPPORT GROUP
222 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA SUITE 1250
CHICAGO IL 60606-6100
800-372-8347
- Secret
Service - If you ever receive an e-mail or fax from someone you do
not know requesting your assistance in a financial transaction, such as the
transfer of a large sum of money into an account, or claiming you are the
next of kin to an wealthy person who has died, or the winner of some obscure
lottery and suffered a significant financial loss related to the advance fee
fraud (so-called "Nigerian scam"), please contact your local Secret Service
field office. Telephone numbers are available in the
Field Office
Directory and may also be found on the inside cover of your local
telephone directory. Any investigation regarding this type of fraud will be
conducted on a case by case basis at the discretion of the local Secret
Service and U.S. Attorney's Office.
- State Attorneys General.
Your state Attorney General or local office of consumer protection is also
listed in the government pages of your telephone book.
- Securities and Exchange Commission - The SEC has an online center for complaints and enforcement
tips. Through this page you can file a complaint or provide the S.E.C with
tips on potential securities law violations.
- EConsumer.gov,
a service of the
International Consumer
Protection and Enforcement Network
- Tax scams: Whether by email, mail or phone send the information and a
copy of the mail or email to
phishing@irs.gov
Non-governmental Agencies and Organizations that can help with frauds
- Better Business Bureau
Contact the Better Business Bureau where the company is located.
- National Fraud Information
Center/Internet Fraud Watch The NFIC is a project of the National
Consumers League, which helps consumers with information, referral services,
and assistance in filing complaints. or 800-876-7060, TDD 202-835-0778. The
information you provide helps to stop identity theft.
- Call for Action,
the international nonprofit network of hotlines working in partnership with
radio and television stations, resolves consumer problems through free and
confidential mediation.
CALL FOR ACTION INC
5272 RIVER ROAD SUITE 300
BETHESDA MD 20816-1405
1-800-647-1756
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- Direct Marketing Association
(DMA) member companies will assist you if you have a question or complaint
or would like to request that your name be removed from their promotions:
- Publishers Clearing House
Christopher Irving
Director, Consumer Affairs
Publishers Clearing House
382 Channel Drive
Port Washington, NY 11050
Tel: 800-337-4724
- Time, Inc.
Rosalyn McDavid
Time, Inc.
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
- Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Reader's Digest Customer Service
1995 G Avenue
Red Oak, IA 51566
Tel: 800-635-5006
- Suarez Corporation
Customer Service
Suarez Corporation
7800 Whipple Ave. NW
North Canton, OH 44720
Tel: 330-494-4282
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Australia
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