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The Federal Trade Commission has launched a new website, ReportFraud.ftc.gov, where consumers can easily report fraud and all other consumer issues directly to the FTC. At ReportFraud.ftc.gov, consumers will find a streamlined and user-friendly way to submit reports to the FTC about scams, frauds, and bad business practices.
Explore refund statistics including where refunds were sent and the dollar amounts refunded with this visualization. Our mission is protecting the public from deceptive or unfair business practices and from unfair methods of competition through law enforcement, advocacy, research, and education. Lina M. Khan was sworn in as Chair of the Federal ...
Consumers can report identity theft at IdentityTheft.gov, the federal government’s one-stop resource to help people report and recover from identity theft. The site provides step-by-step advice and helpful resources like easy-to-print checklists and sample letters. To report fraud, scams, or bad business practices, consumers should go to ...
Report fraud, scams, and bad business practices at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Report identity theft at IdentityTheft.gov. Report unwanted calls at donotcall.gov. Contact the Consumer Response Center by calling 1-877-FTC-HELP (382-4357) For Journalists. Office of Public Affairs Telephone: (202) 326-2180 Email: opa@ftc.gov. HSR Filings
We enforce federal competition and consumer protection laws that prevent anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices. Find legal resources and guidance to understand your business responsibilities and comply with the law. We work to advance government policies that protect consumers and promote competition.
The FTC is the only federal agency with both consumer protection and competition jurisdiction in broad sectors of the economy. The FTC pursues vigorous and effective law enforcement; advances consumers’ interests by sharing its expertise with federal and state legislatures and U.S. and international government agencies; develops policy and ...
The FTC sues scammers and works to shut them down. 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.
Bureau of Consumer Protection. 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 ...
The Federal Trade Commission has issued its latest report to Congress on protecting older adults, which highlights key trends based on fraud reports by older adults, and the FTC’s multi-pronged efforts to combat the problem through law enforcement actions, rulemaking, and outreach and education programs.
The 2023 Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book (Sentinel Data Book) has aggregated information about what consumers told us last year on the full range of fraud, identity theft and other consumer protection topics. The Consumer Sentinel data is also available online in an interactive format at ftc.gov/exploredata, with updates provided quarterly.