Post by Scambuster on Nov 17, 2009 11:53:47 GMT -5
In The U.S.
Federal Trade Commission
The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop and avoid them. To file a complaint or to get free information on consumer issues, visit www.ftc.gov or call toll-free 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil law and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. Check out the FTC website for more information about your rights under the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule and ways to protect yourself from abusive and deceptive telephone sales practices.
U.S. POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is one of the U.S.'s oldest federal law enforcement agencies. As the law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service enforces more than 200 federal laws covering investigations of crimes that adversely affect or fraudulently use the U.S. mail and postal system.
In Canada
Competition Bureau
The Competition Bureau targets telemarketing and mail scams aimed at Canadian and foreign consumers. To file a complaint, call the Competition Bureau at 1-800-348-5358 (available only to callers in Canada) or PhoneBusters at 1-888-495-8501. Register complaints online about deceptive business practices at www.cb-bc.gc.ca.
Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Business Services
The Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Business Services, located in Toronto, works with other law enforcement agencies to combat deceptive telemarketing and cross-border fraud. It is illegal under Ontario law for a loan broker to accept a fee for any reason before providing a loan. If you are a victim of a loan scam operating from Ontario, please contact PhoneBusters.
Phonebusters
PhoneBusters is Canada's central agency that collects information on telemarketing complaints received from throughout Canada and the U.S. against Canadian deceptive telemarketers and disseminates this information to the appropriate enforcement agency. The data collected is a valuable tool in evaluating the effects of this fraud on the public and preventing future crimes. PhoneBusters is coordinated by the Ontario Provincial Police Anti-Rackets in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police/G.R.C. If you want to report a fraud, or if you need more information, contact PhoneBusters at 1-888-495-8501, fax 1-888-654-9426 or email info@phonebusters.com. The toll-free numbers are good throughout Canada and the continental U.S.
Report Your Complaint
In the U.S.
FTC
online at www.ftc.gov
or toll-free phone 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357)
OR
In Canada
PhoneBusters
toll-free phone 1-888-495-8501
toll-free fax 1-888-654-9426
or email info@phonebusters.com
U.S. Federal Trade Commission
U.S. Postal Inspection Service
Canada's Competition Bureau
Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Business Services
Ontario Provincial Police Anti-Rackets
Toronto Police Service