FTC and Fraud Prevention
How to Prevent
Fraud
Here are some
important tips on how to prevent fraud with the FTC, for shoppers and
merchants.
What does the FTC do about other
types of fraud?
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 non-identity theft related
complaint or to get free information on consumer issues, visit
www.ftc.gov. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, and other
fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online
database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement
agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
Source: FTC
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); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The
FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft and other
fraud-related complaints into the
Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure online database and investigative tool available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
