Places To Use To Complain

Want to report a scam, or learn more about it? Here are links to various, official pages, for your use
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International Site:

Experienced a scam from a scammer not in your country? econsumer.gov is a partnership of 34 consumer protection agencies around the world.

Canadian Sites:

Canadian National Do Not Call List (English)

Canadian National Do Not Call List (French)

Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre

USA Sites:

Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CPFB)

Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Info on Debt Collection / Harassment

Drug Enforcement Control (DEA) Warning of Extortion Scam by DEA Special Agent Impersonators

FBI exposes Extortion Scam Related to Delinquent Payday Loans

FBI Internet Fraud page

FBI Scams and Safety page

FBI Safety Page for Seniors

The FBI

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Caller ID and Spoofing page

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Junk Fax and Telemarketing page

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Consumer Help Center

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Guide on Unwanted Telephone Marketing Calls

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) Warning on Accepting Fake Checks

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Phone Scams page

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Complaint Assistant page

Alternate Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Complaint page

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Do Not Call Complaint Page

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Do Not Call Information Page

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Government Grant Scams page

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Prize Offer warning page

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) page on Debt Collection Abuses

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) page on Fake Debt Collectors

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) page on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

FTC's Information on the FDCPA - Fair Debt Collection Practices Act for those threatened with a lawsuit.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) page on the Fundraisers Calling on Behalf of Police and Firefighters

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Scam Alert page

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Site about the One Ring Scam

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Site about Online Pet Fraud

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) page on Tax Scams

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)

Microsoft's warning about computer repair phone scams

Info on the Payday Loan scam

Site to report online romance scams

Western Union's Consumer Protection page

Links to State Attorney Generals in USA

For businesses: National Do Not Call Registry Information for Businesses
Receiving spam text messages? Read this:
How to block spam and texts on your phone
SUMMARY: If you receive a spam text message, Forward the spam text message to "SPAM" (7726)

If you fell victim to one of the scams that might affect your credit, visit The FCC's Free Credit Report page
If you gave your credit/debit card number to a scammer, phone the number on the back of the card, and inform the issuer.

If you want quicker results, or if the complaints have been ineffective, then YOU must protect YOURSELF.
Use a call blocking device, app or service. Search the web for "call blocker",
or visit someplace like amazon.com's list of call blockers



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