Consumer Resources
Consumer protection information is available from national organizations and from community agencies. Your State’s Attorney General Office is often a good place to start.
National/Federal Organizations
National Association of Attorneys General
2030 M. Street NW, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
- 202-326-6000
- Fax: 331-1427
National Foundation for Consumer Credit Inc.
8611 Second Avenue, Suite 100
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3372
- Toll free: 800-388-CCCS
National Fraud Information Center
P.O. Box 65868
Washington, DC 20035
- Toll free: 800-876-7060
- Fax: 202-835-0767
- E-mail: nfic@internetmci.com
State/Local Organizations
Council of Better Business Bureaus
4200 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22203
- 703-525-8277
- E-mail: bbb@bbb.org
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Washington, DC 20207
- Toll free:800-638-2772
- E-mail: info@cpsc.gov
- Fax-on-demand: 301-504-0051
Consumer Websites
FTC Consumer Services
Services offered by the Federal Trade Commission for consumers
Federal Consumer One Stop Shopping
Search for anything and everything related to Federal consumer Information and services
Consumer Jungle
Promotes consumer literacy for young adults
Mail Fraud
Mail Fraud complaint form offered by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service
Consumer Sentinel
An international law enforcement program that fights fraud and educates consumers
Direct Marketing Association
To remove your name from mailing lists, telephone solicitation lists and to find out more about direct marketing.
