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'''Purpose:''' The Federal Trade Commission, the nation's consumer protection agency, collects complaints about companies, business practices, identity theft, and episodes of violence in the media. Your complaints can help us detect patterns of wrong-doing, and lead to investigations and prosecutions. The FTC enters all complaints it receives into Consumer Sentinel, a secure online database that is used by thousands of civil and criminal law enforcement authorities worldwide. The FTC does not resolve individual consumer complaints. | '''Purpose:''' The Federal Trade Commission, the nation's consumer protection agency, collects complaints about companies, business practices, identity theft, and episodes of violence in the media. Your complaints can help us detect patterns of wrong-doing, and lead to investigations and prosecutions. The FTC enters all complaints it receives into Consumer Sentinel, a secure online database that is used by thousands of civil and criminal law enforcement authorities worldwide. The FTC does not resolve individual consumer complaints. | ||
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Revision as of 17:10, 26 January 2021
Agency Information
Name: Identity Theft
Category: Government
Purpose: The Federal Trade Commission, the nation's consumer protection agency, collects complaints about companies, business practices, identity theft, and episodes of violence in the media. Your complaints can help us detect patterns of wrong-doing, and lead to investigations and prosecutions. The FTC enters all complaints it receives into Consumer Sentinel, a secure online database that is used by thousands of civil and criminal law enforcement authorities worldwide. The FTC does not resolve individual consumer complaints.
Additional Information
Address: 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
City: Washington, DC
ZIP: 20580
Phone: 202-326-2222
Website: https://www.identitytheft.gov/
Other: To file a complaint with the FTC, go to this web page: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
Updated Jan 2020