Consumer Information, Consumer Complaints

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Get Human.com
gethuman
Our goal is to improve the quality of customer service and phone support in the US. Most popular on gethuman is the "gethuman database" of secret phone numbers and codes to speak to a human when calling a for customer service. You can rate the quality of your customer service experience, too! The gethuman website also offers a blog and newsletter!
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Business Scams

fraud.org
Scams Against Businesses
Businesses, from large corporations to small "Mom and Pop" stores, are targets for a variety of illegal schemes. No matter whether the con artist uses the mail, the telephone, or the Internet, the best defense against scams is to follow these basic rules:
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Consumer Complaints "B"

BadBusinessBureau.com
BadBusinessBureau
Unlike the Better Business Bureau, badbusinessbureau.com / Rip-off Report™ does not hide reports of "satisfied" complaints. ALL complaints remain public in order to create a working history on the company or individual in question; unedited. Victim of a consumer Rip-off? Want justice? Rip-off Report™ is a worldwide consumer reporting Website & Publication, by consumers, for consumers, to file & document complaints about companies or individuals who ripoff consumers.
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BBB.com
Better Business Bureau
A non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining an ethical market place for consumers and businesses.
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Consumer Complaints "C"

Complaints.com
Complaints
Complaints.com is a database of personal, first-hand, consumer experiences with products and services. This information is collected from Complaints.com site visitors, and published to the Complaints.com site for the primary benefit of consumers to learn from the personal experiences of other consumers.
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ConsumersDigest.com
Consumer Digest Online
Online complements and enhances the printed version with many special features, including easy-to-use search and compare functions.
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ConsumerLawPage.com
Consumer Law Page
Protect against consumer fraud, what to look for when hiring a lawyer, consumer complaint center for anyone injured by a car, consumer product, food or?
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ConsumerWorld.com
Consumer World
Consumer World is a public service, non-commercial guide cataloging over 2000 of the most useful consumer resources.
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CorpWatch.org
Corporate Watch
Corprate Watch provides news, analysis, research tools and action resources to respond to corporate activity around the globe.
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ConsumerXchange.org
Consumer Xchange
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Consumer Complaints "E"

eConsumer.gov
eConsumer.gov
A joint project of consumer protection agencies from 17 nations. Report a Complaint - See Ways to Resolve Your Complaint.
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Consumer Complaints "F"

Pueblo.GSA.gov
Federal Consumer Info Center
The current catalog and publications, along with a library of consumer news and features.
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FTC.gov
Federal Trade Commission
US Government.
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FightBack.com
Fight Back! With David Horowitz
Consumer alerts in print, video and on the air.
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FraudBureau.com
Fraud Bureau
Welcome to the Fraud Bureau, a free service, established to alert online consumers and investors of prior complaints relating to online vendors including sellers at online auctions and to provide consumers, investors and users with information and news on how to safely surf, shop and invest on the net.
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Consumer Complaints "I"

IDTheftCenter.org
Identity Theft Resource Center™
Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), a nonprofit, nationally respected program dedicated exclusively to identity theft It provides consumer and victim support and advises governmental agencies, legislators and companies about this evolving and growing crime. Identity theft is a crime in which an imposter obtains key pieces of information such as Social Security and driver's license numbers and uses it for their own personal gain. ITRC invites you to browse our website. Some of our more popular pages are scam alerts, assistance on lost/stolen wallets, victim issues, victim impact studies and identity theft in the workplace.
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Consumer Complaints "N"

NatlConsumersLeague.org
National Consumers League
To identify, protect, represent, and advance the economic and social interests of consumers and workers in the marketplace and the workplace.
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Fraud.org
NFIC
National Fraud Information Center, protect yourself from internet fraud, scams, telemarketing schemes, elderly fraud and more.
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Consumer Complaints "R"

RipoffReport.com
Rip-Off Report
Victim of a consumer Rip-off? Want justice? Rip-off Report™ is a worldwide consumer reporting Website & Publication, by consumers, for consumers, to file & document complaints about companies or individuals who ripoff consumers. Unlike the Better Business Bureau, badbusinessbureau.com / Rip-off Report™ does not hide reports of "satisfied" complaints. ALL complaints remain public in order to create a working history on the company or individual in question; unedited.
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Consumer News & Alerts

consumerworld.org
Consumer News & Alerts
Fighting fraud against older consumers.
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Elder Fraud

fraud.org
Elder Fraud
Fighting fraud against older consumers.
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Financial Counseling

consumerworld.org
Money and Credit Consumer Issues
Investing, money matters, insurance and credit/banking.
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eLoan.com
E-Loan
A better way to get a loan.
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FDIC.gov
FDIC Consumer Rights
State laws and regulations.
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FTC.gov
FTC Credit
Choosing and using credit cards.
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USTreas.gov
IRS Tax Information
Download current tax forms and get all questions answered here.
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MyVesta.org
My Vesta
The nation’s first non-profit, Internet-based financial counseling and services organization. Helping people overcome money troubles through education and special programs.
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Internet

fraud.org
Internet Fraud
It's sometimes hard to tell the difference between reputable online sellers and criminals who use the Internet to rob people. You can protect yourself by learning how to recognize the danger signs of fraud. If you are a victim or attempted victim of Internet fraud, it's important to report the scam quickly so that law enforcement agencies can shut the fraudulent operations down.
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FTC.gov
Federal Trade Commission
US Government Internet Usage:
...Kidz Privacy
...Adults Only
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GetConnected.com
GetConnected
Comparisons for internet, wireless, long distance, local phone, calling cards, TV, downloads.
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Point.com
Point
Providing the most effective means to compare and buy wireless phones, service plans and accessories.
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SecurityFocus.com
SecurityFocus
SecurityFocus is the most comprehensive and trusted source of security information on the Internet. SecurityFocus is a vendor-neutral site that provides objective, timely and comprehensive security information to all members of the security community, from end users, security hobbyists and network administrators to security consultants, IT Managers, CIOs and CSOs.
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Public Shaming

AltHouse.BlogSpot.com
Althouse
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BadBusinessBureau.com
BadBusinessBureau
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News.BBC.co.uk
BBC News
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BlogBusinessSummit.com
Blog Business Summit
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BrainBasedBusiness.com
Brain Based Business
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CallCenterScript.com
Call Center Script
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Complaints.com
Complaints
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Explananda.com
Explanada
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Typepad.com
in tune
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WordPress.com
Marisacat
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OneAngryCustomer.org
One Angry Customer
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Typepad.com
seth godin's BLOG
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Spinfluencer.Blogspot.com
Spinfluencer
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Squidoo.com
Squidoo
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Technorati.com
Technorati
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Shopper Protection "A"

ActiveBuyersGuide.com
Active Buyer's Guide
Comprehensive product recommendations.
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AddAll.com
AddALL
Book search and price comparison.
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AngiesList.com
Angie's List
A word-of-mouth network for consumers. Angie's List is a growing collection of homeowners' real-life experiences with local service companies. The people who join Angie's List are like you — looking for a way to find trustworthy companies that perform high-quality work.
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Appliance.com
Appliance.com
Home and office.
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Shopping Protection "B"

Best-Price.com
Best-Price
Almost everything.
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BizRate.com
BizRate
Ecommerce ranked according to your needs.
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BottomDollar.com
Bottom Dollar
Comparisons, top picks.
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Shopping Protection "C"

CollageVideo.com
Collage Video
guide to exercise videos, selling exercise videos since 1987.
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ConsumerReports.org
Consumer Reports
Online version of the famour magazine. To view the testing of products, to inform the public and to protect consumers.
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ConsumerWorld.org
Price Comparisons & Product Reviews
A public service, non-commercial guide cataloging over 2000 of the most useful consumer resources.
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Shopping Protection "D"

Dealtime.com
Dealtime
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DrToy.com
Dr. Toy's Guide
Information on the best toys and educational products, as well as, articles, resources, and toy-related links, a free public service provided by The Institute for Childhood Resources.
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Shopping Protection "E"

Epinions.com
Epinions
Offers over one million reviews and comments and covers over 150,000 products and services to help you make better buying decisions.
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eSmarts.com
eSmarts
The community for bargain shoppers, guides, newsletter, coupons, rewards, shopping boards.
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Shopping Protection "F"

fraud.org
...Fraud News
...Fake Drugs
Learn more to protect yourself and your love ones from the dangers of counterfeit drugs.
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Shopping Protection "G"

GoodHousekeeping.com
Good Housekeeping Research Institute
The Good Housekeeping Research Institute (GHRI) is the product evaluation laboratory of the magazine, with a staff of scientists, engineers, nutritionists and researchers dedicated to evaluatingtesting everything from moisturizers to bed sheets to cell phones. Also part of GHRI is the test kitchen, which creates, tastes and triple-tests (at least) the thousands of recipes appearing in the magazine.
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Google Base - Reviews by Type
Department stores, hotels, movies, products, restaurants.
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Shopping Protection "J"

Jewelers.com
Jewelers of America
Jewelry info and retailers, affiliate only section.
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Shopping Protection "M"

MySimon.com
MySimon
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Shopping Protection "N"

NextTag.com
NexTag
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Shopping Protection "P"

PCWorld.com
PCWorld
Shopping Smarts, an online shopping guide to smart shopping.
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Priceline.com
Priceline
Name your own price and save.
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PriceSCAN.com
PriceSCAN -Don't buy it before you PriceSCAN it.
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Productopia.com.
Productopia -On over 600 products.
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Shopping Protection "S"

ShopGuide.com
ShopGuide
The Largest Shopping Guide and Search Directory for over 20,000 Online Stores, Malls and Cyber Shops.
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Shopzilla.com
Shopzilla
Welcome to Shopzilla - the Web's most powerful and easy-to-use shopping search engine. With more than 25 million products from over 45,000 stores on our site, if it's on the Web, it's on Shopzilla. From air conditioners to zebra tights, whatever you're shopping for, we've got you covered.
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SmartMoney.com
Smart Money
The Wall Street Journal Magazine of personal business.
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Shopping Protection "T"

TechnoFile.com
TechnoFILE
The consumer's non-technical guide to today's technology.
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Shopping Protection "Z"

VideoFitness.com
Video Fitness
Extensive comments and discussion of the specifics by regular video exercisers.
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Website Rank, Rating and Research

Alexa.com
Alexa
Internet traffic ranking.
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JDPower.com
JD Power & Associates
Independent consumer opinion and satisfaction ratings.
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TrafficRanking.com
Traffic Ranking
Ranking.com performs market research upon a statistically, geographically and demographically significant number of Internet surfers. By recording these surfers' website visits, Ranking.com calculates the ranking for the top 900,000.
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