Advocacy and Protection Consumer Information

The Complaints and Protection category has sites that are intended to help consumers identify and protect themselves from unethical or illegal practices in the marketplace, and to guide consumers in complaining and getting redress when they have been victimized.

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• DisciplinedDocs.com - Search State databases to see whether a medical doctor or physician has been fined, disciplined, lost his/her license to practice medicine, been suspended, or had license revoked.
  
• Theme Park Accident Reports - A volunteer-run program to create a database of accidents involving injury at major amusement parks around the world. Includes safety tips for visitors and families.
  
• Best Frauds - Site that claims to exposes con jobs, shams, public deception, fraudulent marketing, schemes, RICO, and extortion.
  
• Independent Consumer Complaint Network - Allows users to log complaints on any company globally. Browse through the database and read all about complaints on various companies.
  
• Consumer Patrol 1 - Offers a complaint forum, news tips, and customer service and product ratings.
  
• FairComment.com - FairComment.con is an organisation dedicated to championing the consumer's rights for fair play for goods or services purchased from big businesses.
  
• eCrooks - Discusses how to deal with ecrooks or Internet con-artists, who do not deliver merchandise.
  
• Consumer Direct - A one-stop service run by the United Kingdom's Department of Trade and Industry. Provides information and links to sources of further advice on issues of concern to general consumers.
  
• Massachusetts Housing Consumer Education Centers - One-stop Shopping for Housing Information and Referrals offered by the Massachusetts Nonprofit Housing Association's statewide network of housing agencies. Tenants, landlords, prospective buyers and homeowners can access information, referrals, brief coun
  
• Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights - A nationally-recognized, California-based, non-profit consumer education and advocacy organization. Deals in insurance reform, healthcare reform, billing errors, and other issues.
  
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC ) - Official federal agency website, including recalls, reports, and alerts.
  
• So You Wanna.com: Refunds - Consumer information regarding refund requests, effective letter writing tips, enlisting outside sources, follow up and small claims court.
  
• Ticket Scam Resource Center - Informs consumers about the different types of scams involving concert and sporting event tickets.
  
• Complaintbook.com - A consumer action and advocacy portal for addressing and articulating complaints.
  
• Consumer Line - Consumer advice and complaints information for consumers, includes a directory of consumer organisation contacts.
  
• North East Mediation & Arbitration - North East Mediation and Arbitration Expediates Resolutions Through a cooperative and Supportive Environment.
  
• Find-It Consumer - Search engine for "one stop consumer help". It provides a single stop for searching more than 100 consumer protection and public safety web sites.
  
• Consumers International (CI) - Supports, links and represents consumer groups and agencies all over the world. It has a membership of over 250 organisations in over 100 countries. It strives to promote a fairer society through defending the rights of all consumers, especially the poor,
  
• Infomercial Watch - A critical view of the health infomercial marketplace.
  
• Tattletale Consumer Hotline - A consumer information web site providing consumer tips, alerts, health and fitness notes, and private sector and public sector information. Additionally, consumers may post complaints and get answers to questions.
  
• Seal California Arrest Records On Line - Obtain free investigator search tools that allows you to operate like a private investigator and obtain information plus a section to seal court records on line.
  
• ChoiceTrust - Consumers can access their personal credit report and insurance score. Also offers tools to find doctors, dentists or chiropractors, and research to verify professionals and businesses.
  
• Insurance Consumer Advocate Network - Retired adjuster created site where consumers receive tips on buying auto and/or homeowner insurance as well as help in settling auto insurance claims, home insurance claims and personal injury claims.
  
• The Swedish Consumer Coalition - An organisation for consumers and other organisations, who has the goal to increase the influence of the consumers on the market and in the politics.
  
• Texans for Builder Reform - Working to bring about reforms to the unregulated Texas home building industry to provide consumer protection for new home buyers and licensing of all Texas home builders.
  
• HomeOwners for Better Building - Dedicated to helping homeowners resolve their construction defects, and exposing the use, abuse, and unfair tactics of binding arbitration in new home contracts.
  
• ConsumerTips.com - Links to complaint sites, scam alerts, fraud complaint centers, advice columns, advocacy resources for products, automotive, real estates, taxes, financial including credit cards.
  
• The Troubleshooter Network - In conjunction with Tom Martino's syndicated radio show, the site provides business referrals, consumer news, and a discussion board.
  
• Contractors From Hell - Information and resources on contracting for and hiring home remodeling contractors.
  
• Social Security Number FAQ - Other Information on SSNs and Privacy
  
• Complaintline.com.au - Gateway to complaints agencies and codes of practice.
  
• National Consumer Protection Week - A week to highlight consumer protection and education efforts around the USA.
  
• TheSqueakyWheel - Helps dissatisfied consumers get refunds and apologies.
  
• My Woes - A consumer complaint site. Post and read complaints from other consumers.
  
• BizOpRefund.com - Offers members only access to assistance in getting money refunded without an attorney.
  
• Justice Junction - Read consumer complaints or post your own.
  
• Protecting Yourself from Consumer Fraud - Florida Citizen Safety Center. Short text articles on many potential fraud situations.
  
• NewBuyer Buying Guides - Buying portals of rated links in objective, easy to navigate buying guides to help buyers make confident buying decisions
  
• Damn Companies Complaint Center - A consumer advocate company's site where one can submit a complaint and they'll actively try, on your behalf, to satisfy your complaint.
  
• Consumers' Association of Canada - An independent, non-profit volunteer organization, represents and informs consumers and advocates action on their behalf to improve the quality of life.
  
• Fight Back - Offers a public complaint board, special reports and advice.
  
• Consumer Reports WebWatch - Consumers WebWatch, a project of Consumers Union, publishes research and journalism on credibility issues that matter to consumers, and recommends Web-wide guidelines to address widespread problems of credibility and trust.
  
• SMG Consulting - With over 30 years of experience S.M.G. Consulting provides services ranging from leak investigation and field testing to legal dispute resolution.
  
• Consumer Advocate Tim Duffy - Consumer advocate offering advice on how to get the most for your money and pitfalls all consumers should be aware of.
  
• Mouse Print - Exposes the strings and catches in advertising fine print.
  
• The Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs - MCCA - Consists of all Commonwealth, State, Territory and New Zealand Ministers responsible for fair trading, consumer protection laws and credit laws.
  
• Theft Library - Offers free on-line electronic library of theft reports submitted by anyone who has had something stolen from them.
  
• Holiday TravelWatch - Consumer advice relating to holiday and travel complaints. Offers assistance to consumers who have suffered appalling holidays.
  
  

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