Consumer resources

State Consumer Complaint Directory

Federal resources

Resource	Agency	Phone	What it covers	How to use
ReportFraud.ftc.gov	Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	1-877-382-4357 (1-877-FTC-HELP)	Scams, fraud and bad business practices, including phone and text scams	Online report; no account required to file.
National Do Not Call Registry (register)	Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	1-888-382-1222 (TTY 1-866-290-4236)	Free registration of home and mobile numbers	Register online, or call from the phone you want to register.
National Do Not Call Registry (report unwanted calls)	Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	1-888-382-1222	Reporting sales calls to registered numbers and robocalls	Online report form.
FCC Consumer Complaint Center	Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	1-888-225-5322; ASL video 1-844-432-2275	Unwanted calls and texts, spoofed caller ID	Choose the unwanted calls category; note if your number is spoofed, blocked or mislabeled.
FCC guide: Stop Unwanted Robocalls and Texts	Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	1-888-225-5322	Federal robocall, robotext and do-not-call rules in plain English	Reference page; links to the complaint center.
7726 (SPAM) text reporting	Wireless carriers (described by the FTC and FCC)	Text 7726	Spam and scam text messages	Copy the message and forward it to 7726 (SPAM) so your carrier can block similar messages; then report it to the FTC.

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