Consumer Alerts,
Information & Complaints
Checking Business Backgrounds
I'm thinking of doing business with a company. How can I check on this company? Where can I go to see if there are complaints against the company?
Consumer Finances
Fixing Credit Reports. There are errors on my credit report. How do I get them corrected?
Credit Counseling Agencies
I need help managing my debts and dealing with creditors. How do I find a credit counseling agency?
Unsolicited Calls, Faxes, Emails
Telemarketing Calls
Unwanted Commercial Faxes
I'm receiving unsolicited faxes from businesses. How can I make this stop?
Complaint Forms
After reviewing the info on this page, if you have questions or want to file a consumer complaint, select from the forms below to contact the Attorney General's Public Inquiry Unit.
If you have a consumer question or complaint . . .
- Please review Attorney General's FAQs on this page and consumer info topics below. You may find your answer in the most frequently asked questions of the Attorney General's Office or the listed consumer topics.
- Review online complaint referral tables. By taking this step, your complaint can get to the government agency that directly regulates the individuals or businesses about which you have a complaint.
- Review ways to resolve your complaint. Consider your options. Remember, you must pursue remedies in your private dispute on your own. The Attorney General cannot provide you with legal advice or represent you in personal legal actions.
Important Consumer Information
BOGUS E-MAIL
California Attorney General Warns Consumers About Bogus E-Mail That Claims to Be From the Department of Justice
Attachment May Unleash Malicious Software onto Consumers’ and Businesses’ Computers
The California Attorney General’s Office is warning consumers and businesses about a bogus e-mail, which may contain malicious software, that looks like it was sent by the United States Department of Justice. Neither the Attorney General’s Office nor U.S. Department of Justice sent this e-mail.
The hoax e-mail is personalized, contains the name of the recipient and their business, and says that a complaint has been filed against a company “affiliated to” the recipient. The message says that the complaint is attached and tells the recipient to: “Please print and keep this copy for your personal records.” More
General Consumer Topics Listed Alphabetically
- Airlines
- Attorneys/Lawyers
- Automobile Dealers
- Automobile Repair
- Autos - Lemon Law
- Bad Checks
- Banks
- Campground Memberships
- Charities
- Collecting Judgments
- Contractors
- Corporate Shareholders
- Credit Cards Chargebacks
- Credit Cards Traps
- Credit Reports Free
- Debt Collectors
- Dentists
- Doctors
- End of Life Care Planning
- Health Insurers
- Homeowner Associations
- Identity Theft
- Immigration Consultants
- Insurance Companies
- Investments/Securities
- Junk Mail
- Landlord/Tenant Disputes
- Limited Partnerships
- Living Trust Mills
- Mortgage Companies
- Moving Companies
- Mutual Benefit Corporations
- Pyramid Schemes
- Rain Checks
- Real Estate Agencies/Agents
- Refund Policies
- School - Adult/Vocational
- Seller Assisted Marketing Plans
- Spam/Phishing
- Sweepstakes
- Telephone Companies
- Travel Company/Agents
- Travel - Cruises
- Usury
- Utility Companies
- Work at Home Schemes
- Workers Compensation
- Yellow Page Scams
- Zero-Interest Loans
If you skipped TOP 10 FAQs on this page, you missed these topics:
- Checking Business Backgrounds
- Collection Agencies
- Credit Counseling
- Fixing Credit Reports
- Internet Auctions
- SPAM Email
- Unsolicited Calls (Do Not Call)
- Unsolicited Faxes
If you skipped More AG FAQs, you missed these topics:
- Changing State Laws
- Charities
- Child Support
- Civil Rights
- Contractor/Builders
- Criminal History/Fingerprinting
- Immigration
- Indian Gaming
- Indian Gaming
- Legal Opinions
- Legal Services
- Pardons
- Public Utilities
- Registered Sex Offender Info
- Seller-Assisted Marketing
- Victims of Crime
- Wages/Work Conditions
About Government
- City
- County
- State
- Federal
- Ethics
- Open Meetings
- Judges
- District Attorneys
- Police/Sheriff
- Highway Patrol
- Public Records