Top 5 Ulster County Consumer Complaints

The Federal Trade Commission has just released the top consumer complaints of 2015. To no ones surprise the top ten nationwide consumer complaints, according to an FTC release are:

	Number	Percent
Debt Collection	897,655	29 percent
Identity Theft	490,220	16 percent
Imposter Scams	353,770	11 percent
Telephone and Mobile Services	275,754	9 percent
Prizes, Sweepstakes and Lotteries	140,136	5 percent
Banks and Lenders	131,875	4 percent
Shop-At-Home and Catalog Sales	96,363	3 percent
Auto-Related Complaints	93,917	3 percent
Television and Electronic Media	47,728	2 percent
Credit Bureaus, Information Furnishers and Report Users	43,939	1 percent

Locally in Ulster County, according to the Ulster County Attorney’s Division of Consumer Affairs the following are the top complaints:

1. Home improvement/construction
2. Professional services including billing, contracts
3. Retail sales & service (including warranties)
4. Mail fraud (fake checks, sweepstakes, lotteries)
5. Credit/Banking/Other finance/Identity theft

How To File a Consumer Complaint in Ulster County

The Federal Trade Commission was established in 1914 to prevent unfair methods of competition in commerce. There overall goal, according to their mission statement is to protect consumers and maintain positive business competition.

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